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Alfalfa Dehydration, Separation and Storage: Costs and Capital Requirements

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  • Vosloh, Carl J., Jr.

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Cost per ton for separating chopped alfalfa into high protein and high fiber fractions ranged from $3.24 in the smallest model producing 4,950 tons per year to $0.30 in the largest producing 17,325 tons per year. Operating costs were synthesized using the economic-engineering approach to determine the economic feasibility of the USDA-developed separating technique. Cost for three alternative separation flows in six models of different capacities were analyzed. Investment per plant increased between $64,000 to $81,500 for additional equipment and storage facilities. The total cost of dehydration and separation was the greatest in the smaller models, $21.61 per ton. The largest model had the lowest cost, $11.31 per ton. Assuming 60 percent of each models output was stored, average per ton cost increased to $26.22 in the smaller and to $14.72 in the larger model.

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  • Vosloh, Carl J., Jr., 1970. "Alfalfa Dehydration, Separation and Storage: Costs and Capital Requirements," Marketing Research Reports 312230, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:312230
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312230
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