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NC State Extension

2006 Soybean Contest Large Table

2006 Soybean Production and Most Efficient Yield (MEY) Contests for North Carolina

The large table is associated with all contest submissions each year. Each column is organized from smallest to largest input cost. Each column is sorted independently from the next. The average value in each column is highlight in red. The table is setup this way so within any given column a grower can see where their input costs sit compared to other growers in the state.

Cost per Acre Results

Cost per Acre ($/Acre)
Total Land Lime Machinery Tillage Seed Pest Weed Insect Chemicals Harvest Labor Operating Misc
Total Ownership Operating
161.58
165.92
172.10
177.18
177.29
179.37
182.37
183.96
188.68
189.24
193.46
194.59
194.67
196.70
199.14
201.84
203.86
204.38
204.50
204.82
206.04
207.93
210.81
210.96
211.95
212.55
212.55
213.17
213.48
214.20
214.94
215.08
216.40
218.70
219.14
219.49
219.58
220.60
220.84
221.51
222.02
223.80
225.49
225.61
226.01
227.36
228.68
230.00
230.28
231.68
237.65
238.10
239.69
243.42
244.77
256.50
258.62
262.42
24.00
24.00
24.00
25.13
25.69
26.25
27.75
30.00
45.00
45.00
45.00
46.88
48.00
48.75
48.75
51.00
51.00
51.00
51.00
51.00
51.00
51.05
51.05
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
54.00
57.00
57.00
58.20
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
67.50
67.50
67.50
75.00
24.04
24.24
25.25
25.29
25.52
26.57
26.77
27.55
27.62
27.69
28.26
28.40
28.53
28.58
28.59
28.60
28.67
28.83
28.94
29.15
29.44
29.65
30.26
30.45
30.88
31.00
31.30
31.84
31.93
32.25
32.26
32.57
32.71
32.72
32.72
32.78
33.01
33.14
33.23
33.45
33.47
33.60
33.72
33.80
33.80
34.55
35.90
36.62
36.64
37.37
38.83
40.73
43.07
45.33
45.52
47.49
48.16
54.53
45.64
48.75
50.97
51.04
51.56
51.80
52.01
52.62
52.68
53.34
54.00
54.14
55.08
55.18
55.18
55.67
55.92
56.80
57.95
58.08
58.15
58.47
58.58
58.83
58.83
58.94
59.09
59.13
59.38
59.41
59.76
59.84
59.84
59.97
59.99
60.22
60.66
60.68
61.20
61.33
61.40
61.44
61.52
61.75
61.86
62.28
62.72
62.92
63.20
63.51
63.54
63.57
63.69
63.85
66.25
67.44
67.88
72.37
23.56
23.56
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.21
24.72
24.74
24.74
24.92
25.24
25.50
25.59
25.59
25.71
25.92
26.15
26.15
26.15
26.15
26.18
26.18
26.22
26.22
26.22
26.50
26.50
26.69
26.69
26.70
26.86
26.91
27.08
27.28
27.28
27.56
27.56
27.56
27.58
28.31
29.11
29.85
21.50
24.61
26.83
26.90
27.28
27.42
27.76
27.87
28.24
28.96
29.03
29.06
29.13
29.45
29.70
29.86
30.65
30.94
31.80
32.13
32.28
32.76
32.97
33.08
33.17
33.23
33.23
33.62
33.69
33.86
33.88
33.94
34.01
34.16
34.95
34.99
35.02
35.02
35.15
35.23
35.24
35.44
35.83
35.94
36.08
36.13
36.23
36.43
36.51
36.66
37.01
37.61
38.97
39.43
39.71
40.74
42.52
43.74
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
4.43
4.43
6.06
6.06
6.06
6.07
6.07
6.07
6.20
6.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.56
7.56
7.78
8.50
8.85
9.24
9.24
9.24
10.15
10.15
10.38
10.38
10.38
12.68
13.41
15.42
16.50
6.50
12.00
16.22
17.25
18.05
19.20
19.24
19.50
19.50
20.16
20.80
20.80
20.80
20.80
20.80
21.60
21.60
21.84
21.84
21.84
22.04
23.20
23.20
23.20
23.20
23.20
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.40
23.60
23.60
23.92
24.00
24.70
24.70
26.00
26.00
26.55
27.00
27.14
27.28
28.35
28.50
28.60
29.00
29.00
29.00
30.84
31.20
31.80
31.90
33.60
33.80
36.00
36.40
37.85
40.32
5.95
6.93
8.63
9.51
9.57
10.09
10.13
11.27
11.87
12.37
12.37
14.71
15.87
16.71
17.32
17.57
17.73
18.51
18.87
19.32
19.32
19.32
21.79
22.40
22.49
22.80
24.53
25.27
25.27
25.45
25.45
25.87
26.53
27.07
27.24
27.67
27.67
28.04
28.65
28.72
30.67
31.90
32.45
33.08
33.75
34.73
35.39
37.21
38.27
38.27
39.84
39.84
40.44
46.06
47.35
47.35
48.74
53.67
5.95
6.73
6.93
7.50
8.63
9.51
9.57
10.09
10.13
11.27
11.87
12.37
12.37
15.14
16.59
16.71
17.57
17.73
17.78
18.87
19.32
19.32
19.32
19.69
21.66
21.79
22.25
22.49
22.80
22.83
22.83
24.46
25.15
25.27
25.27
25.51
25.87
26.33
26.33
26.33
26.33
26.53
26.93
26.93
27.24
28.65
30.67
31.17
33.08
36.48
37.79
37.79
39.79
39.84
39.84
40.44
42.28
44.49
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
2.22
2.22
5.78
6.46
6.87
7.30
7.67
7.70
7.99
8.90
9.56
9.56
10.58
10.58
12.52
13.13
2.93
3.90
4.50
5.96
6.48
6.54
7.10
7.14
7.75
9.27
9.27
9.27
9.34
9.34
9.55
9.62
9.72
12.45
12.51
12.58
13.03
13.03
14.21
14.70
14.74
14.94
15.83
17.19
18.12
18.21
18.36
18.36
18.38
18.38
18.68
18.98
19.41
19.60
20.34
23.40
24.60
25.22
25.36
25.49
26.65
26.93
28.34
29.00
30.16
31.28
31.28
33.04
33.04
34.29
34.96
34.96
35.91
41.28
36.40
38.96
39.28
39.50
40.14
40.57
40.60
40.85
40.92
41.14
41.64
41.96
42.17
42.53
42.74
42.99
42.99
43.06
43.13
43.13
43.85
43.88
44.10
44.38
44.45
44.67
44.77
44.99
44.99
45.20
45.23
45.23
45.52
45.84
46.20
46.27
46.63
46.80
46.91
46.95
47.05
47.09
47.23
47.52
47.52
47.80
47.95
48.73
48.98
49.01
49.23
49.37
49.58
50.76
51.79
52.58
52.86
56.89
6.67
7.07
7.07
7.28
8.18
8.35
8.35
8.43
8.43
8.62
8.75
8.83
8.83
8.83
9.37
9.65
9.70
10.07
10.23
10.23
10.46
10.47
10.47
10.47
10.48
10.48
10.48
10.48
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.99
11.20
11.42
11.63
11.66
11.66
11.67
11.67
11.83
11.83
11.86
11.86
11.87
11.95
12.35
12.35
12.77
12.89
13.83
14.11
14.38
2.95
3.23
3.31
3.38
3.48
3.50
3.53
3.54
3.62
3.63
3.67
3.70
3.70
3.70
3.71
3.77
3.82
3.84
3.85
3.86
3.87
3.87
3.90
3.92
3.92
3.97
4.01
4.01
4.01
4.02
4.04
4.06
4.08
4.08
4.09
4.19
4.20
4.21
4.25
4.26
4.26
4.30
4.38
4.39
4.42
4.44
4.45
4.50
4.61
4.61
4.62
4.66
4.67
4.77
5.00
5.01
5.17
5.45
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.25
15.25
15.25
15.25
15.30
15.30
15.30
15.30
15.40
16.28
16.41
16.41
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.00
18.09
19.50
19.50
20.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
22.35
22.50
25.00

Cost per Bushel and Profit Per Bushel, Acre, Dollar Results

Cost per Bushel ($/Bushel) Profit per
Total Land Lime Machinery Tillage Seed Pest Weed Insect Chemicals Harvest Labor Operating Misc Yield %NRCS Diff Bushel Acre Dollar
Total Owner-
ship
Operating
2.62
2.71
2.79
2.89
2.93
3.03
3.07
3.09
3.09
3.09
3.14
3.15
3.17
3.23
3.27
3.28
3.31
3.34
3.38
3.41
3.45
3.45
3.45
3.52
3.53
3.54
3.59
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.61
3.61
3.61
3.62
3.64
3.65
3.70
3.75
3.76
3.78
3.78
3.80
3.83
3.83
3.89
3.89
3.90
3.97
4.00
4.02
4.02
4.07
4.09
4.32
4.43
4.77
5.07
5.50
.45
.47
.48
.48
.52
.54
.56
.57
.59
.65
.65
.70
.72
.73
.74
.75
.75
.76
.78
.79
.82
.83
.83
.84
.86
.86
.86
.86
.88
.89
.90
.91
.91
.92
.92
.92
.92
.93
.94
.95
.95
.96
.97
.98
.99
.99
1.02
1.03
1.05
1.06
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.10
1.11
1.14
1.25
1.69
.44
.45
.46
.47
.47
.47
.47
.48
.48
.48
.48
.49
.49
.49
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.51
.51
.51
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.52
.53
.53
.53
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.55
.56
.58
.58
.59
.59
.59
.60
.65
.68
.70
.72
.74
.81
.87
.97
.73
.78
.79
.82
.84
.84
.85
.85
.86
.87
.88
.89
.89
.90
.90
.92
.93
.93
.94
.94
.95
.96
.97
.98
.98
.98
.98
.99
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.02
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.06
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.08
1.08
1.09
1.09
1.11
1.11
1.11
1.11
1.12
1.13
1.13
1.17
1.20
1.22
1.27
1.29
.26
.30
.30
.32
.34
.34
.34
.34
.34
.36
.36
.36
.37
.37
.37
.38
.39
.40
.40
.40
.41
.41
.42
.42
.43
.43
.43
.44
.44
.44
.45
.45
.45
.45
.45
.46
.46
.46
.47
.48
.48
.48
.49
.50
.50
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.53
.54
.55
.55
.55
.57
.63
.68
.47
.49
.49
.49
.50
.51
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.52
.53
.53
.53
.53
.53
.53
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.57
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.58
.59
.59
.59
.59
.59
.59
.59
.60
.60
.61
.61
.62
.62
.64
.64
.65
.65
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.07
.07
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.11
.11
.11
.12
.12
.12
.12
.13
.13
.13
.13
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.18
.18
.19
.21
.23
.25
.31
.14
.22
.23
.24
.25
.26
.27
.29
.29
.29
.30
.31
.32
.34
.35
.35
.36
.36
.36
.36
.37
.37
.37
.38
.39
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.41
.42
.43
.43
.43
.43
.45
.46
.46
.47
.48
.48
.49
.51
.51
.52
.53
.55
.57
.57
.59
.60
.61
.67
.74
.82
.91
.10
.10
.14
.16
.17
.19
.21
.21
.21
.21
.21
.22
.26
.27
.30
.30
.30
.31
.33
.33
.35
.35
.36
.37
.38
.40
.40
.40
.41
.41
.41
.41
.42
.42
.43
.43
.45
.48
.49
.51
.51
.53
.54
.54
.55
.57
.57
.61
.65
.65
.71
.72
.73
.74
.76
.78
.87
1.23
.10
.10
.10
.12
.14
.16
.17
.19
.21
.21
.21
.21
.22
.25
.27
.29
.30
.30
.30
.32
.33
.35
.35
.36
.37
.37
.37
.38
.39
.39
.39
.40
.40
.40
.40
.41
.41
.42
.42
.44
.45
.48
.48
.48
.49
.51
.51
.51
.54
.55
.57
.62
.63
.63
.65
.70
.76
.91
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.04
.04
.10
.11
.12
.13
.13
.14
.14
.15
.16
.18
.20
.20
.22
.29
.05
.06
.09
.10
.11
.12
.12
.13
.14
.14
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.17
.20
.21
.22
.22
.22
.24
.24
.25
.26
.26
.27
.27
.27
.28
.31
.31
.31
.32
.34
.35
.35
.35
.36
.36
.37
.37
.38
.39
.39
.42
.42
.44
.46
.49
.53
.53
.54
.58
.61
.61
.74
.95
.61
.65
.65
.66
.67
.68
.69
.69
.69
.69
.70
.71
.71
.71
.71
.72
.72
.72
.72
.72
.72
.73
.73
.73
.74
.75
.75
.76
.76
.76
.76
.76
.76
.77
.77
.77
.78
.78
.79
.79
.80
.80
.80
.80
.81
.82
.82
.83
.84
.85
.85
.86
.86
.87
.90
.90
.91
1.03
.11
.12
.13
.13
.13
.14
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.16
.16
.16
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.20
.20
.21
.21
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.23
.23
.23
.24
.26
.32
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.06
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