Download Form | Print Page
NCSU LOGO

2008 SOYBEAN PRODUCTION AND
MOST EFFICIENT YIELD (MEY) CONTESTS

FOR NORTH CAROLINA

COST PER ACRE ($/ACRE)COST PER BUSHEL ($/BUSHEL) PROFIT PER
TOTALLANDLIMEMACHINERYTILLAGESEEDPESTWEEDINSECTCHEMICALSHARVESTLABOROPERATINGMISCTOTALLANDLIMEMACHINERYTILLAGESEEDPESTWEEDINSECTCHEMICALSHARVESTLABOROPERATINGMISCYIELD%NRCSDIFFBUSHELACREDOLLAR
TOTALOWNERSHIPOPERATINGTOTALOWNERSHIPOPERATING
262.39
271.66
275.69
277.05
277.50
285.76
289.29
296.14
298.22
300.27
301.86
307.03
309.31
315.79
318.26
318.68
319.20
322.56
325.73
327.12
328.59
330.85
331.67
333.51
 
337.29
 
337.29
339.39
339.98
340.23
341.81
344.98
346.43
346.99
348.03
348.78
352.77
354.39
356.85
358.13
362.68
365.38
366.74
369.17
375.36
375.94
381.94
398.03
402.83
421.97
432.03
432.27
22.50
22.50
24.00
24.00
25.50
26.25
26.25
27.94
28.50
28.50
28.58
30.00
32.25
32.25
42.00
42.00
45.00
45.00
46.56
 
46.56
 
48.00
48.00
48.00
51.00
51.00
52.01
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
54.75
56.25
56.25
56.25
56.25
57.00
57.00
57.00
57.00
57.00
57.00
58.50
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
75.00
100.73
113.42
115.84
115.84
116.04
118.05
123.49
126.10
126.65
127.11
128.72
128.92
129.06
133.55
134.10
134.16
136.34
137.18
137.98
138.19
138.19
140.64
141.00
141.88
142.01
145.51
 
145.51
 
145.93
147.04
148.43
148.73
150.07
152.68
152.98
154.21
154.29
155.18
156.34
157.02
157.11
159.73
160.65
161.94
162.35
162.46
166.78
168.21
169.95
173.02
199.51
239.98
31.15
39.25
40.79
41.22
42.22
42.54
42.73
43.56
44.38
46.03
46.27
46.84
51.33
51.61
52.37
53.36
54.38
54.63
54.64
55.56
 
55.68
 
55.68
56.42
56.64
56.98
57.05
57.36
57.72
58.63
58.74
58.92
59.76
59.97
60.15
60.33
60.44
61.24
61.41
61.59
62.34
62.35
62.55
62.59
62.59
62.96
63.02
64.40
66.13
71.35
71.95
77.92
12.07
12.07
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.15
12.54
13.16
13.72
22.58
 
22.58
 
22.98
23.72
23.72
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.88
24.88
24.88
25.08
25.63
25.63
26.11
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.34
26.34
26.41
26.66
26.73
26.77
26.86
26.86
27.24
27.69
27.72
29.18
30.17
31.20
19.00
26.59
27.10
27.31
28.07
28.35
28.53
28.64
29.07
29.93
30.00
30.08
30.16
30.33
30.66
31.41
31.97
32.10
32.22
32.23
32.34
32.70
32.75
33.06
 
33.10
 
33.10
33.10
33.12
33.12
33.66
33.84
33.88
34.00
34.44
34.62
35.07
35.11
35.30
35.45
35.61
35.82
36.03
36.28
36.62
36.71
37.54
38.29
39.27
41.18
42.77
46.72
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
3.77
3.77
3.77
 
3.85
 
3.85
4.64
5.05
5.05
5.48
5.48
6.06
6.06
6.06
6.06
6.07
7.20
7.78
7.78
8.50
8.54
9.24
9.24
10.38
10.97
11.70
13.41
16.65
11.70
19.20
21.12
23.20
24.15
24.21
24.32
24.36
24.36
24.84
25.80
26.10
26.10
26.10
27.00
27.84
28.20
28.80
28.80
28.80
29.00
29.00
31.50
32.00
32.40
33.00
33.02
 
33.02
 
34.00
34.56
36.00
36.00
37.44
37.70
37.70
38.06
38.40
39.60
40.80
41.30
41.76
41.92
42.88
43.20
43.20
43.20
43.40
43.50
44.20
46.80
50.40
10.76
16.51
16.66
17.70
18.38
20.45
20.71
22.38
23.50
23.50
24.38
24.44
24.44
24.61
24.78
25.04
25.44
25.66
25.95
26.51
28.97
29.17
29.63
29.63
29.72
30.00
30.06
30.59
31.90
35.42
 
35.42
 
35.63
37.33
37.38
37.73
38.32
38.40
39.84
39.88
40.23
40.85
40.85
41.29
49.28
52.54
56.95
58.07
62.77
74.74
87.90
113.89
10.51
10.76
12.18
13.01
14.35
14.68
15.56
16.34
16.51
16.66
17.61
17.61
17.70
18.38
19.31
19.95
20.45
21.65
21.65
23.50
24.52
24.78
25.04
26.38
27.73
28.13
29.17
29.63
29.63
30.00
30.06
 
30.10
 
30.10
30.59
35.63
36.81
37.33
37.73
38.32
39.07
39.88
40.23
40.85
40.85
41.29
45.37
47.94
50.60
55.30
66.79
106.96
.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
4.54
 
4.54
 
4.80
5.20
5.38
5.91
5.91
6.56
6.84
6.84
7.27
7.27
7.55
7.55
7.55
8.65
8.65
8.65
8.69
9.11
10.03
13.46
14.17
14.17
20.96
21.11
7.50
12.23
13.25
13.27
15.13
16.02
16.41
16.67
17.83
17.83
18.89
18.89
19.07
19.18
19.26
19.33
19.91
20.80
22.21
24.90
25.00
25.00
25.17
26.60
26.66
26.79
26.84
26.94
27.00
27.14
28.20
29.32
29.62
29.94
30.95
30.99
 
30.99
 
31.19
32.29
33.00
36.67
37.00
46.96
47.92
51.50
51.59
56.30
57.48
68.92
93.11
114.78
33.83
39.19
41.13
41.46
41.89
41.89
41.92
41.92
42.28
43.04
43.08
43.11
43.15
43.26
43.51
43.72
43.76
43.90
44.12
44.19
44.23
44.26
44.48
44.59
44.66
45.05
 
45.12
 
45.12
45.16
45.70
45.70
45.85
45.88
45.88
46.17
46.39
46.57
46.93
47.47
47.93
48.01
48.26
48.44
48.47
48.76
49.27
49.63
49.73
50.20
50.99
52.11
7.07
7.07
7.59
7.99
8.43
8.43
8.43
8.43
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.84
9.36
9.44
9.67
9.87
9.87
9.89
10.10
10.19
 
10.28
 
10.28
10.37
10.37
10.47
10.48
10.55
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.83
10.90
10.94
10.94
11.42
11.66
11.66
12.13
12.35
12.55
12.77
14.89
15.34
15.34
5.78
6.70
6.74
6.87
7.00
7.06
7.06
7.11
7.19
7.31
7.46
7.47
7.48
7.48
7.50
7.59
7.61
7.66
7.67
7.69
7.72
7.73
7.82
7.92
7.93
7.93
8.02
 
8.04
 
8.04
8.05
8.07
8.08
8.15
8.17
8.21
8.24
8.24
8.32
8.49
8.55
8.55
8.73
8.73
8.75
8.90
9.04
9.05
9.64
10.54
10.66
11.56
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.53
7.54
10.00
10.75
11.00
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
15.26
 
15.26
 
15.30
16.00
21.52
21.52
24.00
27.00
27.00
32.50
36.00
4.52
4.69
4.72
4.83
4.85
4.89
4.89
4.94
5.04
5.04
5.06
5.15
5.16
5.20
5.21
5.21
5.23
5.34
5.37
5.40
5.41
5.43
5.53
5.54
5.55
5.61
5.68
5.69
5.71
5.75
5.80
 
5.80
 
5.82
5.87
5.93
6.02
6.03
6.13
6.14
6.32
6.44
6.48
6.49
6.51
6.57
6.80
6.92
6.98
7.28
7.70
11.09
.37
.43
.44
.45
.46
.46
.47
.47
.50
.50
.51
.53
.57
.60
.61
.67
.72
.73
 
.79
 
.79
.79
.81
.81
.81
.83
.84
.85
.87
.88
.88
.88
.89
.89
.89
.91
.92
.92
.94
.95
.95
.96
1.01
1.02
1.02
1.04
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.12
1.24
1.31
2.20
2.21
2.21
2.22
2.22
2.22
2.23
2.23
2.23
2.23
2.24
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.26
2.26
2.27
2.27
2.27
2.28
2.28
2.30
2.30
2.30
2.30
2.31
2.35
2.35
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.41
2.41
2.42
2.44
2.47
 
2.52
 
2.52
2.54
2.56
2.64
2.72
2.76
2.77
2.78
2.78
3.37
4.38
7.15
.75
.75
.75
.76
.76
.77
.78
.78
.80
.82
.83
.83
.85
.86
.86
.87
.88
.88
.90
.91
.91
.93
.93
.95
 
.95
 
.95
.95
.95
.95
.96
.97
.98
.99
1.01
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.03
1.04
1.06
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.09
1.09
1.10
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.15
1.25
.20
.21
.21
.21
.21
.22
.23
.24
.24
.24
.25
.31
.35
.35
.36
.36
.36
.36
.38
.38
 
.38
 
.38
.38
.39
.40
.40
.40
.41
.42
.42
.43
.43
.43
.44
.44
.44
.44
.45
.45
.45
.45
.46
.48
.48
.49
.50
.50
.51
.51
.52
.63
.49
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.52
.52
.53
.53
.53
.53
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.54
.55
.55
.55
.55
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
 
.56
 
.56
.56
.57
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.58
.59
.59
.60
.61
.61
.62
.63
.65
.65
.65
.68
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.05
.05
 
.06
 
.06
.07
.09
.09
.09
.09
.10
.10
.11
.11
.11
.11
.11
.12
.13
.13
.14
.16
.16
.17
.20
.20
.23
.25
.23
.34
.36
.37
.38
.38
.38
.38
.38
.39
.40
.41
.43
.43
.43
.44
.45
.46
.48
.48
.50
.50
.51
.52
.53
.54
 
.57
 
.57
.58
.60
.60
.60
.61
.63
.65
.67
.68
.70
.70
.74
.74
.76
.78
.79
.82
.83
.86
.88
.89
.92
.93
.25
.25
.26
.34
.34
.36
.36
.36
.36
.38
.39
.39
.39
.40
.41
.41
.42
.42
.48
.48
.50
.51
.53
.53
.54
.56
.56
.57
.58
.58
.60
.61
.61
.61
 
.61
 
.61
.63
.63
.64
.66
.68
.70
.72
.79
.96
1.06
1.08
1.08
1.14
1.75
1.92
.17
.19
.21
.21
.24
.25
.25
.26
.26
.26
.30
.31
.31
.36
.36
.38
.39
.39
.39
.40
.40
.41
.42
.43
.46
.46
.49
.51
.52
 
.52
 
.54
.56
.56
.58
.58
.60
.61
.61
.61
.63
.63
.64
.67
.68
.72
.73
.84
.94
.95
1.33
1.80
.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
.08
.08
 
.08
 
.09
.09
.09
.10
.10
.11
.11
.11
.12
.13
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.16
.19
.24
.25
.26
.32
.42
.18
.18
.21
.24
.25
.25
.26
.27
.28
.30
.31
.33
.34
.34
.34
.36
.37
.38
.38
.39
.39
.41
.41
.43
.43
.44
.45
.47
.47
.47
.47
.48
.49
.49
.50
 
.53
 
.53
.57
.58
.60
.60
.67
.77
.83
.96
.96
.97
1.05
1.37
1.42
1.93
.66
.67
.68
.69
.69
.70
.70
.71
.71
.71
.71
.71
.72
.73
.74
.74
.74
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.76
.76
.77
 
.77
 
.77
.77
.77
.78
.78
.78
.78
.79
.79
.79
.79
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.82
.83
.83
.83
.83
.84
.85
.92
1.21
.11
.12
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.17
.17
.17
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
 
.18
 
.18
.19
.19
.19
.19
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.21
.21
.21
.22
.22
.24
.25
.26
.29
.11
.11
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.13
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
 
.14
 
.14
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.16
.16
.16
.18
.21
.30
.12
.13
.13
.13
.14
.14
.15
.15
.18
.19
.20
.21
.21
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.23
.24
.24
.24
.25
.25
.26
.26
.26
 
.26
 
.26
.27
.27
.27
.28
.28
.28
.28
.28
.29
.30
.30
.30
.31
.32
.35
.36
.40
.43
.46
.49
.50
78.70
75.60
73.40
72.10
71.80
70.80
69.40
68.60
68.50
68.00
67.30
67.10
65.80
64.30
63.30
62.80
62.20
61.40
61.40
61.30
60.90
60.90
59.40
59.29
 
59.29
 
59.10
58.00
57.80
57.50
56.90
56.80
56.70
56.50
55.90
55.50
55.40
54.80
54.10
53.80
53.70
53.60
53.50
51.40
50.40
50.40
50.30
50.30
49.10
48.20
42.80
27.90
228.89
217.78
193.16
182.63
174.89
162.58
153.50
152.25
149.05
143.94
143.86
141.26
138.10
137.08
137.00
136.00
134.60
134.52
132.68
 
132.68
 
132.14
132.00
130.48
129.58
129.26
127.86
127.78
127.71
126.88
126.44
125.75
125.60
125.08
123.11
121.59
119.67
118.13
118.09
117.96
116.46
114.55
114.22
112.71
112.00
111.67
109.11
107.60
100.60
96.40
90.11
69.75
40.60
37.10
35.40
33.70
31.40
29.10
23.30
21.40
20.90
19.63
19.60
19.30
18.50
18.00
17.80
17.30
16.00
14.50
14.40
14.20
 
13.98
 
13.98
13.90
13.50
13.30
12.90
12.80
12.80
12.50
11.90
11.85
11.80
11.70
10.40
10.30
9.50
8.80
8.70
8.70
7.90
6.40
6.40
6.10
5.60
5.40
4.10
3.80
.30
-1.80
-4.70
-12.10
1.48
1.31
1.28
1.17
1.15
1.11
1.11
1.06
.96
.96
.94
.85
.84
.80
.79
.79
.77
.66
.63
.60
.59
.57
.47
.46
.45
.39
.32
.31
.29
.25
.20
 
.20
 
.18
.13
.07
-.02
-.03
-.13
-.14
-.32
-.44
-.48
-.49
-.51
-.57
-.80
-.92
-.98
-1.28
-1.70
-5.09
92.62
90.75
90.67
86.86
79.93
77.72
74.17
67.95
65.31
62.70
58.37
58.23
56.81
49.20
48.95
44.66
44.47
40.82
40.01
38.83
37.41
32.73
28.17
27.97
25.61
22.94
18.47
 
18.47
 
17.37
17.14
16.04
13.72
10.41
6.54
3.58
-1.43
-1.56
-7.59
-8.74
-17.21
-18.89
-24.72
-27.18
-27.94
-37.23
-43.18
-44.31
-52.56
-75.87
-93.17
-141.91
.33
.28
.27
.24
.24
.23
.23
.21
.19
.19
.19
.17
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
.12
.12
.11
.11
.11
.08
.08
.08
.07
.06
 
.06
 
.06
.05
.05
.04
.03
.02
.01
.00
.00
-.02
-.02
-.05
-.07
-.07
-.08
-.08
-.09
-.12
-.13
-.14
-.18
-.22
-.46