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NC State Extension

2016 Soybean Contest Large Table

2016 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
223.19
255.48
262.14
270.22
271.36
271.73
280.25
280.72
284.27
285.61
287.48
302.10
307.64
313.13
313.90
314.51
315.56
321.46
323.95
324.66
325.96
328.48
328.84
329.59
331.63
337.43
337.43
344.47
344.62
345.17
346.01
346.49
348.38
349.88
358.30
360.51
362.45
364.87
365.18
366.89
367.56
368.24
368.31
368.65
378.97
418.84
423.68
439.88
442.98
449.73
450.11
14.96
18.41
24.56
26.25
30.00
30.00
30.00
33.75
45.00
45.00
47.85
48.00
48.00
48.00
48.00
48.38
48.45
48.90
49.20
49.50
49.98
51.00
52.26
52.26
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
53.25
53.25
53.40
54.48
54.60
55.50
56.73
57.30
60.00
60.00
62.69
62.69
67.50
67.50
67.50
67.50
67.50
73.88
75.08
79.65
82.50
82.50
63.66
70.00
70.21
71.16
71.27
71.87
72.85
72.85
74.02
75.39
76.27
76.31
76.36
76.50
77.14
80.00
80.56
83.10
83.77
84.06
85.45
86.03
86.05
86.13
87.60
88.40
92.68
92.77
93.08
93.08
94.80
95.14
97.46
98.24
99.25
101.89
102.05
102.99
103.84
107.20
109.75
110.21
110.58
119.57
119.60
120.09
120.49
127.48
128.80
130.61
148.65
45.00
45.38
45.89
47.89
48.94
49.91
50.39
52.26
53.72
54.40
54.55
55.01
56.06
56.11
56.31
56.69
56.93
56.98
58.04
58.11
58.69
58.79
59.05
59.33
59.46
59.59
59.88
60.74
61.77
62.30
62.38
62.38
62.75
62.95
62.97
63.03
64.12
64.22
65.06
66.86
67.18
67.23
67.98
68.21
68.69
71.33
80.25
81.23
86.10
114.06
114.24
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
13.16
14.58
22.77
22.77
23.98
24.24
24.24
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
24.59
24.59
25.15
25.63
25.84
26.14
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.68
26.68
26.85
26.94
26.94
27.07
27.63
29.34
31.17
31.17
33.60
33.60
34.02
24.64
27.14
29.42
29.80
30.10
30.25
30.42
30.67
31.76
31.78
32.01
32.39
32.85
33.15
33.23
33.42
33.52
33.74
33.74
34.49
34.70
34.73
35.29
35.36
35.58
36.44
36.56
36.61
37.19
37.28
38.14
38.14
38.24
38.64
38.67
38.75
38.97
39.82
40.11
40.55
40.58
40.87
41.84
42.56
44.11
44.65
49.08
50.06
52.08
80.46
80.64
.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
1.69
1.69
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.95
4.99
4.99
5.48
6.20
7.01
7.01
7.29
7.29
10.15
12.84
31.60
31.60
33.51
35.43
36.38
36.40
36.86
38.30
39.20
40.00
41.00
41.11
42.00
42.13
44.17
44.37
44.52
47.87
48.51
50.00
50.00
50.15
50.15
51.06
51.85
52.72
53.62
54.00
54.00
54.00
55.00
55.00
55.00
55.00
55.20
55.87
55.87
56.38
57.45
58.51
58.51
58.72
59.00
59.20
60.00
60.00
61.10
61.10
64.36
65.00
65.00
8.33
10.47
14.04
19.45
21.38
23.35
28.27
28.27
29.38
29.66
30.25
30.82
33.39
35.14
36.17
42.21
42.28
43.29
43.31
45.57
46.12
46.88
46.95
46.95
50.99
54.75
56.72
57.35
57.35
58.43
67.87
70.32
70.72
71.19
76.33
76.33
76.33
76.33
77.18
81.13
81.54
84.41
85.07
85.32
87.87
88.25
98.74
98.74
102.52
105.17
146.13
7.49
7.49
7.49
18.61
21.38
22.05
22.05
22.94
23.06
23.35
24.01
26.05
26.05
29.38
29.66
30.25
30.82
32.16
32.56
34.19
35.37
36.17
36.45
36.45
36.55
37.65
41.19
41.19
41.44
43.27
43.92
44.25
46.11
46.11
47.98
50.99
57.73
58.12
58.12
58.12
58.12
58.92
59.98
62.22
62.92
63.44
63.77
71.05
71.19
80.39
80.39
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
4.66
4.66
6.36
6.36
7.18
9.53
9.53
10.61
12.60
15.97
16.65
16.65
16.65
16.65
16.65
16.65
16.65
16.65
16.65
16.89
17.41
19.32
20.03
21.55
22.21
22.69
24.13
24.69
28.69
31.29
10.25
12.12
13.00
14.40
16.29
17.73
19.76
22.38
24.04
24.31
24.93
25.44
26.36
27.14
27.14
31.56
31.60
33.03
37.89
37.89
38.60
40.97
42.31
43.25
45.75
46.75
49.54
49.54
49.57
51.80
52.93
52.93
56.45
59.39
60.75
60.78
65.35
68.48
72.24
72.24
72.24
72.24
79.43
79.43
83.43
84.24
85.14
86.53
100.32
104.42
122.01
37.46
41.24
41.92
42.07
42.54
43.40
43.58
43.65
43.83
43.97
44.23
44.26
44.62
44.62
45.05
45.56
45.56
45.67
45.85
45.88
45.92
46.21
46.31
46.46
46.57
46.82
47.07
47.14
47.38
47.38
47.47
47.68
48.11
48.40
49.05
49.27
49.48
49.95
50.06
50.49
51.06
51.60
51.64
51.93
51.93
53.73
53.91
53.98
54.05
54.92
55.38
6.67
8.43
8.43
8.43
8.43
8.83
9.16
9.65
10.19
10.19
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
11.11
11.81
11.95
11.95
12.13
12.32
12.32
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.83
12.83
12.85
12.91
13.17
13.37
13.64
13.75
13.79
14.86
14.97
15.13
16.55
18.06
22.89
22.89
5.56
6.00
6.03
6.06
6.16
6.23
6.24
6.48
6.51
6.60
6.80
7.09
7.10
7.16
7.17
7.21
7.29
7.32
7.37
7.42
7.43
7.51
7.56
7.59
7.63
7.63
7.66
7.66
7.75
7.83
7.83
7.97
8.04
8.25
8.30
8.42
8.48
8.51
8.53
8.62
8.67
8.70
8.71
8.76
8.81
9.53
10.15
10.30
10.71
10.92
10.98
7.50
7.50
7.50
9.75
10.35
13.00
14.80
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
16.00
17.70
17.70
18.96
18.96
19.21
19.30
19.40
20.00
20.00
21.00
22.00
22.06
22.06
22.06
22.06
23.83
28.00
30.00
31.00
31.00
40.00

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
3.39
3.75
3.85
3.94
4.00
4.01
4.10
4.10
4.22
4.23
4.42
4.44
4.44
4.50
4.53
4.54
4.59
4.78
4.85
4.90
4.91
4.96
5.22
5.25
5.26
5.26
5.32
5.33
5.36
5.38
5.48
5.48
5.56
5.63
5.63
5.66
5.75
5.77
5.77
5.79
6.09
6.31
6.34
6.34
6.43
6.44
6.70
6.78
7.10
7.13
8.10
.24
.25
.37
.41
.43
.45
.48
.51
.63
.63
.69
.69
.70
.73
.75
.76
.76
.77
.78
.78
.78
.78
.81
.81
.81
.83
.83
.84
.84
.86
.87
.87
.89
.91
.92
.94
.95
.96
.96
.98
.99
.99
1.03
1.03
1.04
1.04
1.07
1.09
1.10
1.13
1.78
1.16
1.17
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.20
1.21
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.25
1.25
1.26
1.26
1.26
1.26
1.27
1.31
1.31
1.33
1.33
1.34
1.35
1.37
1.37
1.40
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.43
1.44
1.44
1.44
1.46
1.52
1.53
1.53
1.61
1.66
1.66
1.69
1.71
1.72
1.72
1.83
1.87
2.24
2.90
.67
.69
.73
.74
.75
.76
.76
.77
.83
.84
.85
.85
.86
.87
.88
.88
.88
.89
.90
.91
.91
.91
.92
.94
.94
.96
.96
.96
.97
.98
.98
1.00
1.01
1.01
1.02
1.02
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.07
1.07
1.07
1.08
1.08
1.11
1.11
1.13
1.29
1.33
1.36
1.37
.16
.17
.20
.20
.20
.21
.21
.28
.29
.31
.32
.33
.34
.34
.34
.35
.36
.36
.36
.37
.37
.38
.38
.38
.39
.39
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.41
.43
.43
.43
.43
.43
.44
.44
.44
.45
.47
.48
.48
.48
.48
.49
.50
.50
.52
.64
.46
.48
.48
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.52
.52
.52
.52
.53
.53
.53
.54
.54
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.55
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.58
.59
.59
.59
.60
.60
.60
.60
.61
.63
.63
.63
.63
.64
.65
.80
.96
.97
.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
.03
.03
.04
.04
.08
.09
.09
.09
.10
.10
.11
.13
.13
.21
.38
.43
.43
.43
.47
.54
.57
.59
.59
.60
.60
.61
.62
.63
.64
.64
.69
.70
.71
.71
.72
.75
.75
.75
.76
.77
.79
.79
.79
.84
.89
.90
.93
.93
.95
.96
.97
.97
.97
.97
.98
.99
.99
1.00
1.00
1.05
1.06
1.07
1.12
1.16
1.24
.13
.14
.17
.28
.28
.35
.37
.38
.48
.48
.52
.53
.56
.57
.57
.58
.59
.61
.64
.67
.75
.75
.79
.80
.81
.85
.88
.89
.91
.91
.92
.93
.97
1.01
1.04
1.10
1.12
1.26
1.33
1.37
1.38
1.39
1.41
1.50
1.50
1.56
1.57
1.69
1.91
2.11
2.25
.09
.10
.11
.27
.28
.28
.30
.30
.33
.34
.34
.35
.37
.44
.44
.46
.47
.51
.52
.55
.56
.56
.57
.57
.58
.59
.63
.66
.66
.67
.67
.69
.75
.78
.79
.80
.80
.87
.96
.96
1.01
1.04
1.06
1.07
1.09
1.12
1.14
1.27
1.27
1.28
1.47
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.06
.06
.10
.11
.12
.15.
.15
.16
.21
.21
.21
.23
.26
.26
.26
.27
.28
.30
.30
.33
.33
.34
.34
.35
.36
.37
.38
.38
.38
.52
.12
.18
.21
.27
.27
.31
.32
.33
.35
.36
.37
.38
.38
.41
.42
.42
.44
.44
.47
.52
.60
.63
.64
.64
.71
.73
.76
.76
.77
.78
.78
.82
.83
.88
.97
.99
1.12
1.15
1.19
1.21
1.25
1.26
1.26
1.28
1.30
1.31
1.42
1.53
1.61
1.76
2.11
.63
.63
.64
.64
.64
.65
.66
.66
.67
.67
.67
.68
.69
.69
.69
.70
.70
.71
.71
.72
.72
.73
.73
.73
.73
.73
.74
.74
.74
.74
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.76
.77
.77
.78
.78
.78
.79
.79
.79
.80
.82
.83
.83
.85
.99
.11
.11
.12
.12
.13
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.16
.16
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.17
.18
.18
.18
.19
.19
.19
.20
.20
.21
.21
.21
.21
.22
.22
.22
.23
.23
.23
.24
.24
.24
.25
.26
.27
.27
.27
.28
.28
.07
.08
.09
.09
.09
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.16
.17
.17
.17
.10
.11
.12
.13
.15
.18
.18
.19
.19
.19
.20
.20
.21
.21
.22
.22
.23
.23
.23
.24
.24
.24
.24
.24
.26
.26
.26
.27
.27
.27
.28
.28
.28
.28
.31
.31
.31
.35
.36
.36
.36
.36
.37
.37
.40
.40
.42
.43
.49
.56
.58
87.80
86.50
84.10
83.90
83.70
83.20
78.20
78.20
77.40
77.30
75.80
74.20
73.00
72.70
71.40
70.80
70.20
68.40
67.60
66.40
65.80
65.56
65.56
64.90
64.70
64.00
63.30
63.00
62.60
62.30
61.50
61.40
61.30
60.80
60.50
60.50
59.10
57.90
57.90
56.90
56.80
56.10
55.70
55.20
55.00
54.50
52.10
50.80
50.40
48.50
38.00
226.34
221.33
203.01
186.00
184.89
173.00
166.82
164.65
162.39
159.64
153.92
153.50
151.30
150.71
150.00
147.89
147.46
146.00
145.95
141.29
141.29
140.37
139.77
139.25
139.11
137.86
135.80
135.20
134.91
134.44
134.44
131.43
130.63
130.22
129.08
127.64
127.25
124.84
122.50
121.11
119.36
118.20
118.00
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