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NC State Extension

2010 Soybean Contest Large Table

2010 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
178.19
203.99
205.64
207.21
218.06
220.29
221.92
224.84
245.54
255.53
259.19
262.50
266.33
274.48
275.26
276.74
277.79
280.54
282.71
283.56
283.63
283.94
287.51
293.42
294.59
295.65
296.84
296.84
300.77
301.09
301.90
303.44
306.02
307.94
309.38
313.24
314.04
316.00
316.12
318.24
321.10
326.77
327.96
328.41
331.91
337.04
337.74
340.21
344.93
345.06
347.94
348.71
351.80
357.18
384.56
396.37
431.11
18.75
22.50
24.75
26.25
26.25
26.25
38.63
45.00
45.00
46.50
46.50
48.00
48.00
48.54
49.88
51.00
51.00
51.00
51.90
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.65
52.91
52.91
53.55
53.55
54.00
56.40
56.40
56.64
56.64
57.00
57.00
57.00
57.00
57.78
58.20
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
63.00
67.50
67.50
67.50
67.50
67.50
67.50
67.50
75.00
75.00
41.97
44.07
49.61
50.66
52.68
61.83
62.98
63.26
63.84
65.25
66.03
66.41
66.51
67.00
67.58
68.13
70.80
73.06
73.10
73.27
73.57
75.86
76.63
76.99
77.96
78.42
78.58
78.79
78.96
78.96
79.06
79.40
79.61
80.92
83.35
83.98
84.55
84.83
85.41
85.70
85.79
86.52
86.65
87.13
87.89
88.18
89.50
90.66
91.24
92.00
94.25
95.44
108.21
108.30
114.81
122.06
122.73
39.22
40.14
41.58
42.73
43.00
45.65
46.81
47.69
48.00
50.84
51.83
52.90
53.41
54.70
54.77
55.01
56.01
56.17
56.44
56.49
56.68
56.83
57.60
58.25
58.58
58.58
58.59
58.95
59.77
59.83
60.05
60.32
61.34
62.94
63.41
63.55
63.73
63.77
63.97
64.21
64.38
65.00
65.09
65.16
65.28
65.38
65.40
65.65
66.96
67.00
67.37
67.45
67.72
67.98
68.93
69.09
70.64
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.44
12.83
13.54
24.13
24.23
24.23
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.37
24.37
24.59
24.59
24.65
24.88
25.24
25.63
25.63
25.63
25.65
25.65
25.66
25.66
26.08
26.31
26.31
26.31
27.07
27.07
27.20
27.31
27.31
27.69
27.72
27.72
27.72
28.02
28.32
29.16
30.49
21.52
22.51
23.39
23.41
25.21
25.68
27.53
27.99
28.31
28.39
29.11
29.43
30.56
30.58
30.71
30.86
31.20
31.64
31.87
31.94
32.38
32.53
33.29
33.37
33.48
33.62
34.29
34.35
34.35
34.42
34.67
35.18
35.40
35.69
35.83
37.14
37.29
37.40
37.80
38.29
38.97
39.32
39.43
39.47
39.93
39.96
40.08
40.41
40.86
41.08
41.35
41.78
41.94
42.32
42.62
42.66
43.07
.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
3.77
3.77
3.77
3.77
3.77
4.90
5.05
5.48
5.48
5.48
6.07
6.07
6.20
6.20
6.20
8.50
8.81
9.87
9.87
9.96
10.32
10.32
10.38
10.38
10.38
10.97
13.91
15.07
5.85
10.40
22.00
29.52
30.10
30.40
30.40
31.20
31.50
31.50
31.92
31.92
32.68
35.10
35.10
35.49
36.98
36.98
37.84
37.84
38.00
38.00
38.00
38.00
38.00
39.00
40.00
40.00
40.46
42.00
42.66
42.66
44.00
45.00
45.60
48.00
50.00
50.00
50.40
50.49
50.96
50.96
52.00
52.00
52.00
53.20
54.60
55.00
56.56
57.40
57.62
58.00
58.28
58.50
61.60
63.00
74.82
6.46
8.54
10.94
14.40
14.47
14.88
16.48
18.35
18.94
18.94
18.95
20.60
20.60
20.74
22.39
22.39
23.74
23.74
24.71
24.71
25.26
27.03
28.31
30.11
30.11
32.52
33.23
33.23
33.57
34.27
36.48
37.36
37.36
38.20
40.47
41.51
41.51
43.37
48.48
48.58
49.94
51.05
51.05
51.10
51.28
51.60
56.96
60.46
62.71
68.71
84.88
86.16
99.08
99.39
117.28
119.32
119.32
6.46
8.01
8.29
8.29
8.29
8.54
8.77
10.94
14.40
14.47
14.53
14.53
14.54
14.54
16.23
16.42
16.48
18.20
18.20
18.20
18.35
18.94
18.94
19.17
20.31
20.74
23.74
23.74
27.19
27.40
27.40
28.04
28.04
28.16
28.16
29.77
29.77
30.11
30.11
32.16
32.65
33.52
34.27
34.91
36.71
37.18
38.20
44.09
51.10
52.56
53.29
56.17
68.71
75.80
80.87
80.87
117.28
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
4.40
4.40
4.95
5.11
5.19
5.19
5.56
6.30
6.30
6.38
6.54
6.87
7.53
7.86
7.86
8.08
8.08
8.41
8.41
8.63
8.63
8.63
8.63
10.04
10.04
15.05
15.29
15.29
16.29
16.37
16.42
16.42
16.48
23.28
31.80
42.81
44.32
3.20
5.28
7.62
7.68
8.28
9.96
10.03
10.72
10.72
12.04
12.36
12.36
14.51
14.51
15.36
15.36
17.05
19.94
20.33
20.33
21.56
21.56
23.54
25.06
25.11
25.79
27.32
27.32
27.47
27.57
30.56
31.02
33.22
34.18
34.18
34.68
34.90
34.90
38.01
41.70
42.01
42.40
43.84
45.59
45.59
47.46
49.49
49.49
50.04
57.98
70.71
74.71
75.93
95.58
101.83
104.15
104.15
34.33
35.12
36.67
37.06
37.21
37.60
37.96
39.12
41.38
41.53
41.82
42.18
42.25
42.28
42.36
42.57
42.86
42.93
43.40
43.54
43.58
44.19
44.69
45.20
45.23
45.23
45.27
45.41
45.41
45.81
45.81
45.85
46.06
46.35
46.85
47.11
47.39
47.72
49.01
49.30
50.17
50.38
50.70
50.81
50.85
51.17
51.35
51.64
51.75
52.25
52.29
52.68
52.90
52.90
53.19
54.48
55.89
7.07
8.30
8.43
8.43
8.62
8.62
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
9.07
9.11
9.55
9.81
9.89
10.19
10.36
10.37
10.37
10.54
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.83
10.94
10.94
11.27
11.27
11.47
11.95
12.14
12.23
12.23
12.29
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.65
12.97
12.97
13.46
13.89
13.95
14.05
14.11
14.39
15.46
15.71
16.07
16.58
4.24
4.31
4.45
4.65
4.97
5.02
5.03
5.24
5.25
5.45
5.47
5.61
5.64
5.73
5.74
5.82
5.96
5.99
5.99
6.00
6.01
6.25
6.31
6.32
6.35
6.48
6.51
6.53
6.59
6.59
6.65
6.68
6.76
6.87
6.89
6.92
6.96
7.02
7.06
7.11
7.16
7.22
7.54
7.55
7.59
7.60
7.68
7.71
7.71
7.80
7.96
8.01
8.13
8.55
9.01
9.08
9.94
7.50
7.50
7.50
10.50
11.00
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
16.43
17.71
17.71
18.00
18.28
18.28
21.00
21.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.84
24.08
24.40
25.00
26.00
30.00
31.00
31.00
36.00

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
3.36
3.56
3.77
3.78
3.81
3.82
3.83
3.90
3.92
3.96
3.98
4.03
4.05
4.05
4.10
4.23
4.24
4.29
4.34
4.35
4.36
4.36
4.37
4.65
4.72
4.75
4.78
4.82
4.88
4.91
4.92
5.05
5.07
5.07
5.17
5.17
5.18
5.21
5.23
5.33
5.35
5.40
5.43
5.53
5.59
5.66
5.77
6.08
6.29
6.41
6.79
7.14
7.54
7.76
7.93
8.16
8.85
.32
.41
.48
.49
.49
.50
.51
.55
.57
.64
.72
.73
.73
.75
.77
.77
.77
.79
.80
.81
.83
.83
.84
.85
.85
.86
.86
.87
.88
.88
.88
.89
.91
.91
.92
.94
.94
.95
1.01
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.03
1.06
1.07
1.09
1.10
1.13
1.14
1.27
1.30
1.32
1.36
1.45
1.50
1.67
1.79
1.12
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.15
1.15
1.17
1.17
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.23
1.23
1.23
1.24
1.27
1.28
1.30
1.31
1.31
1.31
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.33
1.33
1.34
1.35
1.36
1.37
1.37
1.38
1.38
1.40
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.49
1.57
1.72
1.85
2.37
2.55
.67
.76
.78
.78
.79
.80
.80
.81
.81
.81
.81
.81
.84
.85
.86
.87
.87
.89
.89
.89
.90
.90
.91
.91
.92
.93
.95
.97
.98
.98
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.02
1.02
1.04
1.06
1.06
1.06
1.07
1.07
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13
1.22
1.25
1.28
1.28
1.42
1.45
1.60
1.73
.16
.22
.23
.24
.24
.27
.28
.30
.30
.30
.31
.31
.32
.34
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.36
.37
.37
.37
.38
.38
.39
.40
.41
.42
.42
.42
.42
.43
.43
.44
.44
.45
.46
.46
.46
.46
.47
.47
.47
.49
.49
.49
.50
.57
.62
.62
.65
.72
.77
.83
.83
.48
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.51
.51
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.52
.53
.53
.53
.53
.54
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.55
.55
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.58
.59
.60
.60
.60
.60
.61
.61
.61
.62
.62
.63
.64
.67
.67
.68
.69
.70
.77
.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
.05
.06
.06
.06
.07
.07
.07
.08
.10
.10
.10
.12
.13
.14
.14
.15
.16
.16
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.18
.20
.25
.12
.20
.39
.39
.41
.41
.42
.42
.46
.48
.48
.49
.49
.50
.52
.54
.55
.57
.57
.57
.59
.59
.59
.61
.63
.63
.63
.64
.65
.69
.69
.70
.72
.75
.75
.76
.79
.81
.81
.87
.92
.94
.95
.97
.97
1.01
1.03
1.06
1.08
1.14
1.25
1.35
1.36
1.39
1.40
1.49
1.54
.13
.17
.17
.20
.23
.24
.24
.25
.26
.30
.30
.31
.31
.32
.33
.34
.39
.45
.46
.48
.49
.51
.51
.51
.53
.53
.53
.55
.56
.57
.60
.60
.62
.63
.64
.66
.67
.67
.72
.72
.81
.83
.89
.89
1.04
1.11
1.42
1.45
1.55
1.56
1.57
1.59
1.60
1.63
1.65
1.66
1.84
.09
.10
.10
.13
.14
.17
.17
.18
.18
.19
.19
.20
.21
.22
.23
.23
.24
.24
.27
.30
.31
.32
.35
.35
.37
.39
.44
.45
.46
.47
.47
.47
.51
.51
.52
.52
.53
.53
.54
.57
.58
.62
.66
.75
.76
.80
.81
.86
.87
1.02
1.06
1.06
1.06
1.10
1.45
1.65
1.84
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.07
.08
.08
.08
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.10
.10
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.12
.12
.13
.14
.14
.14
.20
.20
.20
.22
.27
.30
.33
.52
.53
.55
.56
.69
.69
.06
.10
.10
.12
.14
.15
.16
.17
.17
.18
.24
.24
.25
.27
.29
.31
.31
.31
.34
.34
.36
.37
.37
.39
.41
.41
.43
.44
.44
.46
.51
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.59
.61
.61
.62
.62
.65
.68
.81
.86
.86
1.03
1.04
1.10
1.18
1.19
1.36
1.37
1.43
1.44
1.54
1.55
.63
.64
.65
.65
.65
.66
.66
.66
.67
.67
.67
.67
.68
.68
.68
.68
.68
.70
.70
.72
.72
.73
.73
.74
.74
.75
.76
.76
.76
.76
.76
.76
.77
.78
.78
.78
.79
.79
.80
.81
.81
.82
.82
.82
.82
.83
.83
.84
.85
.92
.96
.98
1.00
1.00
1.02
1.11
1.17
.12
.12
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.16
.16
.17
.17
.18
.18
.18
.18
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.20
.20
.20
.20
.21
.21
.21
.22
.22
.22
.23
.23
.24
.25
.25
.26
.26
.27
.28
.29
.33
.35
.42
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.09
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