Profitable production of milk and dairy products
"Drink, children, milk - you will be healthy!" - everyone knows this phrase from the old Soviet cartoon. Milk production in the first half of 2012 increased by 2.5-3% in Europe and in Russia as well. Approximately this annual increase in dairy production has been observed since 2006. But this does not mean that, having opened your own dairy plant, you will face great competition and difficulties in marketing products. The production of milk and dairy products with the right approach is a gold mine for the farmer. In addition, buyers prefer the domestic manufacturer.
If you live in a village, then organizing the start of your business is as easy as shelling pears. If you have an individual entrepreneur and several dairy cows, you already provide yourself with constant “live money”. Sales of products in this case are made to regional centers, retail outlets of nearby settlements and independent sales of milk and dairy products. Dairy products in this case mean sour cream and cottage cheese - these products do not require additional equipment and costs.
It would be reasonable to use the profit received not for personal needs, but for expanding the business and increasing the range.
Your own dairy
Further development will require time, money investments and desire.
There are several options for opening a milk processing plant and the production of dairy products.
One of them is the acquisition of a turnkey business. Those. the purchase of a ready-made dairy plant with well-established marketing and supply systems, possibly even with its own farm in addition. If the selected dairy plant uses only “imported” milk and does not have its own livestock, over time you can correct this situation yourself by acquiring the necessary number of cows. Of course, before buying livestock, you need to calculate the pros and cons - it is quite possible that buying milk will be economically more profitable than keeping cows. By purchasing a ready-made plant, you immediately get a ready-made sales market, regular customers, well-established production, not to mention the fact that milk production equipment has already been purchased, installed and in working order. But there is one significant "but" - a good business is rarely sold "just like that." When buying a ready-made dairy, you run the risk of encountering malfunctions and problems, because of which the former owner decided to get rid of the production.
An alternative to buying a ready-made dairy is to start from scratch. Despite all the difficulties and cost of this method (both financial and nervous), such a plant will be made according to all your requirements and located exactly in the area that, in your opinion, is most profitable.
"Dairy" assortment
Even starting with 1-2 cows in your yard, it is not rational to stop
only in the production of whole milk. With limited funds, you can start, as already mentioned, with those dairy products that do not require additional equipment: sour cream and cottage cheese. Further development depends only on your desire. When buying a separator, cream is automatically included in the assortment.
Speaking of dairy products. Today, few people already remember the taste of milk powder. It's real milk powder. Businessmen consider the production of powdered milk to be inexpedient and unprofitable. This opinion is wrong. In recent years, milk powder has become a product that is difficult to find, and in some regions even a scarce product. For the production of milk powder, low-fat or skimmed milk is used, which significantly reduces its cost. Cream powder is obtained using full-fat milk.
By purchasing equipment for the production of powdered milk, you can immediately set up the production of condensed milk, since the milk is condensed before spray drying. With such an apparatus, one can expand: it can be used to produce infant formula, dry broths and a lot of products that require pre-spray drying.
With a smart approach, with such products (in particular, even with only powdered milk), you can safely enter the world market. So, 1 ton of powdered milk (skimmed) in Australia costs $ 7200-8200, and 1 ton of 26% powdered milk (dry cream) costs at least $ 10,000, while in Russia for crumbly cream they give 8600-12400 rubles. for 1 ton.
In addition to the above dairy products, one should not forget popular yogurts, kefirs, sweet children's cheeses and curds, fermented baked milk and, of course, ice cream loved by all ages. The technology for the production of milk and all dairy products will not be presented here, and for no reason. By choosing this particular idea, you will have to get acquainted with the technology of milk production independently and in detail.
Summarizing all of the above, let's try to answer the question, why do you still have your own dairy plant? Firstly, even just packing and packing milk will bring more profit than just delivering raw materials to another dairy. Secondly, you can expand or limit the assortment and production volumes at any time. Thirdly, you yourself choose where and for whom you produce milk and dairy products. And the very product that you will offer - milk - has always been in great demand. Especially if this milk is tasty and of high quality.
Estimated costs
A workshop for milk processing and the manufacture of dairy products is a very costly, but at the same time profitable business. The entry threshold to the market is quite high, the requirements for products are high, and competition with the giants of the market does not make it possible to easily expand their production. However, if the company manages to gain a foothold in the market, the revenues will be significant.
The milk processing workshop should have an area of about 200 sq.m. This is required both for the placement of equipment and for the arrangement of the office area. The room must be heated, have the ability to adjust the temperature, ventilation and fire extinguishing systems, as well as electricity, water supply and sewerage. Renting such a workshop will cost about 280,000 rubles per month, including utility bills.
As equipment, you need to purchase a diversified line. It includes all the necessary components for the production of pasteurized milk, kefir, butter, cheese and other dairy products. The cost of such a line varies from its production capacity, on average it is about 11 million rubles. At the same time, about 2 million rubles will be spent on equipping the warehouse area.
To ensure the operation of the plant, the following employees are required: director (80,000 rubles / month), accountant (70,000 rubles / month), technologist (60,000 rubles / month), foremen (3 employees for 50,000 rubles / month), workers (9 employees 40,000 rubles / month). At the same time, the plant will work in 3 shifts, respectively, each will be served by 1 master and 3 workers. The total wage fund will amount to 720,000 rubles per month.
The main purchased raw material is milk. It is purchased in peasant farms at a price of about 24 rubles / liter. The production capacity of the plant allows to produce about 3,000 liters of milk per day, respectively, the monthly output will be 90,000 liters. The selling price of pasteurized milk is about 70 rubles/liter. Accordingly, the gross profit from the sale of 1 liter of milk will be 44 rubles (excluding additives), and for the month - about 1 million rubles. Excluding expenses, the net profit will be 1,000,000 rubles, which will pay for the business in a year. The manufacture of other dairy products will allow balancing with respect to customer demand and extracting even greater profits.
