How 10-Year IRR Rewrites the Playbook for Dairy, Meat, and Poultry Investments in the Greek Landscape
Designing an investment roadmap for livestock means viewing each farm as a capital project, not merely as a production unit.
Here’s a snapshot from my internal 10-year IRR model. It includes four projects set for 2026 in the animal protein sector: dairy goats, dairy sheep, cow-calf finishing, and broilers in Greece.
What does it show very clearly?
- Not all species are equal in capital efficiency. Cow-calf finishing and broilers deliver (meat sector) noticeably better 10-year IRR, even under conservative assumptions.
- Some legacy models diminish value. The negative IRR in the dairy sheep project is a real indicator of underlying problems, not just an accounting quirk. It highlights structural issues in costs and productivity.
- Capital allocation has become a strategic consideration. In an environment of high interest rates, every euro invested in livestock should be evaluated through stress testing against realistic cash flow projections, rather than relying solely on tradition or habit.
This kind of work beautifully brings together animal science, farm management, and corporate finance. It’s about transforming biological systems into solid, trustworthy investment opportunities that can truly thrive.
