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NC State Extension

2009 Soybean Contest Large Table

2009 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
233.20
247.86
267.86
269.81
282.54
285.50
286.45
287.05
287.12
291.76
292.00
292.36
294.97
311.88
312.94
319.12
323.46
325.09
327.58
328.81
328.81
330.03
330.67
333.81
336.45
342.50
342.93
343.11
343.47
345.62
349.20
353.10
355.39
356.13
360.29
364.69
367.99
371.52
371.63
375.94
377.40
378.14
403.34
438.07
22.80
24.00
26.25
26.25
26.25
26.40
30.00
41.25
45.00
45.00
45.00
48.00
48.89
48.89
49.20
51.00
51.00
51.00
51.00
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
55.20
55.50
55.50
55.52
57.00
57.60
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
67.50
76.93
79.88
81.50
85.33
88.72
89.01
91.52
102.41
102.46
103.00
107.57
107.77
108.16
108.76
109.09
109.19
109.78
110.94
113.44
115.63
115.97
116.98
116.98
120.63
121.27
121.56
121.72
121.86
125.24
126.14
126.72
126.72
127.90
128.26
129.22
133.93
134.76
135.02
135.21
137.18
140.16
142.26
154.31
186.10
39.06
39.45
44.62
44.98
45.22
49.07
49.17
49.49
50.14
51.37
53.05
54.28
55.07
55.18
55.66
56.28
56.75
56.86
56.93
57.07
57.33
57.60
57.60
57.95
58.27
61.45
62.26
62.53
62.81
63.35
63.38
63.44
63.44
63.81
64.61
64.96
65.04
65.36
65.39
65.43
65.54
66.52
67.35
69.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.30
12.30
13.54
22.74
22.74
23.72
23.72
23.73
23.76
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.33
24.88
24.88
25.12
25.12
25.57
25.57
25.63
25.63
25.63
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.41
26.78
26.99
27.16
27.44
27.81
25.19
26.91
27.07
27.30
28.75
29.16
30.06
31.31
31.70
31.94
32.32
32.45
32.56
32.56
32.63
32.68
32.77
33.07
33.97
34.22
34.86
34.86
35.54
35.82
36.12
36.50
37.02
37.03
37.58
37.78
37.81
37.96
37.99
38.20
38.73
39.04
39.05
39.14
39.91
40.21
40.55
40.66
40.66
42.16
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
2.47
3.07
3.07
5.48
5.67
6.07
6.07
6.20
6.20
6.20
6.24
6.24
7.78
8.50
8.50
8.50
9.24
9.24
9.43
11.07
26.86
30.24
30.40
32.63
34.20
35.20
35.28
35.52
35.61
35.61
35.62
35.62
36.00
37.44
37.60
38.00
39.00
39.60
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.32
40.50
42.00
42.32
42.32
43.00
43.54
43.54
44.00
44.62
45.00
46.50
47.40
48.36
52.80
53.28
56.16
56.40
57.60
59.80
60.80
64.00
91.20
12.94
15.36
21.88
22.02
22.02
22.21
25.74
27.21
27.21
27.21
27.74
27.93
29.13
30.84
31.03
31.03
31.80
32.58
34.57
35.54
35.54
39.29
39.29
39.64
39.81
41.15
42.00
42.24
43.96
44.59
46.10
46.90
47.63
50.22
50.90
55.48
55.48
56.76
58.56
58.70
60.72
62.77
67.45
67.47
8.77
12.69
12.69
12.69
12.94
15.36
17.76
17.76
18.41
19.65
21.06
25.74
26.99
26.99
27.21
27.74
28.37
30.84
31.03
31.03
31.80
32.27
32.40
32.58
32.59
32.87
32.93
32.93
34.57
38.16
39.07
39.18
39.50
39.64
43.12
44.59
44.88
49.66
55.48
55.48
58.16
58.70
60.72
61.93
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
4.94
4.94
5.04
5.55
5.68
6.76
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.57
7.73
7.78
7.78
7.90
7.90
7.93
7.97
7.97
19.59
22.59
24.02
26.86
9.68
12.10
15.00
18.72
18.83
19.36
20.10
21.06
21.77
21.77
21.96
22.65
22.65
24.20
26.86
28.47
28.67
28.90
30.74
30.74
32.65
32.65
33.72
33.72
33.86
35.36
36.92
38.09
38.52
39.00
44.74
44.74
45.27
45.42
45.61
46.04
46.05
46.56
48.16
48.49
49.72
50.01
62.10
62.23
39.01
39.73
40.12
41.06
41.89
41.96
42.57
43.69
44.59
44.87
44.87
45.23
45.27
45.38
45.41
45.45
45.88
46.13
46.46
46.49
46.89
47.03
47.25
47.25
47.25
47.79
48.55
49.23
49.63
49.81
49.84
49.91
49.99
50.81
51.17
51.17
51.46
51.78
51.89
51.96
52.00
52.94
53.48
53.73
7.07
8.43
8.43
8.43
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
9.32
9.53
9.66
9.91
10.27
10.37
10.45
10.45
10.46
10.46
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.90
10.90
11.13
11.13
11.27
11.27
11.34
11.51
11.65
11.66
11.86
11.95
11.95
12.35
12.63
13.63
5.95
6.15
6.28
6.29
6.42
6.47
6.67
6.83
6.95
7.01
7.04
7.09
7.17
7.24
7.25
7.30
7.37
7.46
7.56
7.57
7.61
7.72
7.72
7.73
7.75
7.85
7.98
8.03
8.08
8.09
8.15
8.16
8.30
8.31
8.32
8.59
8.64
8.69
8.72
8.75
8.79
8.89
9.78
10.76
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
10.50
11.50
11.50
12.75
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
17.63
17.63
20.50
21.50
22.00
23.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
26.00
26.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
30.00

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
3.89
3.96
4.20
4.20
4.42
4.47
4.50
4.53
4.55
4.57
4.59
4.64
4.69
4.71
4.74
4.80
4.85
4.88
4.95
4.96
5.02
5.02
5.12
5.12
5.14
5.14
5.15
5.17
5.18
5.37
5.46
5.59
5.60
5.64
5.66
5.69
5.74
5.80
5.81
5.88
5.89
6.54
6.72
6.77
.35
.36
.41
.42
.47
.50
.59
.62
.62
.63
.64
.67
.67
.67
.69
.69
.69
.70
.72
.72
.76
.76
.77
.79
.81
.81
.83
.83
.84
.84
.85
.85
.86
.89
.90
.95
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.04
1.04
1.09
1.13
1.17
1.65
1.65
1.66
1.66
1.67
1.67
1.67
1.67
1.67
1.67
1.69
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.72
1.72
1.72
1.72
1.72
1.73
1.75
1.76
1.76
1.77
1.78
1.79
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.81
1.81
1.82
1.83
1.83
1.84
1.85
1.89
1.91
1.97
2.02
2.09
2.15
2.85
.67
.68
.70
.75
.76
.78
.79
.80
.81
.81
.82
.83
.83
.84
.84
.85
.85
.87
.87
.87
.87
.88
.88
.89
.90
.90
.93
.93
.94
.95
.95
.95
.95
.98
.99
.99
.99
1.02
1.02
1.04
1.07
1.09
1.13
1.17
.16
.17
.19
.21
.21
.21
.27
.27
.29
.31
.31
.32
.32
.32
.32
.32
.33
.34
.34
.35
.35
.36
.36
.36
.37
.37
.38
.39
.39
.40
.41
.41
.41
.41
.41
.42
.42
.45
.46
.47
.48
.50
.52
.57
.48
.49
.49
.50
.50
.50
.50
.51
.51
.51
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.52
.52
.52
.52
.53
.53
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.55
.56
.56
.57
.57
.57
.57
.58
.60
.60
.60
.61
.61
.61
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.03
.05
.05
.07
.08
.08
.08
.08
.09
.09
.11
.11
.11
.11
.13
.14
.14
.17
.18
.18
.35
.37
.44
.45
.47
.47
.48
.49
.49
.49
.51
.52
.55
.59
.59
.59
.61
.61
.63
.65
.66
.67
.67
.67
.68
.68
.69
.69
.71
.71
.72
.79
.80
.83
.83
.84
.84
.88
.93
.95
1.05
1.15
1.16
1.51
.16
.28
.28
.31
.34
.36
.37
.37
.40
.43
.44
.44
.46
.47
.49
.53
.57
.58
.59
.59
.61
.62
.62
.62
.62
.63
.65
.65
.66
.68
.68
.72
.72
.72
.77
.78
.82
.84
.95
.98
1.00
1.08
1.12
1.13
.14
.16
.16
.16
.23
.23
.24
.26
.31
.31
.36
.37
.37
.41
.43
.44
.44
.45
.48
.50
.52
.52
.53
.53
.54
.56
.57
.59
.60
.60
.61
.63
.65
.67
.68
.72
.75
.77
.78
.81
.86
.88
.97
1.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.06
.08
.08
.09
.09
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.11
.11
.13
.13
.13
.14
.16
.18
.33
.33
.38
.39
.12
.22
.24
.28
.28
.28
.29
.30
.31
.37
.40
.40
.42
.43
.43
.43
.44
.45
.45
.47
.48
.49
.53
.53
.55
.55
.57
.58
.58
.59
.59
.62
.62
.63
.77
.78
.78
.78
.78
.81
.82
.83
.86
1.07
.65
.65
.65
.66
.66
.66
.67
.67
.67
.67
.68
.69
.69
.69
.69
.69
.70
.71
.72
.72
.73
.73
.74
.74
.74
.74
.74
.75
.75
.76
.76
.76
.76
.77
.77
.77
.79
.82
.83
.83
.86
.88
.90
.92
.10
.11
.11
.11
.12
.13
.13
.13
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.16
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.18
.18
.18
.18
.19
.19
.20
.20
.20
.21
.21
.21
.22
.22
.23
.24
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.14
.14
.15
.15
.17
.12
.13
.15
.16
.16
.17
.17
.18
.19
.20
.20
.20
.21
.21
.21
.22
.22
.22
.23
.24
.24
.25
.26
.27
.27
.27
.27
.30
.30
.31
.33
.33
.33
.35
.35
.35
.35
.38
.42
.44
.45
.45
.46
.57
83.20
82.50
81.00
78.40
78.30
78.10
77.80
76.90
76.10
76.10
75.10
72.80
72.60
72.40
72.30
71.80
70.70
68.80
66.70
65.20
65.19
65.19
64.60
64.20
63.10
63.00
62.10
61.40
60.20
60.10
60.00
59.70
59.60
58.60
58.60
57.80
55.30
52.20
50.50
50.30
48.00
45.40
44.30
42.30
187.50
184.89
180.75
176.75
174.22
173.56
172.89
172.34
169.11
166.89
165.45
163.62
161.33
160.89
156.60
152.20
146.35
144.89
143.60
142.52
142.18
142.18
139.55
139.52
139.38
138.00
136.92
135.68
133.47
131.46
130.50
128.40
122.89
120.40
120.20
120.00
112.38
112.22
111.78
106.67
105.09
100.71
98.44
91.69
38.50
38.20
34.00
33.40
33.10
32.80
32.30
31.10
30.70
30.10
29.90
28.80
28.30
27.60
27.40
26.10
21.80
21.79
20.20
19.90
19.06
19.06
17.80
17.40
17.10
16.60
16.20
15.80
15.70
15.10
14.20
12.20
10.30
10.20
10.10
10.00
5.50
5.30
5.00
3.00
2.80
.30
-.70
-5.40
2.11
2.04
1.80
1.80
1.58
1.53
1.50
1.47
1.45
1.43
1.41
1.36
1.31
1.29
1.26
1.20
1.15
1.12
1.05
1.04
.98
.98
.88
.88
.86
.86
.85
.83
.82
.63
.54
.41
.40
.36
.34
.31
.26
.20
.19
.12
.11
-.54
-.72
-.77
158.60
150.00
147.35
123.37
120.15
117.93
115.39
114.48
105.57
102.11
100.61
93.86
93.68
92.50
91.30
83.74
81.41
81.09
79.20
70.51
67.06
62.63
62.35
62.35
60.72
54.58
53.79
53.51
39.20
37.74
32.42
21.44
20.93
18.86
17.94
15.88
15.27
12.27
9.44
7.50
5.46
-31.34
-32.65
-46.87
.54
.51
.43
.43
.36
.34
.33
.32
.32
.31
.31
.29
.28
.27
.27
.25
.24
.23
.21
.21
.20
.19
.19
.19
.17
.17
.16
.16
.16
.12
.10
.07
.07
.06
.06
.06
.04
.03
.03
.02
.02
-.08
-.11
-.11