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Broiler Production
Systems in Georgia
Costs and Returns Analysis

Dan L. Cunningham, Ph.D., Extension Coordinator
Department of Poultry Science

Introduction
Considerations Before Investing
Cash Flow Projections
Example Budgets
Companion Publications
North Georgia Broiler Unit
Northeast Georgia Broiler Unit
Southeast Georgia Broiler Unit
Southwest Georgia Broiler Unit
North Georgia Hatching Egg Unit


CONTRIBUTORS:

Clark Beusse, County Extension Coordinator, Dawson County
Mike Dollar, County Extension Coordinator, Evans County
Norman Edwards, County Extension Coordinator, Walker County
Lanier Jordan, County Extension Coordinator, Baker County
Ricky Josey, County Extension Coordinator, Franklin County
Brad Mitchell, County Extension Coordinator, Mitchell County
Steven Moraitakis, County Extension Coordinator, Gordon County
Steven Patrick, County Extension Coordinator, Habersham County
Roger Sinyard, County Extension Coordinator, Marion County
Carl Varnadoe, County Extension Coordinator, Madison County
Robert Waldorf, County Extension Coordinator, Banks County

Introduction

Georgia is the number one broiler producing state in the United States, growing approximately 15 percent of all the broilers produced. Poultry meat production has grown steadily over the years as consumption has increased. As a result, Georgia’s poultry industry has experienced significant new growth and expansion programs to meet consumer demands for more product. Virtually all of the broilers produced in the United States and Georgia are grown by contract producers. The raising of broilers via contractual arrangements with integrated companies has been a primary component of the poultry meat industry for more than 50 years and has been a contributing factor in the growth and success of this business for both integrators and growers. Contract production has played a significant role in continuing the tradition of the family owned and operated farm for poultry growers. While poultry contracts offer benefits to growers such as reduced market risk, reduction of production responsibilities, lower operating capital and relatively predictable incomes, broiler production operations require substantial investments for growers. Because poultry houses represent long term investments (30 years or more), individuals need to understand the long term business potential of these commitments before building.

The cash flow estimates provided in this analysis are designed to demonstrate potential cash flow scenarios for facilities constructed and financed with current (2007) costs and contracts. The values used are considered reasonable representations of a grower’s costs and returns for the situations presented, but they are not intended to be representative of all growers’ situations. Growers may do better or worse than the examples presented here.

Considerations Before Investing

Before investing in a poultry production unit, consider the cash flow potential of that unit. Cash flow refers to the amount of income generated compared to expenses paid from cash accounts over time. Generating a positive cash flow is essential to the long term success of any business including poultry farming. Broiler production may represent either a primary or supplemental income for farmers, depending on the number of houses owned. As the attached cash flow projections indicate, returns to contract poultry producers may be modest while the units are being paid for.

Once the debt is retired on a poultry house, a substantial amount of what was returned to the bank as principal and interest payments are returned to the grower as additional income. As a result, many poultry producers in Georgia have started with smaller production units that have grown over time as equity and success in the business have accrued. It is also important to realize that during the productive life of a poultry facility, additional investments in new equipment will be necessary to maintain production efficiencies and competitiveness. These upgrades usually result in improved performances, reduced labor, increases in contracts, or a combination of these factors that offset the capital costs required.

Cash Flow Projections

Cash flow budgets can be set up in many ways. Thus the rates for loan repayments and depreciation methods (amortization schedules) used will influence the amount of interest and taxes paid. These factors, as well as individual grower performances, will influence the cash flow of an enterprise. Projecting cash flow into the future is complicated by unforeseen circumstances such as changes in income and cash costs that normally occur year to year. Thus, any cash flow projection is only an estimate of what may be reasonably expected to occur given the input factors available at that time. For the cash flow analysis used in these example budgets, a 16-year projection with a 15-year pay-back period has been used. Sixteen years is used to demonstrate the potential for improvement in cash flow after debt retirement. Poultry houses, however, typically have productive lives of 30-40 years or more, so most of the returns are generated during the second half of their existence.

The investments in these houses are fully financed at 100 percent to offset the necessity of calculating an opportunity cost of tying up the grower’s own capital in this investment. The cash flow projections here do not include any estimates for technological upgrades of equipment or housing that might be required during the 15 years projected, as these changes are often accounted for by improvements in performances and increases in contracts. Equipment replacement for poultry houses occurs periodically as needed. Equipment replacement costs are difficult to project due to variability from grower to grower and differences in ages of facilities. Nevertheless, an annualized charge was included in the grower’s cash costs in these examples to account for this eventuality.

The necessity for additional farm equipment such as a tractor, manure spreader, cruster, etc., depends on the litter management program and the availability of services to provide this activity. For many growers in Georgia, this equipment is not needed as the manure is traded to a removal business in exchange for this service. If additional equipment investments are required for manure removal and disposal, these investments can range from $15,000 to $30,000, resulting in additional annual costs of $1,500 to $5,000. If the manure can be effectively used as a fertilizer or if a market for litter is available, the value of the manure will generally offset this additional cost. If not, the additional costs for this equipment will have to be factored into a grower’s budget. As a result of increased environmental concerns and issues related to animal manure applications, it is imperative that growers develop manure management and nutrient management plans before building production houses. Assistance in developing nutrient management plans can be obtained from local Cooperative Extension offices.

Example Budgets

The budgets in these examples were designed to demonstrate potential grower returns with three different performance scenarios (i.e., expected, above expectation and below expectation). The estimates provided in these budgets were derived from information provided by samplings of growers, integrators, bankers and contractors in Georgia. Above and below expectation budgets were derived by increasing and decreasing gross income projections each year by 5 percent from the expected values. An analysis of grower returns in Georgia (Bulletin 1228) from 1992-2002 indicates an average annual increase of 2.0 percent in net incomes during this period. Thus, cash flow projections for years beyond year one were derived by increasing net incomes by 2.0 percent annually to account for changes over time. In addition, the following criteria and assumptions were employed:

Annual Net Income. Derived by subtracting annual cash expenses from gross income. Increased at an annual rate of 2 percent to account for changes over time.

Depreciation. Uses the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS). Depreciation used only to determine taxable income.

Interest. Calculated at 8.5 percent for 15 years.

Taxable Income. Net income minus depreciation and mortgage interest.

Taxes. Federal and state income and social security taxes combined at 35 percent.

Net Cash Flow. Net to grower’s land, labor and management (i.e., costs for land, labor and management not included). Obtained by subtracting interests, taxes and debt retirement from net income.

Labor. Assumes use of family labor without the need for hired labor. Some larger operations use hired labor, which could add an additional $1,500 to $3,000 to annual operating expenses per house.

Land. Assumes land owned by grower with no associated cash cost. Land requirements for poultry houses are relatively small (e.g., four houses may be placed on as few as 20-30 acres).

Value of Litter. The value of litter at clean out is assumed to at least equal the cost of clean out and is not counted as an income factor for this analysis. However, for some growers, used litter can result in additional net income ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 per house per year.

Companion Publications

Cunningham, D.L. 1998. Guidelines for Prospective Contract Broiler Producers. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Bulletin #1167, April.

Cunningham, D.L. 2002. Guidelines for Prospective Hatching Egg Producers. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Bulletin #1214, May.

Cunningham, D.L. 2003. Cash Flow Estimates for Contract Broiler Production In Georgia: A 20-Year Analysis. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Bulletin #1228, March.

North Georgia Broiler Unit
(15 year amortization)

Four-house contract broiler production unit with tunnel ventilation, solid walls and cool pads
(40' x 500') (29,200 capacity/house).

 

Initial Grower Investment:

Housing and Equipment
(includes grading, roads, well and generator)

$700,000 (8.75/sq ft)

Fixed Costs
(principal + interest @ 8.5%)

 $82,718/year

 

First Year Grower Income:

 

First Year Grower Cash Expenses:

4 House capacity

116,800

 

Litter1

$4,000

Batches/year

7.0

Electricity

$10,400

Bird weight (lb)

4.0

Fuel

$20,300

Capacity marketed (%)

95.5

Insurance & property taxes

$12,000

Contract payment ($/lb)

0.0525

Repair and miscellaneous

$4,000

Fuel or electrical bonus

$6,200

Equipment replacement

$4,000

Total Gross Income

$170,170

Total

$54,700

1The value of litter at cleanout is assumed to offset the cost of removal.

 

First Year Annual Net Return to Capital, Land, Labor and Management: (gross income - cash expenses)

$115,470

 

First Year Net Cash Flow2:

Above expectations

Expected

Below expectation

$35,583

$31,830

$28,078

2Determined from cash flow projections on the following pages.

 

North Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Expected Performance)

Year

Net Inc.
(Gross- Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

115,470

52,500

56,831

24,660

6,139

2,149

31,830

2

117,779

97,160

54,718

26,774

0

0

36,287

3

120,135

82,530

52,424

29,068

0

0

38,643

4

122,538

70,140

49,933

31,559

2,465

863

40,183

5

124,988

61,180

47,229

34,263

16,579

5,803

37,694

6

127,488

61,180

44,293

37,199

22,015

7,705

38,291

7

130,038

61,180

41,105

40,387

27,753

9,714

38,832

8

132,639

61,180

37,644

43,848

33,815

11,835

39,312

9

135,292

61,180

33,887

47,605

40,225

14,079

39,721

10

137,997

61,180

29,807

51,685

47,010

16,454

40,052

11

140,757

30,590

25,378

56,113

84,789

29,676

29,590

12

143,572

0

20,570

60,922

123,002

43,051

19,030

13

146,444

0

15,349

66,143

131,095

45,883

19,069

14

149,373

0

9,682

71,810

139,691

48,892

18,989

15

152,360

0

3,528

77,964

148,832

52,091

18,777

16

155,407

0

0

0

155,407

54,393

101,015

Total

2,152,278

700,000

522,378

700,000

978,818

342,586

587,314

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4Net to growers land, labor and management.

 

North Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Above Expectations)

Year

Net Inc.
(Gross- Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

121,244

52,500

56,831

24,660

11,913

4,170

35,583

2

123,669

97,160

54,718

26,774

0

0

42,177

3

126,142

82,530

52,424

29,068

0

0

44,650

4

128,665

70,140

49,933

31,559

8,592

3,007

44,166

5

131,238

61,180

47,229

34,263

22,829

7,990

41,756

6

133,863

61,180

44,293

37,199

28,390

9,937

42,435

7

136,540

61,180

41,105

40,387

34,255

11,989

43,059

8

139,271

61,180

37,644

43,848

40,447

14,157

43,623

9

142,057

61,180

33,887

47,605

46,990

16,446

44,118

10

144,898

61,180

29,807

51,685

53,911

18,869

44,537

11

147,796

30,590

25,378

56,113

91,828

32,140

34,165

12

150,752

0

20,570

60,922

130,182

45,564

23,696

13

153,767

0

15,349

66,143

138,418

48,446

23,829

14

156,842

0

9,682

71,810

147,160

51,506

23,844

15

159,979

0

3,528

77,964

156,451

54,758

23,729

16

163,178

0

0

0

163,178

57,112

106,066

Total

2,259,902

700,000

522,378

700,000

1,074,544

376,091

661,433

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4
Net to growers land, labor and management.


North Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Below Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

109,697

52,500

56,831

24,660

366

128

28,078

2

111,891

97,160

54,718

26,774

0

0

30,399

3

114,129

82,530

52,424

29,068

0

0

32,637

4

116,411

70,140

49,933

31,559

0

0

34,919

5

118,740

61,180

47,229

34,263

10,331

3,616

33,632

6

121,114

61,180

44,293

37,199

15,641

5,474

34,148

7

123,537

61,180

41,105

40,387

21,252

7,438

34,607

8

126,007

61,180

37,644

43,848

27,183

9,514

35,001

9

128,528

61,180

33,887

47,605

33,461

11,711

35,324

10

131,098

61,180

29,807

51,685

40,111

14,039

35,567

11

133,720

30,590

25,378

56,113

77,752

27,213

25,016

12

136,394

0

20,570

60,922

115,824

40,539

14,364

13

139,122

0

15,349

66,143

123,773

43,321

14,310

14

141,905

0

9,682

71,810

132,223

46,278

14,135

15

144,743

0

3,528

77,964

141,215

49,425

13,826

16

147,638

0

0

0

147,638

51,673

95,985

Total

2,044,674

700,000

522,378

700,000

886,770

310,369

511,926

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4Net to growers land, labor and management.


Northeast Georgia Broiler Unit
(15 year amortization)

Four-house contract broiler production unit with tunnel ventilation, solid walls and cool pads (50' x 500') (31,800 capacity/house).

Initial Grower Investment:

Housing and Equipment
(includes grading, roads, well and generator)

$840,000 (8.40/sq ft)

Fixed Costs
(principal + interest @ 8.5%)

 $99,262/year

 

First Year Grower Income:

 

First Year Grower Cash Expenses:

4 House capacity

127,200

 

Litter1

$5,000

Batches/year

5.7

Electricity

$13,000

Bird weight (lb)

5.50

Fuel

$17,500

Capacity marketed (%)

95.0

Insurance & property taxes

$14,000

Contract payment ($/lb)

0.051

Repair & miscellaneous

$4,000

Fuel or electrical bonus

$4,800

Equipment replacement

$4,000

Total Grower Income

$198,005

Total

$57,500

1The value of litter at cleanout is assumed to offset the cost of removal.

 

First Year Net Return to Capital, Land, Labor and Management:
(gross income - cash expenses)

$140,505

 

First Year Net Cash Flow2:

Above Expectations

Expected

Below Expectations

$43,284

$38,717

$34,151

2Determined from cash flow projections on the following pages.


Northeast Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Expected Performance)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

140,505

63,000

70,289

28,973

7,216

2,526

38,717

2

143,315

116,592

67,727

31,534

0

0

44,054

3

146,181

99,036

64,940

34,322

0

0

46,919

4

149,105

84,168

61,906

37,355

3,031

1,061

48,783

5

152,087

73,416

58,605

40,657

20,066

7,023

45,802

6

155,129

73,416

55,011

44,251

26,702

9,346

46,521

7

158,231

73,416

51,100

48,162

33,715

11,800

47,169

8

161,396

73,416

46,842

52,419

41,138

14,398

47,737

9

164,624

73,416

42,209

57,053

48,999

17,150

48,212

10

167,916

73,416

37,166

62,096

57,334

20,067

48,587

11

171,275

36,708

31,677

67,584

102,890

36,011

36,002

12

174,700

0

25,704

73,558

148,996

52,149

23,290

13

178,194

0

19,202

80,060

158,992

55,647

23,285

14

181,758

0

12,125

87,137

169,633

59,372

23,125

15

185,393

0

4,423

94,839

180,970

63,340

22,792

16

189,101

0

0

0

189,101

66,185

122,916

Total

2,618,913

840,000

648,926

840,000

1,188,785

416,075

713,912

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2
Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4Net to growers land, labor and management.

 

Northeast Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Above Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

147,530

63,000

70,289

28,973

14,241

4,984

43,284

2

150,481

116,592

67,727

31,534

0

0

51,220

3

153,490

99,036

64,940

34,322

0

0

54,228

4

156,560

84,168

61,906

37,355

10,486

3,670

53,629

5

159,691

73,416

58,605

40,657

27,670

9,685

50,745

6

162,885

73,416

55,011

44,251

34,458

12,060

51,563

7

166,143

73,416

51,100

48,162

41,627

14,569

52,311

8

169,466

73,416

46,842

52,419

49,208

17,223

52,982

9

172,855

73,416

42,209

57,053

57,230

20,030

53,562

10

176,312

73,416

37,166

62,096

65,730

23,006

54,045

11

179,838

36,708

31,677

67,584

111,453

39,009

41,569

12

183,435

0

25,704

73,558

157,731

55,206

28,967

13

187,104

0

19,202

80,060

167,902

58,766

29,076

14

190,846

0

12,125

87,137

178,721

62,552

29,032

15

194,663

0

4,423

94,839

190,240

66,584

28,817

16

198,556

0

0

0

198,556

69,495

129,061

Total

2,749,854

840,000

648,926

840,000

1,305,252

456,838

804,090

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4Net to growers land, labor and management.

 

Northeast Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Below Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

133,480

63,000

70,289

28,973

191

67

34,151

2

136,150

116,592

67,727

31,534

0

0

36,889

3

138,873

99,036

64,940

34,322

0

0

39,611

4

141,650

84,168

61,906

37,355

0

0

42,389

5

144,483

73,416

58,605

40,657

12,462

4,362

40,859

6

147,373

73,416

55,011

44,251

18,946

6,631

41,480

7

150,320

73,416

51,100

48,162

25,804

9,031

42,027

8

153,327

73,416

46,842

52,419

33,069

11,574

42,492

9

156,393

73,416

42,209

57,053

40,768

14,269

42,862

10

159,521

73,416

37,166

62,096

48,939

17,129

43,130

11

162,711

36,708

31,677

67,584

94,326

33,014

30,436

12

165,966

0

25,704

73,558

140,262

49,092

17,612

13

169,285

0

19,202

80,060

150,083

52,529

17,494

14

172,671

0

12,125

87,137

160,546

56,191

17,218

15

176,124

0

4,423

94,839

171,701

60,095

16,767

16

179,647

0

0

0

179,647

62,876

116,770

Total

2,487,972

840,000

648,926

840,000

1,076,743

376,860

622,186

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2
Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4Net to growers land, labor and management.



Southeast Georgia Broiler Unit
(15 year amortization)

Four-house contract broiler production unit with tunnel ventilation, side curtains and cool pads (40' x 500') (26,700 capacity/house).

Initial Grower Investment:

Housing and Equipment
(includes grading, roads, well and generator)

$672,000 (8.40 sq ft)

Fixed Costs
(principal + interest @ 8.5%)

 $79,409/year

 

First Year Grower Income:

 

First Year Grower Cash Expenses:

4 House capacity

106,800

 

Litter1

$3,000

Batches/year

6.5

Electricity

$12,800

Bird weight (lb)

4.65

Fuel & incinerator operation

$25,800

Capacity marketed (%)

96.0

Insurance & property taxes

$6,000

Contract payment ($/lb)

0.049

Repair & miscellaneous

$4,000

Fuel or electrical bonus

$5,340

Equipment replacement

$4,000

Total Gross Income

$157,186

 

Total

$55,600

1The value of litter at cleanout is assumed to offset the cost of removal.

 

First Year Net Return to Capital, Land, Labor and Management:
(gross income - cash expenses)

$101,586

 

First Year Net Cash Flow2:

Above Expectations

Expected

Below Expectations

$27,243

$22,176

$17,097

2Determined from cash flow projections on the following pages.

 

Southeast Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Expected Performance)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

101,586

50,400

56,231

23,179

0

0

22,176

2

103,618

93,274

54,182

25,227

0

0

24,209

3

105,690

79,228

51,952

27,457

0

0

26,281

4

107,804

67,334

49,525

29,884

0

0

28,395

5

109,960

58,733

46,884

32,526

4,343

1,520

29,030

6

112,159

58,733

44,009

35,401

9,417

3,296

29,453

7

114,402

58,733

40,880

38,530

14,789

5,176

29,816

8

116,690

58,733

37,474

41,935

20,483

7,169

30,112

9

119,024

58,733

33,767

45,642

26,524

9,283

30,332

10

121,405

58,733

29,733

49,677

32,939

11,529

30,466

11

123,833

29,366

25,342

54,067

69,125

24,194

20,230

12

126,309

0

20,563

58,847

105,746

37,011

9,888

13

128,836

0

15,361

64,048

113,475

39,716

9,710

14

131,412

0

9,700

69,709

121,712

42,599

9,404

15

134,041

0

3,538

75,871

130,503

45,676

8,956

16

136,721

0

0

0

136,721

47,852

88,869

Total

1,893,490

672,000

519,141

672,000

785,778

275,022

427,327

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2
Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4
Net to growers land, labor and management.


Southeast Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Above Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

106,665

50,400

56,231

23,179

34

12

27,243

2

108,798

93,274

54,182

25,227

0

0

29,389

3

110,974

79,228

51,952

27,457

0

0

31,565

4

113,194

67,334

49,525

29,884

0

0

33,785

5

115,458

58,733

46,884

32,526

9,841

3,444

32,603

6

117,767

58,733

44,009

35,401

15,025

5,259

33,098

7

120,122

58,733

40,880

38,530

20,509

7,178

33,534

8

122,525

58,733

37,474

41,935

26,318

9,211

33,904

9

124,975

58,733

33,767

45,642

32,475

11,366

34,200

10

127,475

58,733

29,733

49,677

39,009

13,653

34,412

11

130,024

29,366

25,342

54,067

75,316

26,361

24,254

12

132,625

0

20,563

58,847

112,062

39,222

13,993

13

135,277

0

15,361

64,048

119,916

41,971

13,897

14

137,983

0

9,700

69,709

128,283

44,899

13,675

15

140,742

0

3,538

75,871

137,204

48,021

13,312

16

143,557

0

0

0

143,557

50,245

93,312

Total

1,988,159

672,000

519,141

672,000

859,547

300,841

496,177

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2
Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4Net to growers land, labor and management.


Southeast Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Below Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principle)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

96,507

50,400

56,231

23,179

0

0

17,097

2

98,437

93,274

54,182

25,227

0

0

19,028

3

100,406

79,228

51,952

27,457

0

0

20,997

4

102,414

67,334

49,525

29,884

0

0

23,005

5

104,462

58,733

46,884

32,526

0

0

25,052

6

106,552

58,733

44,009

35,401

3,810

1,333

25,808

7

108,683

58,733

40,880

38,530

9,070

3,174

26,098

8

110,856

58,733

37,474

41,935

14,649

5,127

26,320

9

113,073

58,733

33,767

45,642

20,573

7,201

26,464

10

115,335

58,733

29,733

49,677

26,869

9,404

26,521

11

117,641

29,366

25,342

54,067

62,933

22,027

16,206

12

119,994

0

20,563

58,847

99,431

34,801

5,783

13

122,394

0

15,361

64,048

107,033

37,462

5,524

14

124,842

0

9,700

69,709

115,142

40,300

5,133

15

127,339

0

3,538

75,871

123,801

43,330

4,600

16

129,886

0

0

0

129,886

45,460

84,426

Total

1,798,822

672,000

519,141

672,000

713,197

249,619

358,061

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4Net to growers land, labor and management.


Southwest Georgia Broiler Unit
(15 year amortization)

Four-house contract broiler production unit with tunnel ventilation, solid walls and cool pads (46' x 500') (28,800 capacity/house).

Initial Grower Investment:

Housing and Equipment
(includes grading, roads, well and generator)

$820,000 (8.91/sq ft)

Fixed Costs
(principal + interest @ 8.5%)

 $96,898/year

 

First Year Grower Income:

 

First Year Grower Cash Expenses:

4 House capacity

115,200

 

Litter1

$0

Batches/year

5.5

Electricity

$18,000

Bird weight (lb)

6.10

Fuel & incinerator operation

$20,000

Capacity marketed (%)

96.0

Insurance & property taxes

$9,000

Contract payment ($/lb)

0.052

Repair & miscellaneous

$4,000

Fuel or electrical bonus

$5,600

Equipment replacement

$4,000

Total Gross Income

$192,939

Total

$55,000

1The value of litter at cleanout is assumed to offset the cost of removal.

 

First Year Net Return to Capital, Land, Labor and Management:
(gross income - cash expenses)

$137,939

 

First Year Net Cash Flow2:

Above Expectations

Expected

Below Expectations

$42,785

$38,303

$33,818

2Determined from cash flow projections on the following pages.

 

Southwest Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Expected Performance)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

137,939

61,500

68,615

28,283

7,824

2,738

38,303

2

140,698

113,816

66,114

30,784

0

0

43,800

3

143,512

96,678

63,394

33,504

0

0

46,614

4

146,382

82,164

60,432

36,466

3,786

1,325

48,159

5

149,310

71,668

57,209

39,689

20,433

7,151

45,260

6

152,296

71,668

53,701

43,197

26,927

9,424

45,973

7

155,342

71,668

49,883

47,015

33,791

11,827

46,617

8

158,449

71,668

45,727

51,171

41,054

14,369

47,182

9

161,618

71,668

41,204

55,694

48,746

17,061

47,659

10

164,850

71,668

36,281

60,617

56,901

19,915

48,037

11

168,147

35,834

30,923

65,975

101,390

35,486

35,762

12

171,510

0

25,092

71,807

146,418

51,246

23,365

13

174,940

0

18,745

78,154

156,195

54,668

23,373

14

178,439

0

11,836

85,062

166,603

58,311

23,230

15

182,008

0

4,318

92,582

177,690

62,191

22,916

16

185,648

0

0

0

185,648

64,977

120,671

Total

2,571,084

820,000

633,474

820,000

1,173,403

410,691

706,919

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2
Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4
Net to growers land, labor and management.


Southwest Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Above Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

144,835

61,500

68,615

28,283

14,720

5,152

42,785

2

147,732

113,816

66,114

30,784

0

0

50,834

3

150,686

96,678

63,394

33,504

0

0

53,788

4

153,700

82,164

60,432

36,466

11,104

3,886

52,916

5

156,774

71,668

57,209

39,689

27,897

9,764

50,112

6

159,910

71,668

53,701

43,197

34,541

12,089

50,922

7

163,108

71,668

49,883

47,015

41,557

14,545

51,665

8

166,370

71,668

45,727

51,171

48,975

17,141

52,331

9

169,697

71,668

41,204

55,694

56,825

19,889

52,910

10

173,091

71,668

36,281

60,617

65,142

22,800

53,393

11

176,553

35,834

30,923

65,975

109,796

38,429

41,226

12

180,084

0

25,092

71,807

154,992

54,247

28,938

13

183,686

0

18,745

78,154

164,941

57,729

29,058

14

187,360

0

11,836

85,062

175,524

61,433

29,028

15

191,107

0

4,318

92,582

186,789

65,376

28,831

16

194,929

0

0

0

194,929

68,225

126,704

Total

2,699,621

820,000

633,474

820,000

1,287,731

450,706

795,441

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2
Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4
Net to growers land, labor and management.

 

Southwest Georgia Broiler Cash Flow Projections (Below Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

131,040

61,500

68,615

28,283

925

324

33,818

2

133,661

113,816

66,114

30,784

0

0

36,763

3

136,334

96,678

63,394

33,504

0

0

39,436

4

139,061

82,164

60,432

36,466

0

0

42,163

5

141,842

71,668

57,209

39,689

12,965

4,538

40,406

6

144,679

71,668

53,701

43,197

19,310

6,758

41,022

7

147,572

71,668

49,883

47,015

26,021

9,107

41,567

8

150,524

71,668

45,727

51,171

33,129

11,595

42,031

9

153,534

71,668

41,204

55,694

40,662

14,232

42,404

10

156,605

71,668

36,281

60,617

48,656

17,030

42,677

11

159,737

35,834

30,923

65,975

92,980

32,543

30,296

12

162,932

0

25,092

71,807

137,840

48,244

17,789

13

166,190

0

18,745

78,154

147,445

51,606

17,696

14

169,514

0

11,836

85,062

157,678

55,187

17,429

15

172,904

0

4,318

92,582

168,586

59,005

16,999

16

176,363

0

0

0

176,363

61,727

114,636

Total

2,442,492

820,000

633,474

820,000

1,062,560

371,896

617,122

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2
Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4
Net to growers land, labor and management.

 

North Georgia Hatching Egg Unit
(15 year amortization)

Two-house hatching egg unit with automated egg gathering, tunnel ventilation, separate male feeders and cool pads (40' x 500' hen space; 11,000 layers/house).

Initial Grower Investment:

Housing and Equipment
(includes grading, roads, well, etc.)

$614,000

Fixed Costs
(principal + interest @ 8.5%)

$72,556/year

 

First Year Producer Income:

 

First Year Grower Cash Expenses:

2 House capacity

22,000

 

Litter2

$3,000

Hatching eggs/hen

156

Electricity

$14,000

Contract payment ($/doz)1

$0.42

Repairs, replacement, misc.

$8,000

Pullet growout payment

$7,000

Hired labor

$6,000

 

 

Insurance & property taxes

$4,000

Total Gross Income

$127,120

Total

$35,000

1Includes bonus payments.
2The value of litter at cleanout is assumed to offset the cost of removal.

 

First Year Net Return to Capital, Land, Labor and Management:
(gross income - cash expenses)

$92,120

 

First Year Cash Flow1:

Above Expectations

Expected

Below Expectations

$24,170

$19,564

$14,958

1Determined from cash flow projections on the following pages.

 

North Georgia Hatching Egg Cash Flow Projections (Expected Performance)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

92,120

46,050

51,378

21,178

0

0

19,564

2

93,962

85,223

49,505

23,050

0

0

21,407

3

95,842

72,390

47,468

25,087

0

0

23,287

4

97,758

61,523

45,251

27,305

0

0

25,202

5

99,714

53,664

42,837

29,718

3,213

1,124

26,034

6

101,708

53,664

40,210

32,345

7,834

2,742

26,411

7

103,742

53,664

37,351

35,204

12,727

4,454

26,733

8

105,817

53,664

34,240

38,316

17,913

6,270

26,991

9

107,933

53,664

30,853

41,703

23,416

8,196

27,182

10

110,092

53,664

27,167

45,389

29,261

10,241

27,295

11

112,294

26,830

23,155

49,401

62,309

21,808

17,930

12

114,540

0

18,788

53,768

95,752

33,513

8,471

13

116,830

0

14,036

58,520

102,794

35,978

8,296

14

119,167

0

8,863

63,693

110,304

38,606

8,005

15

121,550

0

3,233

69,323

118,317

41,411

7,583

16

123,981

0

0

0

123,981

43,393

80,588

Total

1,717,051

614,000

474,335

614,000

707,821

247,738

380,978

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4
Net to producers land, labor and management.


North Georgia Hatching Egg Cash Flow Projections (Above Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

96,726

46,050

51,378

21,178

0

0

24,170

2

98,661

85,223

49,505

23,050

0

0

26,106

3

100,634

72,390

47,468

25,087

0

0

28,079

4

102,646

61,523

45,251

27,305

0

0

30,090

5

104,699

53,664

42,837

29,718

8,198

2,869

29,275

6

106,793

53,664

40,210

32,345

12,919

4,522

29,717

7

108,929

53,664

37,351

35,204

17,914

6,270

30,104

8

111,108

53,664

34,240

38,316

23,204

8,121

30,430

9

113,330

53,664

30,853

41,703

28,813

10,085

30,689

10

115,597

53,664

27,167

45,389

34,766

12,168

30,873

11

117,908

26,830

23,155

49,401

67,923

23,773

21,579

12

120,267

0

18,788

53,768

101,479

35,518

12,193

13

122,672

0

14,036

58,520

108,636

38,023

12,093

14

125,125

0

8,863

63,693

116,262

40,692

11,878

15

127,628

0

3,233

69,323

124,395

43,538

11,534

16

130,180

0

0

0

130,180

45,563

84,617

Total

1,802,904

614,000

474,335

614,000

774,690

271,141

443,427

1Depreciation; uses the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS). (Depreciation is a non-cash cost used only for tax purposes.)
2Net income minus depreciation and interest.
3
State, federal and social security taxes calculated at 35%.
4Net to producers land, labor and management.


North Georgia Hatching Egg Cash Flow Projections (Below Expectations)

Year

Net Inc. (Gross - Cash Costs)

Depr.1

Int.

Debt Ret. (Principal)

Tax Inc.2

Taxes3

Net Cash Flow4

1

87,514

46,050

51,378

21,178

0

0

14,958

2

89,264

85,223