What’s your most profitable crop?

[malleefarmer]

Apologies to those with crop out.

Here in my spot Barley for me in 2019.

Wheat frost affected cut yield as was canola.

Going foward into 20 maybe more barley acres mind you an get forwards for $295 on farm for wheat NOW for dec 20.

You guys got good cash prices looking at you in the eye for next harvest?

[blackpowder]

Well, I'll stick my neck out lol.
Green peas can be higher margin.
Canola still Cinderella here.
Both higher costs.
Wheat not much cheaper but safe.
Safe = low margin.
Barley can be hit and miss all costs and risks considered... Just me.
Wheat needs to be on half the acres to make everything else work.

Planting what needs to go where.
Always pushing canola.

[Guest]

Canary seed and hi acid ****seed for us, yellow peas right up there also

[Herc]

Canola...

[woodland]

Maybe not the most profitable but definitely priceless😎



Otherwise it’s alfalfa bales when the rain stays away for more than few days at a time during July. Getting four bales an acre at $90 delivered and getting some awesome fall grazing from the would be second cut grosses right up there with any annual crop .............. and definitely nets better.



Neighbours were happy to get the bales which was the same distance as hauling home and the yearlings took care of the second cut. Win-win

[Daylate]

If we didnt have canola, it would be a depressing place to live. Canola still buying hopes and dreams. Everything else is stubble maker.

[GDR]

CPS wheat and canola about neck and neck here. I think best return per acre in our neck of the woods is export Timothy, for those who are good at it and pray to the weather gods.

[Wheatking]

My least profitable crop was faba beans by far. No better than soybeans. A whopping 24 BPA, wow.

[SASKFARMER]

Canola

Wheat

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I'll let you know in the spring.
So far, I'm guessing that it wasn't hay, even 10 bales * unmarketable due rained on for a month doesn't equal much.
CPS that was harvested looks like the clear winner, until I add in how much it cost to dry 20+ points of moisture out of it.
The canola that was harvested looked really promising by the yield, but not so much when you see the green seed count. the rest should be better, if the moose leave any behind.
I'm thinking the wheat will survive the winter the best, and will be dry by spring, so should be the winner.

[sumdumguy]

Lentils, Canola, Canaryseed.

[farmaholic]

Maybe not the most profitable but definitely priceless😎

Looks like you have a good quality bumper crop woodland.

[SASKFARMER]

Actually I thought about it and it’s My savings. Also it’s getting close to a good time to buy Canadian real estate in cities. Not yet but close.

[woodland]

I'll let you know in the spring.
So far, I'm guessing that it wasn't hay, even 10 bales * unmarketable due rained on for a month doesn't equal much.
CPS that was harvested looks like the clear winner, until I add in how much it cost to dry 20+ points of moisture out of it.
The canola that was harvested looked really promising by the yield, but not so much when you see the green seed count. the rest should be better, if the moose leave any behind.
I'm thinking the wheat will survive the winter the best, and will be dry by spring, so should be the winner.

Sounds a lot like here. Only got 10% of the hay baled dry and sold while the rest is long white sausages scattered across the countryside. The silage bales will become cow chow after the corn runs out and be sold as yearlings in the next year or two for “decent” money hopefully.

Best crop would have been the propane delivery outfits. They’ve been crazy busy for the past four years in our area. Cost us 40 cents/bu for propane and power on every single bushel this year. Although next year they’ll have one less stop to make since we just bought a bigger used dryer and will be bringing nat gas into run it. Only nice thing about wet ugly harvesting is the air filters and rads can go the season without being blown out. 😉

[rodd]

2006-2017 (still have 2018 inventory)
Green Peas $117.19/acre
Pasteur Wheat (general purpose) $115.88
Durum $107.41 but I quit growing it due to fusarium
Canola $86.94
Hard Red Spring Wheat $49.96 (this is getting better each year)
Flax $40.26
Soybeans $36.5 (only 5 years)

These are profit numbers, after all expenses.