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NC State Extension

2012 Soybean Contest Large Table

2012 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
237.28
244.79
251.99
256.03
262.29
264.86
265.80
268.07
271.21
275.53
277.64
284.81
285.73
286.27
289.18
292.50
298.97
300.74
301.29
302.07
302.47
303.25
304.06
305.16
307.75
309.74
310.13
311.22
312.12
312.21
313.73
315.34
320.12
321.18
321.87
322.56
324.97
329.16
332.41
338.56
339.66
339.97
340.07
341.37
342.11
343.82
344.84
344.84
346.64
354.25
362.10
363.77
365.18
371.39
375.51
379.49
380.27
380.47
381.51
382.71
386.26
386.75
391.04
394.15
395.22
399.33
405.25
20.63
22.50
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.75
25.13
25.54
25.95
26.25
26.25
26.25
26.39
26.63
27.00
27.00
28.50
30.00
30.00
45.00
45.00
46.72
48.00
48.00
48.45
49.50
50.25
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
54.00
54.00
54.00
54.75
55.50
55.50
57.00
57.00
57.00
57.00
57.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
63.00
63.62
67.50
75.00
82.50
73.69
75.41
76.68
79.46
79.78
81.04
81.16
82.54
82.67
82.88
82.91
83.22
84.26
84.37
84.60
84.95
85.41
86.33
87.59
87.94
88.32
88.51
90.92
91.24
91.42
91.63
92.36
93.34
94.07
94.35
94.41
94.60
94.94
95.17
95.86
95.90
96.52
96.78
97.55
97.75
97.85
98.39
98.97
99.79
101.38
102.45
102.64
102.69
102.76
102.85
103.55
103.64
105.34
105.86
109.16
111.26
115.77
117.12
117.60
118.56
119.76
120.52
121.51
123.22
128.67
145.27
149.97
39.12
42.52
44.28
44.85
45.37
45.57
45.64
46.04
46.13
47.92
49.07
49.46
51.42
51.82
52.02
52.05
52.44
52.79
54.06
54.66
54.82
55.47
55.72
57.52
58.03
58.12
58.54
59.09
59.30
59.35
59.38
59.62
59.99
60.34
61.10
61.25
61.56
61.56
61.68
61.86
61.89
62.39
62.58
63.07
63.52
63.69
63.83
63.99
64.43
64.70
65.40
65.45
65.87
66.03
66.33
66.74
66.87
67.74
68.57
68.73
68.76
70.17
71.35
73.64
75.44
81.16
82.66
11.87
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.30
12.30
12.58
13.50
13.54
13.62
13.62
18.23
18.23
22.10
22.77
22.77
22.77
23.72
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
24.88
24.99
25.15
25.43
25.59
25.63
25.63
25.82
26.08
26.11
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.38
26.59
26.87
26.99
27.02
27.02
27.05
27.07
27.07
27.69
27.71
27.72
27.94
27.94
27.94
29.16
29.16
27.25
28.14
29.25
29.76
30.36
30.37
31.17
32.07
32.13
32.70
32.71
32.95
33.22
33.49
33.73
33.75
33.82
33.98
34.03
34.21
34.24
34.49
34.75
34.87
34.87
35.00
35.08
35.53
35.77
35.86
35.90
35.93
36.04
36.05
36.27
36.76
36.88
37.25
37.38
37.46
37.56
37.68
37.80
38.16
38.20
38.35
38.37
38.40
38.61
38.77
38.93
39.05
39.14
39.16
39.90
40.64
42.15
42.46
42.52
43.18
44.30
44.43
44.46
44.48
46.28
62.93
64.44
.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
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.56
3.15
3.77
5.48
5.71
6.07
6.07
6.07
6.07
6.07
6.33
6.71
8.02
8.67
8.67
9.24
9.24
9.68
9.85
10.38
10.97
13.16
14.28
14.28
14.28
26.46
27.00
29.40
31.08
32.00
33.30
33.60
34.04
35.00
35.29
36.12
37.60
37.80
37.80
38.00
38.60
39.00
39.48
41.16
42.00
42.00
42.00
42.30
43.00
43.00
43.68
44.00
44.12
44.52
45.00
45.00
45.00
45.00
45.14
45.76
45.76
46.00
46.20
46.20
47.35
48.00
48.08
49.00
49.50
49.68
50.40
50.46
50.60
52.00
52.31
52.80
52.92
52.92
53.82
55.00
55.00
56.00
58.00
60.00
60.00
67.34
73.96
85.00
85.00
85.00
86.40
86.40
14.08
14.78
15.89
15.89
18.36
19.52
20.25
20.25
21.12
21.73
22.89
23.05
24.40
24.49
24.94
29.08
31.23
32.71
33.32
34.22
35.37
35.78
36.45
36.80
37.91
38.51
38.57
39.81
39.97
40.63
41.64
41.64
42.67
43.51
43.51
45.59
45.65
45.92
48.01
53.15
53.16
55.23
56.24
59.16
59.94
61.22
62.85
63.16
64.45
66.51
70.51
70.68
73.80
73.93
79.81
83.75
91.88
95.32
95.39
95.39
100.01
102.11
110.28
115.87
126.15
133.39
147.65
7.44
9.09
9.09
11.01
11.01
12.19
12.60
13.41
13.66
14.78
14.78
15.89
15.89
16.02
18.72
19.27
19.52
19.65
20.29
21.73
22.46
23.05
24.40
24.49
24.99
24.99
25.01
25.21
25.97
26.36
26.99
29.08
29.60
30.61
32.71
33.32
34.22
35.76
36.65
37.24
37.24
38.16
38.51
38.82
39.05
39.81
39.97
42.78
44.77
45.92
50.16
51.22
52.93
59.09
60.13
66.29
71.78
71.81
73.04
73.04
80.21
81.38
88.28
89.15
110.28
121.66
126.15
.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
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.62
4.62
5.31
5.31
5.83
7.45
7.69
7.69
7.93
8.05
8.26
8.57
8.83
8.83
8.83
9.69
10.18
10.18
10.45
10.51
11.03
11.68
12.57
12.76
12.76
14.35
14.91
14.91
18.64
18.64
19.63
20.29
20.80
20.80
21.47
25.37
33.52
35.75
62.58
5.70
6.40
7.20
8.64
8.64
11.45
11.45
13.67
15.08
16.86
17.71
18.34
19.12
20.08
20.08
20.42
20.86
20.86
20.91
21.13
21.68
24.01
24.01
25.30
27.58
27.70
29.24
30.96
31.31
33.96
34.03
35.57
35.68
36.24
37.04
39.25
39.77
39.90
42.84
43.84
45.77
45.77
46.63
49.21
50.91
52.48
57.82
59.06
59.62
60.14
64.34
67.43
70.57
71.26
72.92
73.70
76.19
76.75
79.75
79.75
88.13
97.55
101.07
101.78
101.78
106.96
115.42
41.31
41.96
42.64
43.18
43.58
44.15
44.19
44.37
44.48
44.55
44.95
44.98
45.23
45.31
45.41
45.45
45.52
45.56
45.63
45.77
45.92
45.95
45.99
46.06
46.17
46.24
46.31
46.60
46.75
46.75
47.00
47.03
47.07
47.11
47.29
47.65
47.86
47.88
48.04
48.80
48.83
48.87
48.87
48.91
49.19
49.30
49.37
49.37
49.59
49.59
49.84
49.88
50.27
50.38
50.42
51.21
51.32
51.46
51.71
51.75
52.22
52.72
54.05
54.41
54.56
56.25
57.08
6.67
7.07
7.07
7.07
8.14
8.43
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
9.91
10.06
10.06
10.19
10.19
10.37
10.37
10.47
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.80
10.80
10.83
11.29
11.47
11.56
11.66
11.66
11.67
11.67
11.67
11.79
11.86
11.87
11.95
11.95
11.95
12.13
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.73
12.86
13.70
13.70
13.89
14.11
14.11
14.11
14.23
14.23
14.41
14.41
14.52
14.67
14.81
16.38
17.17
17.62
18.92
22.90
5.96
6.03
6.11
6.18
6.43
6.48
6.49
6.50
6.52
6.52
6.52
6.52
6.68
6.71
6.77
6.78
6.82
6.91
6.92
6.93
6.95
7.01
7.06
7.13
7.16
7.20
7.32
7.35
7.41
7.42
7.44
7.44
7.57
7.59
7.62
7.68
7.70
7.82
7.89
7.89
7.90
7.90
7.94
7.96
8.00
8.05
8.06
8.17
8.21
8.26
8.31
8.63
8.67
8.70
8.71
8.73
8.86
8.96
9.10
9.24
9.28
9.41
9.48
9.58
9.63
9.69
10.00
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
11.25
11.50
13.50
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
15.50
15.50
15.50
16.50
16.50
17.44
18.31
18.36
21.00
22.00
23.12
24.00
25.00
25.95
26.00
30.00
30.00
31.00
31.00
33.00
33.00
33.00
33.93
33.93
40.17

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
3.26
3.33
3.46
3.51
3.74
3.77
3.93
3.97
4.05
4.07
4.11
4.13
4.23
4.25
4.28
4.28
4.36
4.42
4.45
4.46
4.46
4.48
4.49
4.50
4.57
4.67
4.69
4.74
4.79
4.81
4.89
4.89
4.89
4.90
4.92
4.96
5.00
5.02
5.05
5.11
5.12
5.19
5.20
5.22
5.30
5.34
5.41
5.46
5.49
5.51
5.52
5.53
5.55
5.55
5.62
5.65
5.68
5.81
5.83
5.94
5.97
6.02
6.13
6.17
6.33
6.40
6.90
.29
.31
.33
.34
.34
.35
.36
.38
.38
.38
.39
.40
.41
.41
.42
.42
.42
.42
.43
.50
.58
.66
.66
.67
.68
.71
.73
.73
.75
.76
.76
.77
.77
.78
.78
.78
.79
.80
.81
.81
.82
.82
.82
.82
.83
.85
.85
.86
.86
.86
.88
.88
.89
.90
.90
.93
.93
.97
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.01
1.02
1.04
1.06
1.09
1.13
1.29
1.30
1.31
1.32
1.32
1.32
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.34
1.34
1.34
1.34
1.34
1.34
1.35
1.35
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.38
1.39
1.39
1.39
1.40
1.40
1.40
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.44
1.44
1.45
1.47
1.47
1.49
1.49
1.52
1.53
1.54
1.56
1.56
1.62
1.65
1.68
1.70
1.72
1.87
1.99
2.01
2.01
2.15
2.18
.59
.65
.65
.66
.67
.67
.69
.71
.72
.73
.74
.75
.76
.80
.82
.83
.83
.83
.84
.84
.84
.84
.85
.86
.87
.87
.88
.88
.89
.89
.90
.90
.90
.90
.91
.91
.93
.94
.94
.94
.94
.95
.95
.97
.97
.97
.97
.98
.98
.98
.98
.99
.99
1.00
1.00
1.01
1.01
1.02
1.02
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.08
1.08
1.10
1.13
.13
.15
.16
.17
.17
.17
.18
.18
.19
.20
.20
.21
.21
.22
.22
.22
.22
.24
.26
.27
.32
.33
.33
.33
.33
.33
.33
.34
.34
.34
.35
.35
.35
.36
.36
.37
.37
.37
.38
.39
.39
.39
.39
.39
.39
.40
.40
.41
.41
.41
.41
.41
.42
.42
.42
.43
.44
.44
.45
.45
.45
.46
.46
.46
.47
.48
.49
.46
.48
.49
.49
.49
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.51
.51
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.53
.53
.53
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.55
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.57
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.58
.58
.58
.59
.59
.59
.60
.60
.60
.61
.61
.61
.62
.62
.62
.64
.64
.75
.75
.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
.03
.03
.04
.05
.05
.06
.07
.08
.09
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.11
.11
.11
.12
.13
.14
.14
.15
.15
.18
.22
.22
.24
.25
.33
.35
.42
.44
.44
.45
.45
.48
.49
.50
.50
.51
.51
.52
.52
.53
.54
.54
.55
.59
.59
.60
.60
.60
.62
.64
.65
.65
.67
.68
.69
.70
.70
.73
.74
.74
.75
.75
.75
.76
.76
.78
.78
.78
.79
.79
.80
.81
.81
.84
.85
.88
.89
.90
.90
.92
.94
.99
1.05
1.06
1.09
1.11
1.22
1.26
1.33
1.35
1.40
.20
.21
.23
.24
.25
.32
.34
.34
.35
.35
.36
.38
.40
.40
.41
.41
.43
.43
.47
.50
.50
.52
.54
.54
.55
.55
.57
.58
.59
.59
.60
.61
.63
.64
.65
.68
.71
.72
.74
.77
.81
.82
.82
.87
.88
.93
.94
.95
.95
.97
.98
.98
1.02
1.07
1.23
1.37
1.45
1.47
1.48
1.48
1.64
1.66
1.66
2.01
2.05
2.29
2.31
.12
.12
.12
.16
.18
.18
.19
.20
.21
.21
.22
.22
.23
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