production costs
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005201
The sum, measured in dollars, of all purchased inputs and other expenses necessary to produce farm products. Cost of production statistics may be expressed as an average per animal, per acre, or per unit of production (bushel, pound, or hundredweight) for all farms in an area or in the country.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005201 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | cost of production; production expenses |
| References | Agriculture Fact Book, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | economic costs; production economics; cost control; net farm income; input costs |
| Translations | Spanish: costos de producción |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005201",
"term": "production costs",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The sum, measured in dollars, of all purchased inputs and other expenses necessary to produce farm products. Cost of production statistics may be expressed as an average per animal, per acre, or per unit of production (bushel, pound, or hundredweight) for all farms in an area or in the country.",
"synonyms": [
"cost of production",
"production expenses"
],
"subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
"see_also": [
"economic costs",
"production economics",
"cost control",
"net farm income",
"input costs"
],
"references": [
"Agriculture Fact Book, USDA",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "costos de producción"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/production-costs/"
}
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