"Cost to Grow Corn: 1972 to Date"

Data Courtesy of
Illinois Farm Business
Farm Management Association

The following data demonstrates why every $$/Acre really does count.

To Soil DoctorŽ System Advantage/Acre ---according to its customers.

Year Statewide
Average Yield/Acre		 Total Production
Cost/Acre		 Total Production
Cost/BU		 Annual *
Average Price/BU		 Mgmt
Margin
/BU		 Profit
/Acre
1972 133 $149 $1.12 $1.59 $0.47

$62.51
1973 130 $167 $1.28 $2.64 $1.36

$176.80
1974 103 $218 $2.11 $3.02 $0.91

$93.73
1975 148 $254 $1.72 $2.56 $0.84

$124.32
1976 143 $288 $2.01 $2.14 $0.13

$18.59
1977 121 $300 $2.48 $2.09 $-0.39

-$47.19
1978 132 $308 $2.33 $2.30 $-0.03

-$3.96
1979 148 $349 $2.36 $2.57 $0.21

$31.08
1980 94 $385 $4.09 $3.14 $-0.95

-$89.30
1981 138 $390 $2.83 $2.53 $-0.30

-$41.40
1982 145 $380 $2.62 $2.66 $0.04

$5.80
1983 86 $374 $4.35 $3.26 $-1.09

-$93.74
1984 129 $364 $2.83 $2.65 $-0.18

-$24.51
1985 153 $356 $2.33 $2.27 $-0.06

-$9.18
1986 149 $341 $2.29 $1.54 $-0.75

-$111.75
1987 145 $329 $2.28 $1.96 $-0.32

-$46.40
1988 78 $324 $4.15 $2.59 $-1.56

-$121.68
1989 140 $322 $2.30 $2.40 $0.10

$14.00
1990 137 $332 $2.42 $2.36 $-0.06

-$8.22
1991 113 $320 $2.83 $2.46 $-0.37

-$41.81
1992 163 $321 $1.97 $2.11 $0.14

$22.82
1993 138 $345 $2.50 $2.57 $0.07

$9.66
1994 170 $360 $2.12 $2.27 $0.15

$25.50
1995 122 $395 $3.24 $3.25 $0.01

$1.22
1996 146 $414 $2.84 $2.82 $-0.02

-$2.92
1997 138 $432 $3.13 $2.55 ** $-0.58

-$80.04
1992-96
Average		 148 $367 $2.48 $2.60 $0.12

$17.76
1987-96
Average		 135 $346 $2.56 $2.48 $-0.08

-$10.80
* Seasonal average annual price for corresponding crop year in Illinois.  
** Estimated.  
The Soil DoctorŽ System not only varies N (according to its soil nutrient sensor), it also varies plant population based on its Cation Exchange Capacity soil sensor. To 2/98 Farm Journal Article.
 
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