IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON INCOME OF LABOUR ON FIELD CROP OPERATIONS

The starting point of the paper is the fact that the economic effects of fled crop operations is highly conditioned by energy prices (primarily diesel fuel prices) as well as by the raw material whose prices to a large extent depend on energy price (fertilisers). Hence, it is determined on the basi...

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Main Authors: Sanjin Ivanović, Saša Todorović, Lana Nastić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Naučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, Bukurešt 2012-06-01
Series:Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)
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Online Access:https://www.ea.bg.ac.rs/index.php/EA/article/view/579
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author Sanjin Ivanović
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Lana Nastić
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description The starting point of the paper is the fact that the economic effects of fled crop operations is highly conditioned by energy prices (primarily diesel fuel prices) as well as by the raw material whose prices to a large extent depend on energy price (fertilisers). Hence, it is determined on the basis of the model of family farm (specialized in field crop production) that the change in the prices of the given inputs influences the change in gross margin and farm profit. A special attention is paid to the changes in gross margin per worker and per working hour, as well as to the profit per worker and per working hour, which is caused by a varying of the purchase prices of raw materials, whose prices depend on energy prices (diesel fuel and fertilisers). It is determined by the analysis that diesel D-2 is distinguished because of its importance for profitable business operations of the examined family farms regarding that the 20% price increase of diesel D-2 leads to the decrease in family farm profit by 35.56%. In the second place, the highest impact on the profit is created by the prices of different NPK fertilisers, whereas the prices of KAN and UREA fertilisers do not have so significant impact on the farm profit. By subsidizing the price of the aforementioned inputs for family farms, it is possible to produce greater economic effects of labour on family farms and thus influence the reduction of rural poverty. This solution is acceptable only in the short run, but in long term perspective it is needed to emphasize investments instead of subsidies.
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spelling doaj.art-38b6c60262894c31a0b08027b00c04472023-05-17T16:59:16ZengNaučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, BukureštEkonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)0352-34622334-84532012-06-01592IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON INCOME OF LABOUR ON FIELD CROP OPERATIONSSanjin Ivanović0Saša Todorović1Lana Nastić2, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade University, ZemunFaculty of Agriculture, Belgrade University, ZemunInstitute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade The starting point of the paper is the fact that the economic effects of fled crop operations is highly conditioned by energy prices (primarily diesel fuel prices) as well as by the raw material whose prices to a large extent depend on energy price (fertilisers). Hence, it is determined on the basis of the model of family farm (specialized in field crop production) that the change in the prices of the given inputs influences the change in gross margin and farm profit. A special attention is paid to the changes in gross margin per worker and per working hour, as well as to the profit per worker and per working hour, which is caused by a varying of the purchase prices of raw materials, whose prices depend on energy prices (diesel fuel and fertilisers). It is determined by the analysis that diesel D-2 is distinguished because of its importance for profitable business operations of the examined family farms regarding that the 20% price increase of diesel D-2 leads to the decrease in family farm profit by 35.56%. In the second place, the highest impact on the profit is created by the prices of different NPK fertilisers, whereas the prices of KAN and UREA fertilisers do not have so significant impact on the farm profit. By subsidizing the price of the aforementioned inputs for family farms, it is possible to produce greater economic effects of labour on family farms and thus influence the reduction of rural poverty. This solution is acceptable only in the short run, but in long term perspective it is needed to emphasize investments instead of subsidies. https://www.ea.bg.ac.rs/index.php/EA/article/view/579family farmsgross margin per workerprofit per workergross margin per working hourprofit per working hour
spellingShingle Sanjin Ivanović
Saša Todorović
Lana Nastić
IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON INCOME OF LABOUR ON FIELD CROP OPERATIONS
Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)
family farms
gross margin per worker
profit per worker
gross margin per working hour
profit per working hour
title IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON INCOME OF LABOUR ON FIELD CROP OPERATIONS
title_full IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON INCOME OF LABOUR ON FIELD CROP OPERATIONS
title_fullStr IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON INCOME OF LABOUR ON FIELD CROP OPERATIONS
title_full_unstemmed IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON INCOME OF LABOUR ON FIELD CROP OPERATIONS
title_short IMPACT OF ENERGY PRICES ON INCOME OF LABOUR ON FIELD CROP OPERATIONS
title_sort impact of energy prices on income of labour on field crop operations
topic family farms
gross margin per worker
profit per worker
gross margin per working hour
profit per working hour
url https://www.ea.bg.ac.rs/index.php/EA/article/view/579
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