What is my milk worth if I sell it myself?

Compare selling raw milk directly, from a vending machine or farm shop, with delivering it to the dairy.

Dairy price

Herd type

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Your figures

L/day
€/L
€
h/day
More assumptions
days/year
%
€/L
%
€/h
€/year
€/year
€/year
€/year
years

Results

Extra margin per year

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Compared with delivering the same milk to the dairy

Payback

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Break-even volume
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Volume to pay back in 5 years
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Margin per litre sold
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Fixed costs per year
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Scenarios

Pessimistic: 25% fewer litres and 5 percentage points more unsold milk. Optimistic: 25% more litres.

Scenario Sold Margin per year Payback
Pessimistic
Expected
Optimistic

Cash flow over 60 months

  • Expected
  • Pessimistic to optimistic
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