. 2019 Nov 6;9:16093. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52677-6

Table 2.

Expected differences in equilibrium meat price and quantities as well as profits for the entire US market in conventional rearing as compared to welfare-friendly rearing.

	Conventional rearing	Welfare-friendly rearing	Difference
Meat price ($US per kg)	2.203 [2.203; 2.203]	2.164 [2.163; 2.165]	−0.038 [−0.039; -0.037]
Total sold meat quantity (Million Kg)	9,463.032 [9286.834; 9639.673]	9,640.576 [9465.919; 9815.686]	177.54 [174.87; 180.33]
Total revenue (Million $US)	20,843.5 [20,456; 21,233]	20,865 [20,477; 21,254]	21.5 [21; 21.7]
Total costs (Million $US)^#	1,935 [1,935; 1,935]	645 [625; 665]	−1,290 [−1,310; -1,269]
Total profit (Million $US)^#	18,909 [18,521; 19,298]	20,220 [19,843; 20,598]	1,311 [1,291; 1,331]
Consumer surplus (Million $US)	9,668 [9488; 9848]	10,034 [9857; 10211]	366 [361; 372]

Conventional rearing

Welfare-friendly rearing

Difference

Meat price ($US per kg)

2.203

[2.203; 2.203]

2.164

[2.163; 2.165]

−0.038

[−0.039; -0.037]

Total sold meat quantity (Million Kg)

9,463.032

[9286.834; 9639.673]

9,640.576

[9465.919; 9815.686]

177.54

[174.87; 180.33]

Total revenue (Million $US)

20,843.5

[20,456; 21,233]

20,865

[20,477; 21,254]

21.5

[21; 21.7]

Total costs (Million $US)^#

1,935

[1,935; 1,935]

645

[625; 665]

−1,290

[−1,310; -1,269]

Total profit (Million $US)^#

18,909

[18,521; 19,298]

20,220

[19,843; 20,598]

1,311

[1,291; 1,331]

Consumer surplus (Million $US)

9,668

[9488; 9848]

10,034

[9857; 10211]

366

[361; 372]

^#Calculation excluding common costs.

95% Confidence intervals appear in squared brackets, as calculated using a bootstrap procedure.