North Dakota State University Extension Service has published its short- and long-term agricultural planning price projections for North Dakota. It recommends using the following prices for planning in 2010:
Crops
- Spring wheat -- $5.45/bu
- Durum wheat -- $6.20/bu
- Oats -- -- $2.20/bu
- Feed barley -- $2.85/bu
- Malting barley -- $3.50/bu
- Oil sunflower -- $15.30/cwt
- Non-oil sunflower -- $23/cwt
- Corn -- $3.50/bu
- Soybeans -- $8.70/bu
- Canola -- $16.80/cwt
- Flaxseed -- $8.40/bu
- Winter Wheat -- $4.80/bu
- Dry beans -- $26/cwt
- Dry peas -- $10/cwt
- Alfalfa hay -- $67/ton
- Mixed Hay -- $47/ton
Livestock
- 400-500 lb beef steers *F -- $118/cwt
- 500-600 lb beef steers *F -- $110/cwt
- 600-700 lb beef steers **F -- $105/cwt
- 700-800 lb beef steers *S -- $100/cwt
- 800-900 lb beef steers **S -- $98/cwt
- 1,100-1,700 lb cull cows -- $52/cwt
- 250 lb slaughter hogs -- $46/cwt
- Slaughter ewes -- $30/cwt
- 105-140 lb slaughter lambs -- $90/cwt
- 60-90 lb feeder lambs -- $109/cwt
- All milk -- $16/cwt
* To estimate heifer prices subtract -- $11/cwt
** To estimate heifer prices, subtract -- $6/cwt
F = 4th quarter 2010 prices
S = 1st quarter 2011 prices
Check out the long term prices and historical prices at www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/market.html.
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