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Putting It All Together For 2006. Tim Hewitt University of Florida. Information Given:. outlook budgets (costs) marketing Putting It Together: manage costs know markets set price objective evaluate your situation. Cattle Revenue: Rank and Value. Total Farm and Forestry Receipts,
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Putting It All TogetherFor 2006 Tim Hewitt University of Florida
Information Given: • outlook • budgets (costs) • marketing Putting It Together: • manage costs • know markets • set price objective • evaluate your situation
Total Farm and Forestry Receipts, $5.5 B, Alabama, 2004 Percents By Commodity
Budgeting • planning tool • helps with farm decisions • way of looking at alternatives • helps with price setting
Asking Price Variable Costs + Fixed Costs + Management + Growth = Asking Price
Marketing Problems • uniformity • lack of cattle for group sales • quality • market knowledge
Follow Markets • know supply/demand concepts • know cow numbers • obtain outlook information • develop confidence in your abilities • evaluate alternatives
Outlook Accuracy • time horizon is important • 15 to 20% margin of error • all sources are similar
Try to Give Market What It Desires(talk to buyers and market managers) • type • breed • grade
Value Determining Factors • sex • frame • weight • condition • muscling • color • horns • vaccinations • breed
Production Practices That Pay (have marketing implications) • breed choice • dehorning • castration • de-worming • vaccinations • feeding programs
Does It Pay? Research has shown that these practices add $4 to $8 per cwt
Farm Management • pull a net worth statement • evaluate last year • determine the why’s for the goods and bads • budget for the enterprises considered • study outlooks • look at markets • communicate with lender, market personnel, and suppliers
Helping Cow-Calf Producers Manage Price Risk Thank you for your attendance and attention. The floor is now open for questions to any of the speakers. Please remember that the video streaming sites can call (334-844-3504), fax (334-844-3501), or email (prevajw@auburn.edu) your questions to us. Also, please remember to compete the evaluation sheet.