Table 4 Changes in milk yield and prices; ghee making yields and prices during wet, normal dry season and droughts.
Item | Season | Kiruhura | Isingiro |
|---|---|---|---|
Average milk yield per cows (litres) | Wet | 8.67 | 2.29 |
Dry | 4.14 | 2.06 | |
Drought | 1.72 | 1.12 | |
Average milk price (UGX)/litre | Wet | 650 | 510 |
Dry | 1,039 | 970 | |
Drought | 1,247 | 1,460 | |
Ghee making (Litres/Kg per week) | Wet | 33 | 1.6 |
Dry | 15.2 | 0 | |
Drought | 5 | 0 | |
Ghee prices (UGX/Kg) | Wet | 3,475 | 3,297 |
Dry | 4,647 | 4,712 | |
Drought | 6,223 | 6,075 |