Table 1: Farm performance and willingness to pay for milk quota under different quota restrictions
In a dynamic optimization model for a representative German farm, 2025–2065
Scenario Quota (% of Baseline) Quota (kg) Net Present Value (€) Marginal WTP (€/kg) Average Cows GHG Emissions (t/yr) N-Balance (kg/yr)
q100 100 393,260.3 1,560,370.0 0.0000 49.1600 1,791.3500 6,002.7800
q95 95 373,597.3 1,512,035.5 0.1910 46.7000 1,715.7100 5,941.8300
q90 90 353,934.3 1,467,737.8 0.1938 44.2400 1,641.5300 5,902.3000
q85 85 334,271.3 1,428,155.7 0.1901 41.7800 1,567.7800 5,869.6200
q80 80 314,608.3 1,368,880.4 0.2034 39.3300 1,485.9100 5,698.9100
q75 75 294,945.3 1,298,872.3 0.2128 36.8700 1,400.4700 5,467.4200
q70 70 275,282.2 1,228,140.9 0.2063 34.4100 1,314.7200 5,224.6400
q65 65 255,619.2 1,155,754.4 0.1977 31.9500 1,226.5700 4,918.4600
q60 60 235,956.2 1,084,105.5 0.1882 29.4900 1,138.6400 4,616.1700
Source: Full Farm Finance Quota Analysis.