Análisis económico de la producción de leche del ganado vacuno en la comunidad de Jordán, cantón Sevilla de Oro, 2019 – 2020

Abstract

The objective of this study is to carry out an economic analysis of the milk production of cattle in the community of Jordan - canton Sevilla de Oro, before and during the COVID19 pandemic; determining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this activity and the technological level as a determining factor to counteract this impact. By conducting a census of the 38 milk producers in the area, based on the analysis of economic indicators and using the Levene mean difference test, it was determined that there are two types of milk producers in Jordan: producers with a low technological level and producers with a medium technological level, who have a return of 47.6% and 68.6% respectively. Given this, it was detected that due to the COVID-19 pandemic the price per liter of milk paid to the producer decreased by $ 0.05 and as a consequence the profitability decreased by 7% in all production units. That said, it is concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a negative economic impact on milk production in Jordan and the technological level was not a determining factor in curbing the impact of COVID-19 on milk production in Jordan, as all production units were affected by the health emergency regardless of their level of technology.