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		2003 SOYBEAN PRODUCTION BUDGET 1
		Reduced Tillage Practices
	ITEM				EXPLANATION		PRICE PER		YIELD (bu/A)				YOUR
							UNIT						BUDGET
									30	40	50
RECEIPTS
	Soybeans 2						$5.15	/bu	$155	$206	$258
VARIABLE  COSTS
	Seed				80	lbs.	0.25	/lb	20	20	20
	Fertilizer 3
		P2O5(lbs)		25	30	40	0.24	/lb	6	7	10
		K2O(lbs)		60	75	90	0.13	/lb	8	10	12
		Lime(ton)			0.5		12	/ton	6	6	6
	Chemicals 4								26	26	26
	Trucking - Fuel Only						0.03	/bu	1	1	2
	Fuel, Oil, Grease 5								5	5	5
	Repairs 6								13	13	13
	Miscellaneous 7								12	13	14
	Int. on Oper. Cap. 8				5	mo.	9.0%		4	4	4
	Hired Labor 9								0	0	0
TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS					-Per Acre				100	105	110
					-Per Bushel				3.33	2.61	2.21
FIXED COSTS
	Labor charge 9				2.6	hours	9.00	/hr	23	23	23
	Mach. and Equip. Charge 10								54	54	54
	Land Charge 11								50	70	90
	Management Charge				5%	of gross revenue			8	10	13
TOTAL FIXED COSTS									135	158	180
TOTAL COSTS					-Per Acre				235	262	291
					-Per Bushel				7.83	6.56	5.81
RETURN ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS									55	101	147
RETURN ABOVE TOTAL COSTS									(81)	(56)	(33)
RETURN TO LABOR AND MANAGEMENT 12									(49)	(23)	3
1	Does not include costs or returns for storage of grain.												2
2	Price received is estimated government loan rate for soybeans in Ohio.  Loan rates vary by county,
		check with your local FSA office for rates in your county.  No other government payments are included.
3	Assumes only maintenance application of fertilizer needed, soil test values of 20 ppm P/A and 125 ppm K/A.
		Prices were quoted in October, 2002.  Fertilizer prices vary over time and by area.  Check with
		local sources for current prices.
4	Based on use of Canopy, Fusion, & COC. Consult "Weed Control Guide for Ohio Field Crops
		2003 Edition" - Bulletin 789-99 for specific recommendations.
5	See table below for specific calculations.  Lubrications costs are assumed to be 15% of fuel costs
6	See table below for specific calculations.
7	Includes supplies, utilities, soil tests, small tools, crop insurance, etc…
8	Interest on all variable costs, except trucking, for 5 months at 9% interest rate.
9	Part or all of labor may be a variable cost if paid labor varies with acres farmed.
	It’s a fixed cost if labor costs do not change with acres farmed.
10	Reflects 1000 acres, conservation tillage. See table below for specific calculations.
11	Average based on 1999 data.  Land charges vary throughout the state, check your local rates.
12	Return to labor and management is the revenue less total expenses except operator labor and management.
		It is a measure of the returns to the operator's labor and management.
Machinery Inventory
					Number times used	Cost	Acres/Hr	Fuel*        ($/A)	Repairs ($/A)
	15 ft. Chisel Plow				1	$7,800	8.5	0.60	0.28
	28 ft. Field Cultivator				1	$19,400	20.2	0.32	0.33
	50 ft. Boom Sprayer				2	$5,500	25.6	0.22	0.20
	25 Ft Grain Drill				1	$26,100	10.6	0.49	0.84
	Combine w/ 18' head				1	$146,400	5.4	2.02	5.24
	Gravity Grain Wagons				1	$7,000		0.60	0.42
	Fertilizer Spreader				1	$10,400	23.80	0.11	0.23
	160 HP Tractor					$94,200			3.84
	75 HP Tractor					$30,300			1.14
	Pickup Truck (1/2)					$12,500		0.10	0.05
	Total per Acre					359,600		4.46	12.57
	Fixed Costs Rate				15%
	Mach. And Equip Charge =				$54		Price of Diesel Fuel =			$1.00	gal
Machinery and Equipment charge = Total Machine Inventory Cost x Fixed Costs Rate  / 1000 acres
				=$359,600 x 15% / 1000 acres = $54/acre
Machines are all assumed to be new and in the first year of use.  Older/used machines will likely have lower
	machinery costs.  Size of operation will also effect cost of machinery per acre.  For an analysis on machine
	costs for different sized operations, see economies of scale budgets in this publication
Fixed costs rate includes depreciation, interest, housing, and insurance.
*Fuel calculations are based on the implement plus tractor.