Double Crop Budget
WHEAT/SOYBEAN DOUBLE CROP   PER ACRE FOR 2013
ITEM UNIT QUANTITY PRICE TOTAL
GROSS INCOME        
WHEAT BUSHEL 75 $7.88 $591.00
SOYBEANS BUSHEL 25 $13.02 $325.50
TOTAL GROSS INCOME       $916.50
VARIABLE COSTS        
SEED-WHEAT POUND 150 $0.28 $42.45
SEED-SOYBEANS 1000 SEEDS 175 0.36 63.00
SOIL TEST ACRE 1 0.30 0.30
NITROGEN POUND 70 0.70 49.00
PHOSPHATE POUND 85 0.50 42.50
POTASH POUND 75 0.49 36.75
LIME TON 0.5 30.00 15.00
HARMONY GT XP OUNCE 0.5 12.50 6.25
OSPREY OUNCE 4.75 3.03 14.39
SURFACTANT QUART 1 2.25 2.25
TILT OUNCE 4 1.93 7.72
WARRIOR OUNCE 6 2.34 14.04
GRAMOXONE INTEON PINT 3 3.37 10.11
ROUNDUP QUART 1 7.71 7.71
CROP INSURANCE-WHEAT (CRC 70%) ACRE 1.00 13.15 13.15
CROP INSURANCE-BEANS (CRC 70%) ACRE 1.00 14.90 14.90
INTEREST ON OPERATING CAPITAL $311.47 0.50 8.5% 13.24
TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS LISTED ABOVE 352.76
NET INCOME OVER VARIABLE COSTS LISTED ABOVE $563.74
FIXED/OVERHEAD COSTS (CUSTOM RATES ARE USED AS A PROXY FOR FIELD OPERATION COSTS)
FERTILIZER SPREADING ACRE 2 8.78 17.56
VERTICAL TILLAGE ACRE 2 18.41 36.82
BROADCAST SEEDING ACRE 1 21.71 21.71
NOTILL DRILLING ACRE 1 22.07 22.07
PESTICIDE APPLICATION ACRE 4 8.99 35.96
HARVESTING ACRE 2 32.01 64.02
HAULING BUSHEL 100 0.15 15.00
INTEREST ON FALL/SPRING CUSTOM CHARGES $134.12 0.5 8.5% 5.70
LAND CHARGE ACRE 1 98.00 98.00
TOTAL FIXED COST LISTED ABOVE       $316.84
TOTAL VARIABLE AND FIXED COST LISTED ABOVE $669.60
NET INCOME OVER VARIABLE & FIXED COSTS LISTED ABOVE $246.90
      PRICES
  WHEAT $5.91 $7.88 $9.85
NET INCOME ABOVE VARIABLE AND BEAN $9.77 $13.02 $16.28
FIXED COSTS LISTED ABOVE FOR 56 19 ($154.07) $17.77 $189.62
VARIOUS YIELDS AND PRICES 75 25 $17.77 $246.90 $476.02
Sensitivity Analysis based on soybeans/wheat yield and price 94 31 $189.62 $476.02 $762.43
Assumptions
Local hauling within 30 miles of farm
Fertility rates based on MCE SFM-1 guidelines
Assuming medium fertility levels
1 Post-plant bean glyphosate application
Sensitivity analysis based on 75%,100% and 125% of yield of beans and current forward contract price of beans/wheat.

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