ANALYSIS OF BEEF CATTLE FATTENING BUSINESS INCOME IN BUKIT PARIAMAN VILLAGE, TENGGARONG SEBERANG DISTRICT, KUTAI KARTANEGARA REGENCY, EAST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA

Abstract

The agricultural sector provides a lot of food for the needs of the population and creates many jobs, especially in rural and urban areas. The large number of conversions to the function of agricultural land as settlements encourages farmers to increase their income by fattening beef cattle which is a side job. The study aimed to determine the production costs and revenues of the beef cattle fattening business and to analyze the income of the beef cattle fattening business in Bukit Pariaman Village, Tenggarong Seberang District, Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan.

This research was conducted in Bukit Pariaman Village from November 2022 until January 2023. The data collection method was carried out using the census method with a total of 13 respondents, the data analysis method used income analysis.

The average production cost of beef cattle fattening business was IDR 129,493,422 breeder^-1 cycle^-1 with details of an average variable cost of IDR 124,559,256 and an average fixed cost of IDR 4,934,167 breeder^-1 cycle^-1, with an average rearing scale of 7 cows/breeder. The total revenue from the beef cattle fattening business was IDR 2,085,500,000 cycle^-1 with a total number of cattle fattened by 99 heads or an average of IDR 160,423,077 breeder^-1 cycle^-1 with an average maintenance scale of 7 head breeder^-1.The average income of farmers was IDR 402,085,511 cycle^-1.

Based on this research, it can be concluded that the components at production costs with the highest costs are found in feeder costs of IDR 13,400,000 head, with an admission fee of IDR 21,065,657 head cycle^-1, the income received by farmers is IDR 4,061,470 head

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