Alternative Crop Performance on Fallow                                                                  Williston, ND

 

 

2004

8 Year

 

$

 

 

Selling

Average

  Gross

Gr. Ret/a

 

Crop

Variety

Price

Yield

  Return

+ or -

 

 

$/bu

bus /ac

$/ac

    Reeder

HRS Wheat

 

Reeder

 

3.50

 

57.1

 

200

  0

 

Alsen

3.50

 

52.4

 

183

-17

HRW Wheat

Elkhorn

2.85

 

50.8

 

145

-55

Durum Wheat

Mountrail

3.75

a

46.6

 

175

-25

Barley          (feed)

Logan

1.30

 

79.7

 

104

-96

               (malting)

Robust

3.00

 

77.0

 

231

    +31

 

Conlon

2.00

 

80.9

 

162

-38

Oats

Monida

1.15

 

119.5

 

137

-63

Corn  (grain)

Best hybrid

1.75

 

68.9

 

121

-79

Flax

Neche

9.00

 

18.4

 

165

-35

Soybeans

Avg.

4.75

 

15.9

 

  75

      -125

Field Peas (green)

Majoret

3.60

 

 

38.6

 

139

 -61

                 (yellow)

Profi/Mozart

3.10

 

41.9

 

130

 -70

                    (feed)

Avg.

2.60

 

40.2

 

105

 -95

 

 

    $/CWT

 

lbs/ac

 

 

Brown Mustard

Avg.

11.00

 

1339

 

147

-53

Yellow Mustard

Tilney

11.50

 

1218

 

146

-54

Canola

Hyola 401 & 420

10.50

 

1554

 

163

-37

Crambe

Meyer

10.00

 

1675

 

167

-33

Safflower

contracted*

12.50

 

1374

 

171

-29

    

non-contracted*

15.50

 

1374

 

213

       +13

Sunflower (oil)

Best hybrid

12.00

 

1612

 

193

  -7

Millet    (grain)

Avg.

6.00

 

1105

 

  66

      -134

Buckwheat

Mancan

11.50

 

860

 

  99

      -101

Lentils

Richlea

16.00

 

1755

 

281

       +81

Chickpeas   (desi)

Myles

8.80

 

1755

 

154

-46

                 (kabuli)

Dwelly

19.20

 

1105

 

212

       +12

       (small kabuli)

B-90

10.00

 

1937

 

194

  -6

Pinto Beans

Othello

33.00

 

913

 

302

     +102

Navy Beans

Norstar

26.00

 

949

 

246

       +46

*Avg yield of Montola 2000, Finch and S-541               a = milling grade   

 HRS Wheat at 14% protein    HRW Wheat at 12% protein