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NCSU LOGO

2017 SOYBEAN PRODUCTION AND
MOST EFFICIENT YIELD (MEY) CONTESTS

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
COST PER ACRE ($/ACRE)COST PER BUSHEL ($/BUSHEL) PROFIT PER
TOTALLANDLIMEMACHINERYTILLAGESEEDPESTWEEDINSECTCHEMICALSHARVESTLABOROPERATINGMISCTOTALLANDLIMEMACHINERYTILLAGESEEDPESTWEEDINSECTCHEMICALSHARVESTLABOROPERATINGMISCYIELD%NRCSDIFFBUSHELACREDOLLAR
TOTALOWNERSHIPOPERATINGTOTALOWNERSHIPOPERATING
183.02
239.03
244.97
259.10
273.44
277.04
279.85
283.05
303.82
310.62
312.14
314.06
314.70
315.33
320.74
323.73
326.95
336.01
336.97
338.12
341.61
342.74
345.33
348.01
352.96
353.04
353.36
359.87
360.15
361.82
363.26
366.69
369.62
380.27
 
380.27
 
385.57
397.46
401.13
403.40
403.93
404.18
408.79
408.82
420.36
421.11
421.29
423.36
429.28
431.30
435.81
436.52
443.36
453.85
454.93
461.27
464.96
465.94
470.83
471.14
476.32
481.53
495.05
517.15
576.93
580.14
15.00
22.50
24.00
24.00
24.80
27.00
31.50
37.50
37.50
42.00
45.00
45.00
45.00
45.00
45.00
48.00
49.97
 
50.06
 
50.06
50.25
50.64
50.64
51.00
51.00
51.00
51.60
51.60
52.41
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
52.50
54.00
54.00
54.62
55.50
56.40
57.00
57.00
58.50
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
63.00
67.50
67.50
67.50
67.50
65.91
74.80
76.85
77.93
79.22
83.55
84.47
85.14
87.94
90.87
92.38
92.60
93.85
93.99
94.19
95.02
95.36
96.49
96.86
97.85
97.95
98.37
98.54
98.68
99.54
100.49
102.64
103.62
103.94
105.40
108.44
109.52
112.87
118.19
129.53
129.56
131.99
132.22
 
133.64
 
133.64
133.77
135.03
135.22
145.76
145.93
146.21
147.88
160.08
161.53
167.57
168.58
184.69
190.19
190.89
190.89
190.89
192.29
192.51
195.65
208.61
230.64
240.24
247.19
289.06
291.40
41.60
44.05
47.95
49.24
53.20
53.77
55.03
55.30
55.91
57.24
58.12
58.41
59.20
59.41
60.01
60.22
60.97
61.27
61.72
61.86
62.02
62.12
62.12
62.19
62.33
63.14
63.30
63.62
63.85
63.99
64.38
64.92
 
64.92
 
65.25
65.77
65.84
66.71
66.79
66.82
66.84
67.52
68.18
68.26
68.59
68.67
69.04
69.39
69.51
69.71
70.40
70.60
70.79
71.90
72.07
72.12
72.40
74.43
75.68
77.06
77.61
77.66
78.02
78.51
78.80
81.35
11.90
12.15
12.15
12.83
12.91
13.47
22.20
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.30
24.57
 
24.57
 
25.08
25.08
25.63
25.63
25.63
25.63
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.31
26.32
26.38
26.38
26.38
26.59
26.85
26.99
26.99
27.05
27.07
27.07
27.07
27.23
27.31
27.51
27.51
27.51
27.69
27.88
28.11
28.54
28.54
29.70
29.95
31.22
31.61
31.61
32.88
32.96
33.04
33.10
33.63
34.11
34.48
35.11
35.64
35.64
35.74
36.07
36.67
36.76
37.09
37.42
37.56
37.82
37.89
38.03
38.28
38.70
38.87
39.00
39.32
39.55
39.94
40.08
40.21
40.35
 
40.35
 
40.87
40.90
41.05
41.21
42.36
42.41
42.44
43.08
43.22
43.29
43.36
43.40
43.88
43.96
44.48
44.74
45.76
45.81
46.09
46.10
47.44
49.37
50.07
50.10
50.15
50.63
51.29
51.71
53.24
.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
.00
.00
.00
1.81
3.41
 
3.41
 
5.48
5.48
5.48
6.06
6.06
6.06
6.06
6.06
6.07
6.07
6.07
6.07
6.20
6.20
6.24
7.01
7.36
8.50
8.50
10.43
10.97
11.32
11.54
11.68
11.68
12.12
12.16
31.66
35.52
35.57
36.21
36.38
37.00
38.00
38.00
38.50
38.70
38.70
38.70
39.60
41.17
41.17
41.33
41.40
41.49
41.49
41.85
42.00
42.30
42.95
43.20
44.00
44.00
44.12
44.30
45.00
45.11
45.12
45.12
45.12
45.55
46.20
47.00
47.00
47.00
47.70
 
49.17
 
49.17
49.52
50.00
50.40
51.06
51.70
54.72
55.00
57.50
57.77
57.77
60.50
60.50
65.00
65.00
65.00
65.00
65.00
65.00
65.00
65.00
67.50
69.15
79.80
79.80
.00
.00
6.06
7.10
19.00
23.90
33.44
35.16
35.16
37.74
37.79
39.14
39.14
39.14
39.14
41.07
44.34
44.43
46.70
46.70
49.56
51.95
51.95
53.42
53.72
55.52
55.52
55.52
55.52
56.51
57.31
59.09
59.43
59.46
61.36
61.52
 
62.44
 
62.44
63.67
64.34
64.40
64.40
67.17
67.69
67.69
68.11
69.39
69.39
72.14
80.63
80.63
81.82
89.58
92.57
92.60
99.08
99.18
102.85
102.85
110.80
122.93
124.98
124.98
133.75
143.80
.00
.00
6.06
7.10
14.27
17.49
18.17
19.00
22.80
22.87
23.81
24.65
24.96
25.41
28.16
29.05
30.47
30.47
30.47
30.47
30.58
30.88
31.87
31.87
35.16
35.16
38.60
40.69
43.72
43.72
43.82
 
43.82
 
44.34
44.43
44.96
44.96
44.96
44.96
44.96
44.96
45.95
47.45
47.45
47.81
47.81
50.49
50.53
50.53
53.04
53.04
58.25
59.38
66.09
66.09
67.93
70.98
73.28
73.66
75.53
77.70
77.70
88.17
91.18
91.18
103.04
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
5.44
5.44
5.66
6.15
6.15
6.15
6.15
6.41
7.35
8.08
8.08
8.67
8.67
8.67
8.67
9.71
10.55
11.21
13.14
 
13.45
 
13.45
13.85
14.54
14.54
15.08
15.82
16.65
17.63
18.34
18.34
19.32
20.03
20.03
20.03
20.03
20.03
20.75
20.75
22.99
23.37
25.55
26.04
27.96
27.96
31.39
32.29
41.98
48.71
83.31
.00
.00
2.80
3.84
14.56
22.67
26.78
26.78
28.27
29.94
31.35
31.35
31.35
31.35
34.96
35.96
37.63
38.12
46.05
47.19
48.46
48.46
48.92
50.38
50.88
51.18
52.00
52.00
52.60
52.63
 
52.65
 
52.65
53.40
54.40
54.88
54.88
54.94
55.44
55.44
56.10
56.10
56.10
56.10
57.57
59.58
59.61
59.61
60.43
62.17
64.39
67.12
67.12
68.61
70.21
73.37
80.20
80.53
80.53
81.00
84.30
90.31
90.31
91.66
102.30
129.84
41.46
42.07
43.43
43.47
44.15
44.55
44.77
44.87
45.09
45.13
45.34
45.85
45.99
46.10
46.49
46.75
46.93
46.93
47.90
48.22
48.62
48.91
48.98
49.52
49.88
50.13
50.17
50.20
50.24
50.38
50.49
50.85
51.07
 
51.07
 
51.14
51.64
51.71
51.82
52.36
52.90
53.33
53.37
53.84
53.87
54.09
54.23
54.70
54.81
55.13
55.49
55.56
55.60
55.67
55.78
55.82
55.96
56.21
56.54
56.72
56.82
56.86
58.95
59.85
60.10
62.44
4.91
7.12
8.72
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.83
8.89
9.04
10.19
10.19
10.34
10.34
10.54
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.59
10.96
11.61
11.66
11.87
11.93
11.97
12.13
12.13
12.13
12.29
12.29
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
12.35
 
12.74
 
12.74
13.18
13.18
13.48
13.48
14.05
14.05
14.05
14.05
14.41
14.65
14.65
14.73
14.86
15.17
15.45
15.55
15.68
16.10
17.32
17.32
17.97
17.97
23.15
31.25
4.68
5.86
5.89
6.11
6.31
6.52
6.67
6.84
7.02
7.03
7.16
7.18
7.28
7.33
7.38
7.39
7.53
7.67
7.77
7.83
7.85
8.00
8.08
8.17
8.22
8.23
8.38
8.43
8.51
8.53
8.59
8.63
8.75
9.17
 
9.17
 
9.29
9.36
9.51
9.58
9.72
9.84
9.89
9.95
10.01
10.09
10.12
10.33
10.46
10.60
10.75
10.77
10.92
11.25
11.28
11.53
11.58
11.61
11.76
11.90
11.93
12.01
12.38
13.19
15.06
15.16
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
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
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
16.32
17.08
 
17.08
 
21.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.02
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.13
27.00
32.00
37.96
2.70
3.06
3.72
3.84
4.04
4.05
4.06
4.07
4.09
4.10
4.20
4.20
4.21
4.31
4.33
4.41
4.43
4.45
4.47
4.50
4.51
4.59
4.63
4.67
4.70
4.73
4.74
4.75
4.75
4.78
4.80
4.82
4.82
4.96
4.97
4.99
5.05
5.05
5.06
5.08
5.11
 
5.11
 
5.11
5.12
5.20
5.21
5.35
5.36
5.37
5.38
5.64
5.65
5.84
5.98
6.03
6.15
6.55
6.57
6.72
6.75
7.13
7.17
7.55
8.13
10.53
.25
.25
.35
.36
.44
.45
.46
.47
.49
.49
.51
.51
.52
.53
.53
.54
.54
.56
.57
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.58
.59
.60
.60
.61
.62
.62
.64
.68
 
.68
 
.72
.72
.72
.72
.73
.74
.74
.75
.77
.77
.78
.80
.81
.82
.82
.82
.83
.86
.87
.89
.89
.90
.90
.91
.92
.92
.93
.95
1.01
1.07
1.09
1.16
1.16
1.17
1.17
1.17
1.17
1.18
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.23
1.24
1.25
1.27
1.30
1.34
1.36
1.38
1.42
1.45
1.46
1.47
1.47
1.48
1.49
1.50
1.50
1.53
1.53
1.57
1.63
1.66
1.67
1.72
1.75
1.76
1.79
1.80
 
1.80
 
1.82
1.83
1.90
1.91
2.08
2.09
2.12
2.19
2.41
2.53
2.53
2.61
2.84
2.99
3.26
3.30
3.37
3.37
4.06
4.70
.61
.64
.69
.71
.73
.75
.77
.78
.78
.79
.79
.79
.79
.79
.79
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.81
.81
.81
.81
.82
.82
.82
.82
.83
.83
.84
.84
.84
.85
.86
.86
 
.87
 
.87
.88
.88
.90
.91
.91
.92
.92
.93
.93
.95
.96
.97
.98
.99
1.00
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.02
1.02
1.03
1.06
1.12
1.13
1.13
.15
.15
.17
.20
.23
.23
.24
.26
.27
.27
.28
.28
.28
.29
.29
.29
.29
.29
.29
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.31
.31
.31
.31
.31
.31
.32
.32
.33
.33
.33
 
.33
 
.33
.33
.33
.34
.35
.36
.37
.37
.38
.38
.38
.39
.39
.41
.41
.41
.43
.43
.43
.44
.44
.45
.45
.48
.48
.50
.51
.46
.48
.48
.49
.49
.49
.49
.49
.49
.49
.49
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.51
.51
.51
.51
.51
.52
.52
.52
.52
.52
.53
.53
.53
.53
.54
 
.54
 
.55
.55
.55
.55
.55
.56
.56
.56
.56
.56
.57
.57
.57
.57
.57
.58
.58
.58
.58
.58
.58
.58
.59
.59
.59
.60
.61
.62
.65
.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
.00
.00
.00
.03
.05
 
.05
 
.07
.07
.07
.07
.08
.09
.09
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.11
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.12
.13
.14
.15
.15
.16
.17
.18
.35
.41
.44
.45
.46
.47
.48
.48
.50
.51
.52
.52
.53
.54
.55
.55
.56
.56
.57
.57
.57
.58
.59
.60
.61
.61
.61
.61
.61
.62
.62
.62
.64
.64
.65
 
.66
 
.66
.66
.68
.68
.68
.70
.70
.70
.71
.71
.71
.72
.73
.75
.75
.76
.76
.77
.79
.82
.82
.86
.90
.91
.93
.94
1.05
1.12
1.23
.00
.00
.10
.10
.32
.37
.42
.48
.50
.51
.52
.53
.53
.53
.55
.55
.55
.57
.58
.60
.60
.61
.64
.67
.69
.69
.70
.71
.77
.77
.78
.79
.79
.80
.80
.81
.81
.84
.84
 
.84
 
.85
.85
.86
.86
.86
.91
.93
1.00
1.04
1.08
1.10
1.12
1.13
1.17
1.34
1.36
1.36
1.39
1.41
1.48
1.50
1.70
1.78
1.89
2.09
.00
.00
.10
.10
.22
.25
.25
.25
.26
.32
.33
.37
.37
.38
.39
.39
.39
.39
.40
.41
.41
.42
.43
.45
.45
.45
.49
.49
.49
.50
.52
.52
.53
.54
.55
.56
.57
.58
.59
 
.59
 
.60
.63
.66
.68
.69
.70
.71
.71
.72
.78
.80
.81
.86
.89
.90
.90
.97
.99
1.01
1.03
1.12
1.13
1.34
1.35
1.58
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
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