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Re: Cost of a crop from start to finish ?
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Posted by John (C-IL) on October 24, 2006 at 20:10:35 from (64.12.116.74):
In Reply to: Re: Cost of a crop from start to finish ? posted by John (MO) on October 24, 2006 at 13:11:33:
Hey John, I'd like 500 tons of that lime hauled and spread. Around here it's $18 a ton for the lime, hauling and spreading. The lime costs about $6-8 per ton depending on the quarry. So.... that would mean that spreading and hauling would be from $20 to $30 per acre. Now, wheat is not a big lime user because of lower nitrogen use. But nitrogen will probably cost $25 to $35 and acre. Seed costs would be $18 to $36 per acre (public vs. Pioneer). Insurance $5 and acre. SWAG $100 an acre for inputs and machinery PLUS labor and land costs. If you have 80 bu what at $4 = $320 income so you have $220 left for L & LC. If the bottom falls out of the wheat market and yields are lower you are pretty thin on margin.
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