Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Custos e Agronegocio, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.71-84, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
In the study, it is aimed to examine the changes in the costs and profitability of some important forage crops in Burdur province, Turkey. The main material of the study occurs from the data obtained from Burdur Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry. According to the research results, it was determined that silage corn was the forage crop with the highest production cost per decare and its production cost per decare was 994.06 TL. It was found that the highest increase was in the vetch grown in irrigated conditions and the lowest one was in alfalfa while there was an increase in the production costs of all products in the period of 2013-2019. Increases in the production cost of vetch and alfalfa were 133.02% and 35.31%, respectively. In the period 2013-2019, it was determined that the increase in the sales prices of all forage crops except sainfoin was higher than the costs when the cost per kg was compared to the sales prices per kg. When a comparison was made in terms of profitability indicators, it was seen that alfalfa was more advantageous than other forage crops. It was determined that the gross, net and relative profit figures calculated for alfalfa were higher than the other forage crops. In the 2013-2019 period, the highest increase was in the alfalfa although there was an increase in the net profits of all products. The increase in net profit of alfalfa was found as 514.45%. The alfalfa had the highest ratio of profit margin to the sales price. It was found that the ratio of profit margin to sales price for alfalfa was 43.03%. Accordingly, it can be said that 43.03% of every one kg of alfalfa sold was profit.