Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Custos e Agronegocio, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.64-80, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
The purpose of this study was to carry out the economic analysis of sheep farming in Isparta province, Turkey. The primary material of the study was comprised of original data acquired via survey method from a total of 80 farms determined by way of stratified sampling method. Accordingly, the farms were classified according to their size as 1st group (1-100 sheep, 23 farms), 2nd group (101-200 sheep, 22 farms) and 3rd group (>200 sheep, 35 farms). It was determined based on the study results that the production costs per animal unit (AU) decreases and net profit increases with increasing farm size. Indeed, production costs per animal unit in 1st, 2nd and 3rd group farms were determined as 5 424.13 TL, 4 221.83TL and 3 450.79 TL respectively, whereas net profits were determined as 2 467.26 TL, 2 761.26 TL and 3 314.77 TL. Production cost was determined as 4174.15 TL and net profit was determined as 2925.00 TL per animal unit according to all farms average. It was observed that the profit margin for one kilogram of cheese increased with increasing farm groups. Profit margin for one kilogram of cheese was determined as 4.24 TL/kg, 4.92 TL/kg and 5.60 TL/kg for 1st, 2nd and 3rd group farms respectively. Accordingly, it was found that larger farms are more advantageous with regard to economic criteria.