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Roll Call ^ | July 11, 2013 | Matt Fuller

[lewislynn]

soybeans are $15.11 today

I asked: "What does an acre of soy yield? At what price?

Maybe you don't know what yield means. I thought it was a commom term used by farmers.

Anyway, an acre of soy costs $130.00 to plant and the price is $15.11 so your "yield" would have to be 8.6 bushels?/ton? per acre to break even...so what's the average yield per acre of soy "smarty pants"?

[urbanpovertylawcenter]

By golly, should I tell LL that I don't farm for the money.

Beans are about 14$ a bushel, none of mine are presold. I know what my yield will be when I run the combine through the fields and the last bean is in the truck. Last year it was about 30 bushels per acre with the drought, but this year we hope for 80!

Combine 1980 JD 7720 with a 20 ft header.

Bean truck 1973 Chevy C60 dump bed.

Planter 1990’s JD 9300 eight row on 36 inches have to double plant the beans to get them on 18 inch rows

tractor 1983 JD 4850

sprayer JD 250 pull type Farming where God is truly your partner!

[Balding_Eagle]

I hear you.

I guess I can understand the ignorance of many of the other Freepers, they probably have never even driven through real farm country, let alone talk to a farmer.

One of them upthread was thanking the government for the abundance of food we have. Sad story.

[Balding_Eagle]

Anyway, an acre of soy costs $130.00 to plant and the price is $15.11 so your "yield" would have to be 8.6 bushels?/ton?

It costs $100 to $150 just to rent the land.