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August 6, 2013 <br /> Page 4 of 7 <br /> Table 1: Net Revenue per Cow <br /> Herd Size 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 <br /> 300 $ (89.74) $ (891.12) $ 52.11 $ 396.30 $(321.12) <br /> 750 $ (33.26) $ (745.69) $ 175.36 $ 364.25 $(309.39) <br /> 1500 $ 98.59 $ (840.59) $ 195.37 $ 622.35 $(117.88) <br /> 3000 $ (51.19) $ (747.42) $ 265.71 $ 746.33 $(139.97) <br /> Overall,for the past five years, dairy operations have fallen behind as the average net revenue per cow was <br /> negative for all herd sizes but one (see Table 2). <br /> Table 2: Net revenue per cow, five year average <br /> Average net revenue per cow <br /> Herd size 300 750 1500 3000 <br /> Pastfive year $ (170.71) $ (109.75) $ (8.43) $ 14.69 <br /> Looking at this data clearly explains the declining trend in the number of dairy operations in California. Left with <br /> no financial room to maneuver, adding on the cost of retrofitting dairy lagoons would prove impossible for most <br /> operations.The negative margins resulting are evidence of how much more economically fragile dairy <br /> operations would be if the costs of retrofitting lagoons were to be imposed on them. In no analyzed scenarios <br /> were dairies profitable with the added costs. Figure 2 illustrates that point.Table 3 after shows a more detailed <br /> analysis for each year and herd size. <br /> Figure 2: Average net revenue per cow <br /> Net revenue per cow, 5-year average <br /> $50.00 <br /> X <br /> $ x x x <br /> $(50.00) X ♦300 cows <br /> $(100.00) ■750 cows <br /> $(150.00) 1500 cows <br /> ♦ X 3000 cows <br /> $(200.00) <br /> $(250.00) <br /> $(300.00) 5 year actual Single Single. Double Double, <br /> average(no wet wet <br /> retrofit) clean up cleanup <br />