Posted by Fixerupper on February 16, 2010 at 10:56:48 from (207.177.13.178):
In Reply to: Land posted by NY 986 on February 16, 2010 at 07:17:56:
Just ran your figures through my spreadsheet. I farm in Iowa so I'm probably comparing apples to oranges but here goes.
At $100/A rent the farmer needs 131.5 bu/a to break even at $3.35 cash corn, the current local price here in NW Iowa.
If it yields 125 and the rent is $100/a he is losing $22/a at $3.35 cash corn.
This includes all costs involved in raising and marketing the crop in northwest IOWA, excluding insurance premiums. I don't have a clue what the input costs are for a New York corn crop but it's kinda fun to run the figures nonetheless. Jim
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