2009 Grain Crop Budgets

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Corn and Grain Sorghum, Projected Budgets for Crop Year 2009

                                                    Dryland     Irrigated       Grain
                                                      Corn         Corn        Sorghum
                                Yield/ac.:         155 bu.      200 bu.       110 bu.
                                Market price/bu.:*   $4.00        $4.00         $3.70
   ESTIMATED INCOME/ACRE
       Grain sales (yield x price/bushel)          $620.00      $800.00       $407.00
       Net payments (fixed)                          14.15        14.15         14.15
       ESTIMATED TOTAL INCOME/ACRE                 $634.15      $814.15       $421.15

   ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS/ACRE **
       Seed                                        $ 69.38      $ 74.00        $25.56
       Fertilizer and soil amendments               186.65       237.60        141.00
       Crop protection chemicals                     30.50        30.50         20.70
       Crop supplies, storage, marketing              1.00         1.00          1.00
       Crop insurance and consulting                 22.00         1.50            --
       Custom hire and rental                         4.75         4.75          4.75
       Machinery fuel, drying and irrigation energy  31.76        59.98         14.76
       Machinery repairs and maintenance             16.41        38.51         11.14
       Operator and hired labor                      14.12        19.97         11.83
       Operating interest @ 8.50% x ½ year           16.00        19.88          9.81
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          Total Operating Costs/Acre               $392.57      $487.69       $240.55

   ESTIMATED OWNERSHIP COSTS/ACRE
       Farm business overhead                       $ 3.84       $ 3.95        $ 3.84
       Machinery overhead                            27.69        49.80         20.76
       Machinery depreciation                        34.92        57.07         24.14
       Real estate charge                           121.50       147.50         95.00
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          Total Ownership Costs/Acre               $187.95      $258.32       $143.74
       ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS/ACRE                  $580.52      $746.01       $384.29
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          Income over Operating Costs/Acre         $241.58      $326.46       $180.60
          Income over Total Costs/Acre             $ 53.63      $ 68.14        $36.86
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             Operating costs/bushel                  $2.53        $2.44         $2.19
             Ownership costs/bushel                  $1.21        $1.29         $1.31
             Total costs/bushel                      $3.75        $3.73         $3.49
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   * Projected average Missouri cash prices for the 2009/10 crop marketing year.

   ** Assumed corn planted following soybeans. Fertilizer estimated at removal rates.

   These budgets are time sensitive. Check for updates and the budget calculator
   at http://www.fapri.missouri.edu

   Prepared by Brent Carpenter and Melvin Brees, Ag. Economists, FAPRI
   Missouri.
                                                                      prepared 10/30/08
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Soybean and Wheat, Projected Budgets for Crop Year 2009

                                                         Soybeans            Wheat +
                                             Soybeans  Double crop   Wheat   DC Beans
                          Yield./ac.):        50 bu.     25 bu.      60 bu.
                          Market price/bu.:* $8.00       $8.00       $6.00
   ESTIMATED INCOME/ACRE
       Crop income (yield x price/bushel)    $400.00    $200.00     $360.00   $560.00
       Net payments (fixed)                    14.15       --         14.15     14.15
       ESTIMATED TOTAL INCOME/ACRE           $414.15    $200.00     $374.15   $574.15

   ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS/ACRE
       Seed                                  $ 43.07    $ 50.67     $ 32.00   $ 82.67
       Fertilizer and soil amendments          95.20      45.60      117.50    163.10
       Crop protection chemicals               12.90      12.90        7.80     20.70
       Crop supplies, storage, marketing        1.00         --        1.00      1.00
       Crop insurance and consulting           18.00         --        8.00      8.00
       Custom hire and rental                     --         --        9.50      9.50
       Machinery fuel, drying and irr. energy  13.71       8.77       11.99     20.76
       Machinery repairs and maintenance       10.96       8.50        9.53     18.03
       Operator and hired labor                11.02       9.04       10.66     19.70
       Operating interest @ 8.5% x ½ year       8.75       5.76        8.84     14.60
          Total Operating Costs/Acre         $214.61    $141.24     $216.82   $358.06

   ESTIMATED OWNERSHIP COSTS/ACRE
       Farm business overhead                 $ 4.32         --      $ 3.60   $  3.60
       Machinery overhead                      18.69     $13.78       14.47     28.25
       Machinery depreciation                  24.65      18.54       19.55     38.09
       Real estate charge                     121.50         --      121.50    121.50
          Total Ownership Costs/Acre         $169.16    $ 32.32     $159.12   $191.44
       ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS/ACRE            $383.77    $173.56     $375.94   $549.50
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          Income over Operating Costs/Acre   $199.54    $ 58.76     $157.33   $216.09
          Income over Total Costs/Acre       $ 30.38    $ 26.44    -$  1.79   $ 24.65
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             Operating costs/bushel            $4.29      $5.65       $3.61
             Ownership costs/bushel            $3.38      $1.29       $2.65
             Total costs/bushel                $7.68      $6.94       $6.27
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   * Projected average Missouri cash prices for the 2009/10 crop marketing year.

   These budgets are time sensitive. Check for updates and the budget calculator
   at http://www.fapri.missouri.edu

   Prepared by Brent Carpenter and Melvin Brees, FAPRI Missouri.
   Missouri.
   
                                                                      prepared 10/30/08

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