%0 Generic
%A Anon, 
%D 2006
%F orgprints:10796
%K benchmarking, farm business survey, beef, dairy, lamb, production costs
%T Organic Centre Wales Factsheet 23: OCW Benchmarking Project: costs of production for organic milk, beef and lamb
%U http://orgprints.org/10796/
%X This factsheet describes an Organic Centre Wales, supported by Farming Connect, project to benchmark organic dairy, beef and sheep enterprises. The results provide a good basis for understanding the financial contribution of individual enterprises to the farm business, as well as a better basis for price setting. In 2004/5, data from over 50 organic farms in Wales (almost 10% of the total) was collected and analysed using standard Farm Business Survey methods.  Data are presented and findings for variable costs and sales and the future for the organic market explained.