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Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Corn Farms, 1991

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  • McBride, William D.

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The average variable cash cost of producing a bushel of corn was $1.25 for producers surveyed in the 1991 Farm Costs and Returns Survey. Individual farm costs ranged from about $0.40 to more than $8 per bushel. Regional differences in production practices and growing conditions had the greatest influence on production costs. Corn growers in the North Central and Plains regions had a significant cost advantage over producers in the Northeast and Southeast. Dry weather reduced yield and resulted in abnormally high per-bushel costs in the Northeast. Nearly 70 percent of Northeast producers and more than half of Southeast producers were high-cost corn growers in 1991.

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  • McBride, William D., 1994. "Characteristics and Production Costs of U.S. Corn Farms, 1991," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309706, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersab:309706
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309706
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