Type of indicator
Quantitative
Relative dimension and aggregated criteria
Economic sustainability: Profitability: Dairy product sales
Description
Dairy product sales represents the value of milk and milk products sold off farm, which depends on the quantity and quality (e.g., fat and protein content) of the milk produced. It is specific to the dairy enterprise. The measure is divided by the total number of dairy cows to account for differences in herd size.
Indicator calculation
𝑆𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑘 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 / 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒
Unit
€/cow
Indicator interpretation
Indicators interpretation:
Higher values indicate larger quantity and/or quality of dairy production and thus better economic performance.
Scale definition
Scales | Values (€/cow) | Dexi interpretation | References | |
>=75th percentile |
>= 2758.59 | High | + | Based on the FADN data distribution for EU specialised dairy farms (European Commission, 2022). Quantile method, 2016-2018 data. |
[median; 75th percentile] |
[2505.32; 2758.59 ] | Medium to high | ||
[25th percentile; median] |
[1856.53; 2505.32] | Medium to low | ||
< 25th percentile | < 1856.53 | Low | – |