Alternative Crop Performance on fallow   Williston, ND

 

 

2005

5 Year

 

$

 

 

Selling

Average

  Gross*

Gr. Ret/a

 

Crop

Variety

Price

Yield

  Return

+ or -

 

 

$/bu

bus /ac

$/ac

Reeder

HRS Wheat

Reeder

3.50

 

63.3

 

222

          0

 

Alsen

3.50

 

61.0

 

214

         -9

HRW Wheat

Jerry

3.10

 

56.9

 

176

       -46

Durum Wheat

Mountrail

3.60

 

61.8

 

222

          0

 

Lebsock

3.60

 

57.9

 

208

       -14

Barley          (feed)

Stark

1.50

 

91.1

 

137

       -85

               (malting)

Stellar-ND

2.80

 

88.4

 

248

        26

               (malting)

Conlon

2.25

 

92.9

 

209

       -13

Oats

Monida

1.30

 

120.7

 

157

       -65

Corn  (grain)

Best hybrid

1.80

 

74.0

 

133

       -89

Flax   (brown)

Neche

5.80

 

18.0

 

104

     -118

          (yellow – food)

Omega

6.50

 

14.7

 

96

     -126

Soybeans

Proseed PS00

5.10

 

19.0

 

  97

     -125

Field Peas (green)

Majoret

2.80

 

40.5

 

113

     -109

                 (yellow)

Mozart

2.80

 

47.4

 

133

       -89

                    (feed)

Avg.

2.10

 

44.0

 

  92

     -130

 

 

    $/CWT

 

lbs/ac

 

 

Brown Mustard

Avg.

10.00

 

1295

**

130

       -93

Yellow Mustard

Tilney

12.00

 

1153

 

138

       -84

Canola

Hyola 357 Mag

9.80

 

1592

 

156

       -66

Crambe

Meyer

9.00

 

1491

 

134

       -88

Safflower

Avg of 3 varieties

13.00

 

1393

 

181

       -41

Sunflower (oil)

IS 6521

9.00

 

1688

 

152

       -70

Millet    (grain)

Avg.

6.00

 

1162

 

  70

     -152

Buckwheat

Koto

12.00

 

1131

 

136

       -86

Lentils  (green)

AC Richlea

9.50

 

1464

 

139

       -83

             (red)

Crimson

11.00

 

1179

 

130

       -92

Chickpeas   (desi)

Myles

8.80

 

1865

 

187

       -36

                 (kabuli)

Dwelly

29.00

 

1039

 

301

        79

       (small kabuli)

B-90

19.00

 

1963

 

373

      151

Pinto Beans

Maverick

20.00

 

823

 

165

       -57

Navy Beans

Norstar

20.00

 

781

 

156

       -66

 * Does not include any LDP payments     ** 3 yr avg only