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Marcin: /* Joel Salatin */

2026-01-23T20:00:43Z

Joel Salatin

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	'''Basic economics: $12 per chicken cost and $24/chicken gain.		'''Basic economics: $12 per chicken cost and $24/chicken gain.

			For a 4.5 lb chicken.

			=Bottom Line=
			= Pasture (Salatin-grade) vs Industrial Broiler Cost (Summary) =

			== Assumption ==
			* Pasture-raised (Polyface/Salatin-grade) production cost (all-in, farm-level): '''$15 per bird''' (your planning assumption).
			* Industrial broiler: use a widely-cited industry benchmark for '''total wholesale cost per pound'''.

			== Industrial Cost Benchmark (Wholesale-Level) ==
			* Aviagen "Broiler Economics" (Dec 2025) reports:
			** '''Total wholesale cost per pound: $0.99/lb'''
			** '''Revenue per pound (spot): $0.95/lb'''
			<ref>Source: Aviagen, ''Broiler Economics December 2025'', lines showing "Total Wholesale Cost per pound $0.99" and "Revenue per pound $0.95".</ref>

			== Per-Bird Equivalent (Example) ==
			If you assume a typical whole-bird equivalent carcass weight of ~4.5 lb:
			* Industrial cost per bird ≈ 4.5 lb × $0.99/lb = '''$4.46 per bird''' (wholesale-level)

			== Comparison Table ==
			{\| class="wikitable"
			! System !! Cost basis !! Cost metric !! Notes
			\|-
			\| Pasture-raised (Salatin-grade) \|\| Farm-level production cost \|\| '''$15 / bird''' \|\| Includes pasture system labor + infrastructure + processing + feed (grain-supplemented)
			\|-
			\| Industrial broiler \|\| Wholesale-level benchmark \|\| '''$0.99 / lb''' \|\| Industry composite "total wholesale cost per pound" (not retail)
			\|-
			\| Industrial broiler (per-bird example) \|\| Wholesale-level benchmark × assumed carcass wt \|\| '''~$4.46 / bird''' \|\| Example only; depends on carcass weight assumption
			\|}

			== Takeaway ==
			* Using these benchmarks, pasture-raised at $15/bird is roughly '''~3×''' the industrial wholesale-equivalent cost per bird (e.g., $15 vs ~$4.5).
			* This is why pasture-raised competes as a '''premium category''' rather than as a commodity substitute.

Marcin: /* Joel Salatin */

2026-01-23T19:58:18Z

Joel Salatin

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	➡ $1.00 – $2.50 per bird		➡ $1.00 – $2.50 per bird

			'''Basic economics: $12 per chicken cost and $24/chicken gain.

Marcin at 19:56, 23 January 2026

2026-01-23T19:56:46Z

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	$40 is small scale ineffiiciency.		$40 is small scale ineffiiciency.

			=[[Joel Salatin]]=
	Joel Salatin cost is - not released, only projected - [Joel Salatin has never publicly released a full, audited per-bird production cost breakdown.		Joel Salatin cost is - not released, only projected - [Joel Salatin has never publicly released a full, audited per-bird production cost breakdown.
	What exists are partial disclosures, interviews, talks, prices, and extension budgets explicitly modeled on his system. From those, we can reconstruct a tight, defensible cost envelope, but not a ledger-accurate number.] [https://chatgpt.com/share/6973cfc3-c534-8010-9447-a4f246576d1f]		What exists are partial disclosures, interviews, talks, prices, and extension budgets explicitly modeled on his system. From those, we can reconstruct a tight, defensible cost envelope, but not a ledger-accurate number.] [https://chatgpt.com/share/6973cfc3-c534-8010-9447-a4f246576d1f]

Marcin at 19:56, 23 January 2026

2026-01-23T19:56:25Z

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	Joel Salatin cost is - not released, only projected - [Joel Salatin has never publicly released a full, audited per-bird production cost breakdown.		Joel Salatin cost is - not released, only projected - [Joel Salatin has never publicly released a full, audited per-bird production cost breakdown.
	What exists are partial disclosures, interviews, talks, prices, and extension budgets explicitly modeled on his system. From those, we can reconstruct a tight, defensible cost envelope, but not a ledger-accurate number.] [https://chatgpt.com/share/6973cfc3-c534-8010-9447-a4f246576d1f]		What exists are partial disclosures, interviews, talks, prices, and extension budgets explicitly modeled on his system. From those, we can reconstruct a tight, defensible cost envelope, but not a ledger-accurate number.] [https://chatgpt.com/share/6973cfc3-c534-8010-9447-a4f246576d1f]

			Real labor cost (normalized)

			About 3–5 minutes per bird total across lifecycle

			At $15–$20/hr equivalent:

			➡ $1.00 – $2.50 per bird

Marcin at 19:54, 23 January 2026

2026-01-23T19:54:35Z

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	$40 is small scale ineffiiciency.		$40 is small scale ineffiiciency.

	Joel Salatin cost is		Joel Salatin cost is - not released, only projected - [Joel Salatin has never publicly released a full, audited per-bird production cost breakdown.
			What exists are partial disclosures, interviews, talks, prices, and extension budgets explicitly modeled on his system. From those, we can reconstruct a tight, defensible cost envelope, but not a ledger-accurate number.] [https://chatgpt.com/share/6973cfc3-c534-8010-9447-a4f246576d1f]

Marcin at 19:53, 23 January 2026

2026-01-23T19:53:24Z

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	10 lb for $15 at Walmart - [https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tyson-All-Natural-Premium-Young-Whole-Chicken-Twin-Pack-10-0-12-lb/25294831?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=109&gclsrc=aw.ds&adid=2222222227725294831_161193766053_21214199653&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=697173827980&wl4=pla-2348450966064&wl5=9023282&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=25294831&veh=sem_LIA&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21214199653&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIr6XYGg64fqcemOUt90_iBfw&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1czLBhDhARIsAIEc7uhdQvUHGKicSoZf9Qv3jP0Hpdt8Dew4dy7QSbzbJ-JieFQU7JWHEQAaAp34EALw_wcB]		10 lb for $15 at Walmart - [https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tyson-All-Natural-Premium-Young-Whole-Chicken-Twin-Pack-10-0-12-lb/25294831?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=109&gclsrc=aw.ds&adid=2222222227725294831_161193766053_21214199653&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=697173827980&wl4=pla-2348450966064&wl5=9023282&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=25294831&veh=sem_LIA&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21214199653&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIr6XYGg64fqcemOUt90_iBfw&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1czLBhDhARIsAIEc7uhdQvUHGKicSoZf9Qv3jP0Hpdt8Dew4dy7QSbzbJ-JieFQU7JWHEQAaAp34EALw_wcB]

			$40 is small scale ineffiiciency.

			Joel Salatin cost is

Marcin at 19:49, 23 January 2026

2026-01-23T19:49:55Z

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			10 lb for $15 at Walmart - [https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tyson-All-Natural-Premium-Young-Whole-Chicken-Twin-Pack-10-0-12-lb/25294831?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=109&gclsrc=aw.ds&adid=2222222227725294831_161193766053_21214199653&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=697173827980&wl4=pla-2348450966064&wl5=9023282&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=25294831&veh=sem_LIA&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21214199653&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIr6XYGg64fqcemOUt90_iBfw&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1czLBhDhARIsAIEc7uhdQvUHGKicSoZf9Qv3jP0Hpdt8Dew4dy7QSbzbJ-JieFQU7JWHEQAaAp34EALw_wcB]

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