Alternative Crop Performance on Fallow                                                                     Williston, ND                 

 

 

2000

 

 

 

Commodity

 

Gr. Ret/a

Selling

5 Year

Gross

Gr. Ret/a 

Loan

LDP

w/LDP

Crop

Variety

Price

Average

Return

+ or -

Rate

Rate

+ or -

 

 

lbs/a

$/a

Reeder

 

 

Reeder

HRS Wheat 

Reeder

 $2.90

 

54.4

*

$157.76

$0.00

$2.45

$0.00

$0.00

HRW Wheat

Elkhorn

 $2.50

 

45.9

*

$114.80

-$42.96

$2.45

$0.00

-$42.96

Durum Wheat

Renville

 $3.50

a

42.6

 

$148.97

-$8.79

$2.45

$0.00

-$8.79

Oriental Mustard

Forge

 $0.10

b

1624.0

 

$162.40

$4.64

na

 

 

Yellow Mustard

Tilney

 $0.11

b

1389.8

 

$152.88

-$4.88

$0.09

$0.00

-$4.88

Canola

Hyola 401

 $0.07

b

1768.4

 

$120.25

-$37.51

$0.10

$0.03

$11.65

Crambe

Belann

 $0.07

b

2243.0

 

$156.11

-$1.65

$0.08

$0.02

$32.00

Safflower (oleic)

Montola 2000

 $0.11

b

1402.4

 

$147.25

-$10.51

$0.07

$0.00

-$10.51

             (linoleic)

S-541

 $0.10

b

1466.2

 

$146.62

-$11.14

$0.07

$0.00

-$11.14

Sunflower (oil)

 

 $0.05

b

1328.0

 

  $66.40

-$91.36

$0.09

$0.04

-$41.96

Millet (grain)

 

 $0.03

b

1363.8

 

  $40.91

-$116.85

na

 

 

Buckwheat

Mancan

 $0.10

b

573.8

 

  $57.38

-$100.38

na

 

 

Corn (grain)

 

 $1.48

 

53.5

*

  $79.12

-$78.64

$1.83

$0.35

-$59.93

Lentils

Richlea

 $0.10

b

2048.2

 

$204.82

$47.06

na

 

 

Field Peas (green) 

Majoret

 $0.05

b

2179.2

 

  $98.06

-$59.70

na

 

 

                (yellow)

Profi

 $0.05

b

2260.4

 

$101.72

-$56.04

na

 

 

                (feed)

Trapper

 $0.04

b

1976.2

 

  $75.69

-$82.07

na

 

 

Flax

Neche

 $3.60

 

22.6

*

  $81.22

-$76.54

$4.98

$1.38

-$45.41

Chickpeas (desi)

Myles

 $0.09

b

1847.6

 

$157.05

-$0.71

na

 

 

                 (kabuli)

Dwelly

 $0.21

b

1208.2

 

$253.72

-$95.96

na

 

 

Pinto Beans

 

 $0.11

b

1065.4

 

$117.19

-$40.57

na

 

 

Navy Beans

Norstar

 $0.11

b

1042.0

 

$114.62

-$43.14

na

 

 

Soybeans

 

 $3.95

 

12.5

*

  $49.38

-$108.39

$4.67

$0.72

-$99.39

Barley (feed)

Logan

 $1.50

 

74.0

*

$111.06

-$46.70

$1.49

$0.00

-$46.70

            (malting)

Foster

 $2.05

 

78.0

*

$159.82

$2.06

$1.49

$0.00

$2.06

Oats

Monida

 $0.85

 

114.8

*

  $97.56

-$60.20

$1.08

$0.23

-$33.80

*Yields in bus/a           HRS Wheat at 14% protein    HRW Wheat at 12% protein

a = terminal grade   b = price per hundredweight

 


Dryland Buckwheat                Williston, ND

 

TW

---------- Grain Yield ----------

Cultivar

2000

1998

1999

2000

3 yr

 

lb/b

--------------- lbs/a --------------

Mancan

28.0

185

1121

313

540

Koban

26.7

188

1102

317

536

AC Manisoba

23.5

148

949

308

468

AC Springfield

24.9

168

920

317

468

Manor