EconSearch Completed Project

Project:  Benchmarking Production Costs for Growers in the Chicken Meat Industry in South Australia (2008)

Client: Chicken Meat Registrar, PIRSA

Summary:  The purpose of the study was to gather production cost data for growers in the SA chicken meat industry for 2007/08. This involved undertaking around 20 face-to-face interviews with growers, collating and analysing their cost data and preparing benchmarking data on a per farm, per shed and per square metre basis. A user friendly benchmarking spreadsheet was developed that enables growers to compare their own operations against industry benchmarks. Growers can now access this tool online.