Chicken

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Break ing Down the Cost

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and Agriculture, grant #2012-68004-20363

1.5oz 6lbs 3.6lbs 3.6lbs

SALEFOR

MEAT

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$1.20 $0.50

Chicks

Feed

Labor

Farm Costs

Transportation

Processing

Marketing & Sales

PasturedChickenBreaking Down the Cost

$5.00

chickenfeed

$6.00

LABORFEED

$4.20

$1.20

TOTAL: PER lb.

$1.20 $0.33

$6.00 $1.67

$4.20 $1.17

$0.50 $0.14

$5.00 $1.39

$3.00 $0.83

10 weeks

FARM COSTS

STAR

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ERE

$0.50 per trip

TRANSPORTATION PROCESSING MARKETING & SALES

$3.00

CHICKS

RUNNING

TOTAL:

STOP H

ERE

Farmers have approximately $6.42/lb break-even

value using commercial feed, $7.00/lb using

GMO-Free feed, and $7.46/lb using Organic Feed.

Note: Data will vary.

$5.30 (GMO Free Feed)$3.20 (Conv. Feed)

$6.95 (Organic Feed)

Transportat ion & Slaughter Whole Bird Cut & Wrap Retai l Packaging

$13.40 (w/ Conv. Feed)

$15.50 (w/ GMO Free Feed)

$17.15 (w/ Organic Feed)

TOTAL COST/BIRD TOTAL COST/LB

$8.00

$23.10

$25.20

$26.85

$6.42/lb (w/ Conv. Feed)

$7.00/lb (w/ GMO Free Feed)

$7.46/lb (w/ Organic Feed)

$3.20 $0.89 /lb (w/ Conv. Feed)

$5.30 $1.47/lb (w/ GMO Free Feed)

$6.95 $1.93/lb (w/ Organic Feed)

$23.10 $6.42 /lb (w/ Conv. Feed)

$25.20 $7.00/lb (w/ GMO Free Feed)

$26.85 $7.46/lb (w/ Organic Feed)

For more information behind the cost assumptions visit:

https://ncfarmschool.ces.ncsu.edu/small-scale-budgets/

Totals estimated at price per bird based on a 100 bird flock