What are profitable yields

[Herc]

Depends on reasonability of said payments imho.

Sorry but there is nothing reasonable here anymore. Hasn’t been for 10-15 years. Guess ur commenting on your area, I’m commenting on my area and the two are nowhere close to the same I can see that now.

[SASKFARMER]

100 barley at malt is close to 500 acre that makes more money than shit canola

[bigzee]

100 barley at malt is close to 500 acre that makes more money than shit canola

Cam malt get 100 bu/ac? Can even $5 be feasible if a large crops comes off?
I know feed variety’s can yield like crazy, maybe some new malts can also.
I quit growing malt, acceptance was low for me, so stuck with bin busting high busheling high test weigh feed type. Lol

[furrowtickler]

It always bothers me when people think that because someone has everything paid for they can do things for less.
Ever hear of “opportunity cost”??

Very true

[Kevinglyfos]

It always bothers me when people think that because someone has everything paid for they can do things for less.
Ever hear of “opportunity cost”??

Well it really is a good feeling to have it paid for and it gives u opportunity to buy when u see a good deal . I went through the eighties and now I only buy when I got the money. I don’t drive new equipment but I do drive good equipment I say learn how to fix and u can make money and another thing is knowing exeacly what u got in each crop everyone has a deffernt bu per Ac profit

[helmsdale]

I think virtually everybody is profitable at 40 bushel canola at even 9.5 canola. I think there will be closer to 33-35 bushel canola though. I don’t see how anyone makes money with 41 bushel wheat at 5.5.

Crop insurance area average is 22 on stbl here...

As Jerry McGuire would say, "Show Me The MONEY!"

[grassfarmer]

Had a guy offer me wrapped corn silage bales at $80/bale recently. I imagine that it would easily do over 10 bales per acre. That could be quite profitable if they find someone to buy it at that money.

[GDR]

It always bothers me when people think that because someone has everything paid for they can do things for less.
Ever hear of “opportunity cost”??

You are not wrong but I think the thought is more that a skinny year may be tough for the paid for guy but may be devastating / career ending for the guy with payments. Timing is everything in this business.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

It always bothers me when people think that because someone has everything paid for they can do things for less.
Ever hear of “opportunity cost”??

Very true, as I keep trying to teach Chuck about the opportunity costs associated with his solar panels...

BUT, If things really get ugly for an extended period, if an operation with paid for assets is willing to ignore those opportunity costs, that may be the difference between surviving to carry the business into more profitable times, and not.

The budget should certainly include opportunity costs, but perhaps they should be averaged over a number of years/decades.

And in this environment, what is a reasonable opportunity cost to use? Interest on savings?

Edit, I see GDR typed the same thing as me, just faster...

[LEP]

It always bothers me when people think that because someone has everything paid for they can do things for less.
Ever hear of “opportunity cost”??

Yes, but "Opportunity Cost" doesn't foreclose if it doesn't get paid for a year.