New House Costs and Cash Flow Estimates

New broiler house construction has slowed in recent years as a result of the economic recession. Nevertheless, new house construction to primarily replace depreciated facilities, continues across the poultry producing regions of Georgia. Financing for new broiler house construction is dependent on cash flow assessments for these operations. A recent survey of broiler housing costs and cash flow examples (Cunningham and Fairchild, 2009) provides some insight to the current situation for prospecti...ve growers.