Friday Crop Report on a Thursday week 19

[fjlip]

Winter Wheat N of Wadena looks solid heads. May June rain was IDEAL!
Betting a 100/acre

Side not, us farmers PAY for all the MONSTER elevators and MONSTER dealerships. New new new!

[shtferbrains]

That's close. I sold 2 Red wheat in 1973 for $4.36 initial payment and got 83 cents final payment for a total of $5.19 per bushel. Fertilizer was about $100 per ton, thought I was in high cotton. First year of farming, hell this farming thing is great! Make nothing but money!

4430 was $17000 on early order.
Worth about 50% more when it arrived.

[oldjim]

4430 was $17000 on early order.
Worth about 50% more when it arrived.

I had to double check that wheat price, it didn't look right after I posted it. Actual price for 2 RS was $3.49 initial and 82.149 cents final payment (the CWB did love those decimal places) for a total of $4.31/bushel. Fertilizer price that spring was $108/ton for 11-48-0 and $95/ton for 23-23-0. We bought a new Case 1175 in the spring of '73 for $11,500. no trade.

[shtferbrains]

We bought a new Case 1175 in the spring of '73 for $11,500. no trade.

About 80 acres of wheat?

It was a great time to get started farming.

Canola seed was about $2/acre

[WiltonRanch]

What did canola yield in those days? Think 30 was pretty decent here on fallow with farm saved seed. Some years better but other years under 20. Today with better fertility, weed control, and fancy hybrids yield potential certainly higher but damn I haven’t seen the 50 bu average I’m supposed to be getting lol. Only so much water and growing conditions. I grew far higher yields 8 years ago with supposedly more inferior varieties and moderate fertility than today. Seed prices creep up and eventually we’ll be paying $100 per acre average for nothing better.

[wrongway]

About 80 acres of wheat?

It was a great time to get started farming.

Canola seed was about $2/acre

yeah but the party only lasted a few years, then land prices and inputs and dont' forget interest rates all jumped like crazy. this of course resulted in the 25 year long doldrums.
Of course this time is different

[SASKFARMER]

I agree they will get $100 an acre for shit varieties and we will have to pay to play. Add rent Fert equipment and canola is a money loser. They created the shit show we have today.

Hauling clay that's wet isn't fun but next year it will make a nice firm based form 4 more bins.

[seldomseen]

Swathing Timothy.
When other crops turn yellow and look like crap from rain Timothy gets green and lush!

[BTO780]

What did canola yield in those days? Think 30 was pretty decent here on fallow with farm saved seed. Some years better but other years under 20. Today with better fertility, weed control, and fancy hybrids yield potential certainly higher but damn I haven’t seen the 50 bu average I’m supposed to be getting lol. Only so much water and growing conditions. I grew far higher yields 8 years ago with supposedly more inferior varieties and moderate fertility than today. Seed prices creep up and eventually we’ll be paying $100 per acre average for nothing better.

If my memory serves me correct, didn’t the canola council or some organization to that effect say by 2025 canola across the prairies will average 50???
Would like them to comment on this as well as all these hot shot seed companies. All the adds are out buy before this date and save BIG!!
I will save BIG by not buying from these crooks.

Sooner than later canola will cost $100/ac for seed, haven’t soybeans been that for quite some time??

Life is a picnic today to what’s coming!!

[cropgrower]

4430 was $17000 on early order.
Worth about 50% more when it arrived.

Sorry with inflation 17,000 in 1976 is the same as aprox 88,000 now ! so would need to make 132,000 now to get 50% more