Table 1 Summary statistics of inputs and output prices ($1US = 551.13 Franc CFA in 2021)
From: Inefficiency of laying hens farms in Benin: an input directional distance function approach
Outputs | System | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional | Modern | |||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Eggs sold (FCFA/Birds) | 3335.25 | 2734 | 3944.60 | 3292.55 | 3253.9 | 243.04 |
Spent hens (FCFA/Birds) | 4151.36 | 3188.89 | 3960.38 | 2989.68 | 4069.8 | 3067.30 |
Price of Birds (FCFA/Birds) | 1722.11 | 1212.99 | 1552.29 | 1236.11 | 1649.6 | 1212.90 |
Price of labor (FCFA/Birds) | 2734.94 | 2613.99 | 2444.45 | 3539.09 | 2611 | 2577.70 |
Price of feeds (FCFA/Birds) | 2146.81 | 1763.53 | 2945.22 | 1734.70 | 2060.70 | 1763.50 |
Price of vaccination (FCFA/Birds) | 69.24 | 41.96 | 65.22 | 37.25 | 67.50 | 39.90 |
Price of veterinary care (FCFA/Birds) | 60.44 | 42.69 | 57.64 | 37.17 | 59.20 | 40.30 |
Other costs (FCFA/Birds) | 102.98 | 69.09 | 126.69 | 85.62 | 113.00 | 77.20 |
Depreciation of equipment (FCFA/Birds) | 432.20 | 316.00 | 381.85 | 252.51 | 410.70 | 291.30 |
Depreciation of buildings (FCFA/Birds) | 139.80 | 12.10 | 133.73 | 101.47 | 137.20 | 107.40 |
Interest on fixed capital (FCFA/Birds) | 25.99 | 17.37 | 31.02 | 21.98 | 28.8 | 20.20 |