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On the nature and magnitude of cost economies in hog production
Authors:Sabine Duvaleix‐Tréguer  Carl Gaigné
Affiliation:1. SMART, AGROCAMPUS OUEST, INRA, Rennes, France;2. Université Laval, CREATE, Québec, Canada
Abstract:In this article, we assess the impact of farm size on production cost and evaluate the marginal costs and margins by considering that input prices may change with the scale of production. By using French hog farm data, we estimate a system of equations including a feed price function, input demand functions, and an output supply function based on a technology approximated by a combined generalized Leontief‐Quadratic form. Our results suggest that the marginal costs are over‐estimated when the adjustment of the feed unit prices to a change in farm size is not controlled for. More specifically, the cost economies for large farms (enjoying the highest profits) arise primarily from lower feed prices, with technological scale economies having little impact. In contrast, farms with no hired labor exhibit technological scale economies and reach higher price‐cost margins compared to larger farms.
Keywords:D24  Q12  Marginal cost  Farm size  Scale economies  Input prices  Price‐cost margin
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