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NCSU LOGO

2005 SOYBEAN PRODUCTION AND
MOST EFFICIENT YIELD (MEY) CONTESTS

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
COST PER ACRE ($/ACRE)COST PER BUSHEL ($/BUSHEL) PROFIT PER
TOTALLANDLIMEMACHINERYTILLAGESEEDPESTWEEDINSECTCHEMICALSHARVESTLABOROPERATINGMISCTOTALLANDLIMEMACHINERYTILLAGESEEDPESTWEEDINSECTCHEMICALSHARVESTLABOROPERATINGMISCYIELD%NRCSDIFFBUSHELACREDOLLAR
TOTALOWNERSHIPOPERATINGTOTALOWNERSHIPOPERATING
146.17
159.95
165.77
167.05
167.91
168.57
169.34
170.25
174.86
176.83
183.66
184.97
186.57
190.45
190.77
192.17
198.13
198.46
199.14
 
202.37
 
202.37
203.39
205.13
205.40
208.13
212.23
215.19
216.49
218.48
221.30
223.71
223.96
224.92
228.53
230.72
231.23
235.34
237.84
238.15
239.37
241.70
242.65
22.50
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
25.50
25.58
26.25
26.25
30.00
45.00
45.00
45.00
45.00
45.00
45.30
47.02
 
47.02
 
48.00
51.00
51.00
51.75
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
54.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
67.50
67.50
67.50
75.00
21.16
22.72
23.80
23.87
24.68
25.05
25.46
25.66
26.37
26.81
27.16
27.35
27.56
27.65
27.96
28.19
29.23
30.53
30.58
 
31.14
 
31.14
31.71
31.84
32.32
32.38
32.60
33.60
33.66
34.93
34.93
35.63
35.76
35.78
35.97
35.97
36.51
36.86
37.76
38.18
38.58
38.70
40.31
45.69
47.14
47.21
47.44
48.72
48.98
49.73
50.03
52.25
52.77
53.18
53.19
53.34
53.57
54.41
54.66
54.92
55.84
56.47
 
56.47
 
56.50
56.77
57.25
57.38
57.92
58.13
59.33
59.55
59.57
60.43
60.99
60.99
61.25
61.28
61.50
61.82
62.63
63.39
63.64
64.30
64.87
66.12
22.61
23.95
23.95
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.14
24.21
24.43
24.43
24.72
24.72
24.93
25.08
 
25.19
 
25.19
25.47
25.75
25.92
26.15
26.15
26.15
26.15
26.22
26.46
26.70
26.70
27.00
27.56
27.56
27.58
29.11
22.28
23.00
23.08
23.49
24.58
25.01
25.03
25.89
26.10
27.03
27.19
27.42
28.56
28.84
29.05
29.17
30.27
30.52
31.03
31.28
 
31.28
 
31.46
31.99
32.17
32.63
32.82
33.11
33.49
33.99
34.29
35.43
35.91
35.93
36.06
36.29
37.11
37.31
37.36
37.68
39.25
39.58
39.66
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
2.17
3.77
3.85
 
3.85
 
4.26
5.09
5.09
6.20
6.20
7.20
7.25
7.78
7.78
7.97
8.50
8.50
8.50
9.24
10.38
10.38
11.17
16.50
6.50
11.70
13.76
17.35
18.90
19.61
20.00
20.80
21.00
21.00
22.20
22.80
22.80
22.80
23.78
23.80
25.20
25.76
26.00
26.00
 
26.38
 
26.38
26.40
26.40
26.88
26.88
27.04
27.04
27.90
27.95
30.00
31.32
31.92
34.20
34.80
35.10
35.75
35.78
36.00
36.40
40.50
45.36
6.93
6.93
6.93
7.26
9.47
9.51
11.18
11.73
11.73
11.73
12.17
12.34
12.73
12.73
13.57
16.07
16.47
16.76
17.90
18.39
20.81
20.81
21.99
 
21.99
 
22.01
22.40
22.62
22.76
23.53
25.60
25.70
25.70
29.45
29.45
32.41
37.08
37.08
42.01
44.22
45.08
45.08
63.11
6.93
6.93
6.93
7.26
8.29
9.47
9.51
10.68
10.98
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.18
11.75
12.34
12.73
12.73
13.57
15.73
16.41
17.90
18.39
19.84
 
19.84
 
19.92
19.92
20.81
20.81
22.40
22.76
22.79
25.60
27.00
29.45
29.45
36.17
37.08
37.08
37.08
37.08
44.22
51.17
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
 
1.40
 
1.40
5.41
5.78
5.78
5.78
5.83
6.42
10.58
10.58
3.90
3.90
3.90
4.23
6.44
6.48
7.05
8.04
8.22
8.61
8.61
9.44
10.05
10.54
10.57
12.96
12.96
14.55
14.58
14.58
15.55
 
15.72
 
15.72
15.79
15.79
17.53
18.91
18.91
20.30
21.15
21.29
21.29
21.29
22.18
22.84
24.12
24.27
26.05
26.91
26.91
29.90
38.36
36.25
36.79
37.89
38.61
39.03
39.11
39.11
39.96
40.35
40.64
40.67
40.71
40.78
40.99
41.60
41.74
41.74
42.21
42.56
42.74
42.78
43.42
43.67
44.00
 
44.00
 
45.34
45.95
46.70
46.98
47.37
47.52
48.02
48.09
48.09
48.59
49.37
49.44
50.26
50.51
50.83
51.12
52.40
6.67
7.07
7.07
7.07
7.42
7.42
8.18
8.35
8.43
8.43
8.43
8.62
8.78
8.83
9.31
9.50
9.83
9.94
 
9.94
 
10.19
10.19
10.47
10.47
10.51
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.87
11.13
11.20
11.63
11.63
12.22
13.41
13.70
15.16
2.94
3.02
3.11
3.21
3.26
3.42
3.44
3.47
3.51
3.51
3.55
3.55
3.58
3.58
3.62
3.64
3.67
3.76
3.80
3.80
3.85
 
3.90
 
3.90
3.93
3.94
4.03
4.11
4.14
4.22
4.31
4.32
4.34
4.34
4.37
4.39
4.41
4.50
4.54
4.62
4.66
4.86
4.91
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
 
15.70
 
15.70
16.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
18.00
19.50
22.00
22.50
2.76
2.79
2.91
2.98
3.01
3.01
3.05
3.17
3.20
3.22
3.26
3.31
3.31
3.38
3.38
3.48
3.55
3.59
3.64
3.64
3.65
3.67
 
3.67
 
3.67
3.69
3.69
3.70
3.71
3.78
3.86
3.87
3.88
3.90
3.93
3.94
3.96
4.02
4.48
4.75
4.79
5.05
5.90
.40
.44
.52
.53
.53
.54
.56
.59
.61
.61
.62
.68
.69
.73
.76
.77
.77
.81
.82
.83
.84
 
.84
 
.84
.88
.90
.90
.94
.95
.95
.97
.99
.99
1.02
1.04
1.05
1.05
1.11
1.13
1.17
1.26
1.29
1.32
.47
.47
.47
.48
.48
.48
.48
.49
.50
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.52
.52
.52
.53
.53
.53
.54
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.56
.56
 
.56
 
.56
.56
.57
.58
.59
.60
.64
.65
.72
.74
.76
.76
.81
.79
.81
.82
.82
.84
.84
.85
.85
.86
.87
.89
.89
.92
.95
.96
.98
.99
1.00
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.03
 
1.03
 
1.04
1.05
1.09
1.10
1.10
1.12
1.12
1.15
1.15
1.16
1.17
1.17
1.18
1.19
1.19
1.22
1.22
1.25
1.35
.30
.32
.32
.32
.32
.34
.35
.36
.36
.37
.37
.37
.38
.40
.41
.43
.44
.44
.44
.46
.47
.47
 
.47
 
.49
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.54
.54
.56
.56
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.61
.61
.62
.71
.49
.49
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.51
.51
.51
.52
.53
.53
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.55
.55
.55
.56
 
.56
 
.56
.56
.57
.58
.58
.58
.58
.59
.59
.60
.60
.61
.61
.62
.63
.63
.64
.64
.65
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.06
 
.07
 
.07
.08
.09
.11
.11
.12
.12
.12
.12
.13
.14
.15
.15
.16
.16
.17
.17
.18
.19
.33
.10
.21
.25
.27
.30
.31
.32
.33
.35
.36
.37
.38
.41
.41
.42
.42
.43
.43
.44
.45
.45
.46
.47
.47
.47
 
.49
 
.49
.50
.52
.55
.56
.59
.61
.62
.63
.70
.74
.75
.78
.88
.95
1.02
.10
.15
.17
.19
.20
.20
.20
.22
.24
.25
.26
.26
.27
.27
.27
.29
.29
.30
.30
.31
.31
.31
.32
.32
 
.39
 
.39
.39
.41
.43
.45
.46
.49
.50
.51
.53
.54
.57
.61
.63
.63
.80
1.73
.10
.15
.15
.16
.17
.19
.20
.20
.20
.21
.22
.22
.23
.24
.24
.26
.26
.27
.27
.28
.29
.30
.30
.31
 
.35
 
.35
.39
.40
.41
.42
.42
.43
.45
.46
.49
.50
.51
.53
.55
.57
.80
1.40
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.03
 
.03
 
.08
.09
.11
.12
.12
.12
.15
.29
.06
.08
.10
.11
.12
.13
.14
.14
.16
.16
.18
.18
.19
.19
.20
.20
.22
.24
.24
.24
.24
.25
.27
 
.28
 
.28
.28
.32
.32
.32
.33
.34
.36
.37
.41
.43
.44
.45
.46
.47
.47
.50
1.05
.65
.67
.67
.67
.68
.69
.69
.70
.71
.71
.71
.71
.72
.72
.73
.74
.75
.78
.79
.80
 
.80
 
.80
.80
.81
.82
.83
.83
.83
.85
.85
.86
.86
.86
.87
.88
.91
.91
.91
.93
.96
1.01
1.04
.11
.13
.13
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.17
.17
.18
.18
.18
 
.18
 
.18
.18
.19
.19
.19
.19
.19
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.21
.22
.22
.24
.25
.28
.38
.05
.05
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
 
.07
 
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.09
.09
.09
.09
.12
.19
.20
.20
.21
.21
.22
.22
.22
.22
.23
.23
.23
.25
.26
.27
.27
.28
.28
.28
.29
.29
.29
 
.29
 
.29
.30
.30
.30
.31
.31
.32
.32
.34
.34
.34
.35
.35
.36
.37
.37
.40
.41
.43
80.30
76.70
75.90
75.00
74.30
72.00
71.80
69.60
68.20
68.20
68.00
66.60
66.20
65.10
64.30
62.20
60.50
 
56.73
 
56.73
55.80
55.10
53.30
53.20
52.70
51.70
50.40
50.40
50.00
48.30
47.70
47.50
47.40
47.30
46.50
45.40
43.00
43.00
42.80
41.60
39.60
36.50
35.00
189.75
170.44
162.75
159.56
153.26
151.36
151.11
148.60
147.11
146.00
144.00
141.36
136.40
136.36
129.25
126.55
125.37
124.44
 
124.44
 
124.00
122.44
121.00
118.75
118.22
114.57
112.00
111.11
110.71
108.41
108.10
107.50
107.26
107.17
106.60
105.33
101.90
96.60
95.56
94.29
92.44
87.50
86.90
35.90
31.70
26.80
25.30
25.10
24.30
23.70
23.00
22.60
22.00
21.20
20.00
18.20
18.20
14.60
11.70
11.18
 
11.18
 
10.80
10.50
10.20
10.10
8.20
7.50
6.70
5.40
5.00
4.50
4.30
3.70
3.40
3.30
3.20
3.00
2.40
.80
-1.70
-2.00
-2.40
-3.40
-5.00
-5.50
3.24
3.21
3.09
3.02
2.99
2.99
2.95
2.83
2.80
2.78
2.74
2.69
2.69
2.62
2.62
2.52
2.45
2.41
2.36
2.36
2.35
2.33
 
2.33
 
2.33
2.31
2.31
2.30
2.29
2.22
2.14
2.13
2.12
2.10
2.07
2.06
2.04
1.98
1.52
1.25
1.21
.95
.10
240.10
231.67
224.17
215.94
212.23
212.16
209.87
206.43
204.07
193.85
190.72
188.15
182.26
178.37
156.71
155.08
139.29
137.99
 
137.99
 
131.41
129.85
124.03
119.43
115.89
113.80
111.95
111.67
111.34
109.66
109.30
103.94
103.83
98.43
91.43
91.03
90.95
87.75
76.04
59.48
50.46
33.17
3.81
1.18
1.15
1.06
1.01
.99
.99
.97
.89
.87
.86
.84
.81
.81
.78
.77
.72
.69
 
.68
 
.68
.67
.65
.65
.65
.64
.63
.63
.62
.62
.59
.55
.55
.54
.54
.53
.52
.52
.49
.34
.26
.25
.19
.02