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Dairy Farm Income Calculator
See your monthly milk income, running costs, profit and cost per litre. Choose your country above, then enter prices and costs in the displayed currency. Each country keeps its own inputs on this device.
Your farm
Initial Pakistan figures are illustrative examples, not verified market prices. Other countries start with blank monetary inputs. Enter local values; country selection does not perform exchange-rate conversion.
If cost per litre is close to your milk price, small changes in feed price or milk yield can wipe out profit. Raising milk per cow is usually the biggest lever.
How the numbers are worked out
- Milk per day = total cows × % in milk × litres per cow.
- Milk income per month = milk per day × price × 30.4 days, plus other income.
- Feed per month = (milking cows × their feed cost + dry cows × their feed cost) × 30.4.
- Cost per litre = all monthly costs ÷ litres sold in the month.
Ways to raise dairy farm profit
- Grow green fodder and make silage, so you buy less concentrate.
- Feed concentrate by milk yield, not the same amount to every cow.
- Keep calving intervals short, so more cows are in milk.
- Record milk per cow and sell or replace the poorest producers.
Questions farmers ask
How much does a 10-cow dairy farm earn?
It depends mostly on milk per cow, milk price and feed cost. With the example values on this page (7.5 cows in milk, 10 litres each, a milk price of 50 and feed at 250 per milking cow per day) the farm makes about 25,600 a month before loan payments. Enter your own numbers to see your figure.
What is the biggest cost on a dairy farm?
Feed. On most small farms it is well over half of all running costs, which is why cheaper home-grown fodder and silage have such a large effect on profit.
What is cost of milk production per litre?
It is your total monthly cost divided by the litres you sell in that month. If it is close to the price you are paid, the farm is only breaking even.
Does this include loan repayments and the cost of animals?
No. It shows running profit. Subtract loan instalments and set aside money for replacing animals and repairing the shed.
For planning only. Prices, yields and costs vary by region and season.