[PDF] Characteristics And Production Costs Of U S Corn Farms Including Organic eBook

Author : United States Department of Agriculture
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 24,8 MB
Release : 2014-12-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781505398618

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Data from the 2010 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and ERS cost of production accounts present a snapshot of the production costs, production practices, and characteristics related to U.S. corn production in 2010. This study found consider-able variation in the operating and ownership costs for corn, ranging from an average of $1.74 per bushel for low-cost producers to $3.88 per bushel for high-cost producers. In 2010, high corn prices meant that most producers covered their corn production costs from harvest-month prices. The Heartland continues to be the major corn produc-tion region with the lowest operating and ownership costs per bushel, mainly because of the region's high corn yields. The operating and ownership costs per bushel did not vary significantly by enterprise size where size is measured by the number of planted corn acres per farm. However, these costs per planted acre were lowest for farms with the smallest corn enterprises and highest for farms with the largest corn enterprises. Production value less operating and ownership costs per acre from organic corn produc-tion was higher than that from conventional corn production because higher prices more than offset lower yields for organic corn.

Author : Linda Foreman
Publisher :
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 25,14 MB
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : Corn
ISBN : 9781457857713

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Based on surveys of the production costs and practices related to U.S. corn production in 2010, this study found considerable variation in the operating and ownership costs for corn, ranging from an average of $1.74 per bushel for low-cost producers to $3.88 per bushel for high-cost producers. In 2010, high corn prices meant that most producers covered their corn production costs from harvest-month prices. The Heartland continues to be the major corn production region with the lowest operating and ownership costs per bushel, mainly because of the region's high corn yields. The operating and ownership costs per bushel did not vary significantly by enterprise size where size is measured by the number of planted corn acres per farm. However, these costs were lowest for farms with the smallest corn enterprises and highest for farms with the largest corn enterprises. Production value from organic corn production was higher than that from conventional corn production because higher prices more than offset lower yields for organic corn. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Author : William D. McBride
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 14,69 MB
Release : 2010-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 143792509X

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Organic milk production has been one of the fastest growing segments of organic ag. in the U.S. in recent years. Despite the growing number of organic dairy operations (ODO), the characteristics of ODO and the relative costs of organic and conventional milk production have been difficult to analyze. This study examines the structure, costs, and challenges of ODO. The analysis addresses economies of size, regional differences, and pasture use in ODO and compares organic and conventional milk production costs. The findings suggest that economic forces have made ODO more like conventional operations and that the future structure of the industry may depend on the interpretation and implementation of new organic pasture rules. Illustrations.