Alternative Crop Performance on Fallow                                     Williston, ND

 

 

2002

6 Year

 

$

Commodity

 

 $ Gr. Ret/a

 

 

Selling

Average

  Gross

Gr. Ret/a

 Loan

   LDP

    w/LDP

Crop

 Variety

Price

Yield

  Return

+ or -

 Rateb

Rateb

  + or -

 

 

$/bu

bus /ac

$/ac

Reeder

  $/bu

$/bu

Reeder

HRS Wheat

Reeder

3.66

 

55.8

 

204

  0

2.75

 

0

0

HRW Wheat

Elkhorn

3.47

 

46.5

 

161

   -43

2.56

 

0

-43

Durum Wheat

Mountrail

4.70

a

46.0

 

216

  +12

3.41

 

0

+12

Barley          (feed)

Logan

1.95

 

76.5

 

149

   -55

1.77

 

0

-55

               (malting)

Robust

3.00

2.80

1.80

2.

 

73.0

 

219

      +15

1.77

 

0

+15

 

Conlon

2.90

 

 

77.7

 

225

  +21

1.77

 

0

+21

Oats

Monida

1.80

 

118.6

 

213

    +9

1.26

 

0

+9

Corn  (grain)

 

2.30

 

71.8

 

165

   -39

1.96

 

0

-39

Flax

Neche

6.15

 

18.4

 

113

   -91

3.70

 

0

-91

Soybeans

 

4.90

 

15.4

 

75

-129

4.43

 

0

-129

 

 

$/CWT

 

   lbs /ac

 

 

$/CWT

 

  $/CWT

 

Oriental Mustard

Forge

14.00

 

1377

**

193

   -11

10.00

 

0

-11

Yellow Mustard

Tilney

14.50

 

1242

 

180

   -24

10.00

 

0

-24

Canola

Hyola 401

11.00

 

1559

 

171

   -33

9.59

 

0

-33

Crambe

Meyer

10.00

 

1646

 

165

   -39

NA

 

0

-39

Safflower

contracted*

12.50

 

1375

 

206

    +2

10.35

 

1.06

+17

    

non-contracted*

20.00

 

1375

 

275

  +71

10.35

 

1.06

+86

Sunflower (oil)

Best hybrid

10.60

 

1576

 

167

   -37

8.66

 

0

-37

Millet    (grain)

 

16.00

 

1169

 

187

   -17

NA

 

--

-17

Buckwheat

Mancan

12.00

 

687

 

82

-122

NA

 

--

-122

Lentils

Richlea

14.00

 

1821

 

255

  +51

NA

 

1.44

+77

Field Peas (green) 

Marjoret

8.25

 

2207

 

182

   -22

NA

 

--

-22

                 (yellow)

Profi/Mozart

6.70

 

2261

 

151

   -53

NA

 

--

-53

                     (feed)

Trapper

4.75

 

1872

**

89

 -115

NA

 

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