The average cost to farmers to produce a bushel of oats, corn, wheat
and soybeans is:
Corn $2.46 per bushel
Soybeans $6.49 per bushel
Oats $2.49 per bushel
Wheat $6.29 per bushel
Sources of Information:
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Economic Research Service (ERS)
?U.S and regional cost and return estimates for the most recent two
years, 2001-2002.These estimates are presented for the U.S. and ERS
farm resource regions for most commodities and are updated annually on
or around October 1. ERS produces a range of data products available
in different formats, including online databases, spreadsheets, and
web files. All data products online are available at no charge.?
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/CostsAndReturns/testpick.htm
U.S. corn production costs and returns per planted acre, 1996-2002
Total Costs per acre: $329.54
Yield: 134 bushels per acre
329.54/134 = 2.45925373 per bushel
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/CostsAndReturns/data/recent/Corn/R-USCorn.xls
U.S. soybean production costs and returns per planted acre, 1997-2002
Total Costs per acre: $266.04
Yield: 41 bushels per acre
266.04/41 = 6.48878049 per bushel
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/CostsAndReturns/data/recent/Soyb/R-USSoyb.xls
U.S. wheat production costs and returns per planted acre 1998-2002
Total Costs per acre: $175,63
Yield: 27.9 bushels per acre
175.63 / 27.9 = 6.29498208 per bushel
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/CostsAndReturns/data/recent/Whea/R-USWhea.xls
U.S. Oats production economic costs and returns per planted acre, 2001-2002
Total Costs per acre: $149.94
Yield: 60,26 bushels per acre
149.94/60.26 = 2.48821772 per bushel
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/CostsAndReturns/data/current/C-Oats.xls
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