Crop Watch, August 18, 2000

August 18, 2000

Table 1. Estimated value of damaged corn standing in the field to be chopped for silage.

Dry matter content
in one ton
of green chop Value of alfalfa hay ($ per ton)

40 50 60 70 80

Dollars per ton, green weight

20% (400#) 2.59 4.45 6.30 8.15 10.01

25% (500#) 4.45 6.76 9.08 11.40 13.71

30% (600#) 6.30 9.08 11.86 14.65 17.43

35% (700#) 8.15 11.40 14.64 17.89 21.13

Table 2. Estimated value of "normal" corn for silage*.

Corn price
$/bu (CnPr) Standing in field
[(CnPr x 8.25) - $4] Green chop
(CnPr x 8.25)
Dollars per ton, green weight Fed out of silo
(CnPr x 10)

1.50 8.38 12.38 15.00

2.00 12.50 16.50 20.00

2.50 16.62 20.62 25.00

Table 3. Soybean meal multipliers

Price of corn
$/bu Price of soybean meal ($/ton)

150 175 200

1.50 1.78 1.86 1.95

1.75 1.63 1.73 1.84

2.00 1.48 1.60 1.73

2.25 1.34 1.47 1.61

Table 4. Corn multipliers

Price of corn
$/bu Price of soybean meal ($/ton)

150 175 200

1.50 20.2 15.5 10.8

1.75 24.9 20.8 16.6

2.00 28.2 24.5 20.8

2.25 30.7 27.4 24.1

Table 5. Comparison of three methods to value corn-damaged silage ($/ton)

Alfalfa hay "Normal" silage Corn plus SBM

Taken from silo 20.22 17.00 18.23

Green chop 16.68 14.02 15.04

Standing in the field 11.86 10.62 11.04

Copyright 2000 by the University of Nebraska

Published by University of Nebraska Extension in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture

University of Nebraska Extension educational programs abide with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.




Copyright 2000 by the University of Nebraska

Published by University of Nebraska Extension in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture

University of Nebraska Extension educational programs abide with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.