[Masseyboy]

Just curious, what are most guys paying per acre to seed there canola, lots of variables but just wanted to know an average. Thanks for any replies.

 

[sasksodbuster]

My direct seeding costs not including land, machinery, repair or insurance is $205

 

[Duane H]

I am also in that 200-225 range that's seed fert sprays fuel crop/hail ins.

 

[briandublanko]

225-230 is what my cost were this year so far.

 

[Masseyboy]

Thanks for the replies guys

 

[nicemustang]

My total cost per acre is $300 - $320 depending on variety and fertilizer applied.

 

[mbfarmer]

Mine are around $340. Doesn't leave much room for a poor crop at $10 canola.

 

[bussard]

Sad... The only guys making the money are seed, and fertlizer, and chemical company's... We need to wake up

 

[mbfarmer]

Sad... The only guys making the money are seed, and fertlizer, and chemical company's... We need to wake up

We need them to help us out a little and we are gonna need rents and land prices to come down too. My cost is putting in all the groceries and I certainly hope to consistently break 40 bpa but with all these wet years it is getting tough.

 

[bjtjjl]

Mine are around $340. Doesn't leave much room for a poor crop at $10 canola.

Is this just seed/Fert/chem? I haven't grown canola for a few years but will probably start again next year for crop rotations. Where I farm I think breaking 30 bpa is a good goal, my costs are going to have to be way less than that. Please help me out.

 

[Masseyboy]

Thanks for the replies, seems like its ranging anywhere from 200 to 300 an acre, and yes if the factor is 10 a bushel thats pretty hard to profit, and with some areas with all these rains i dont think it will make it.

 

[9520deere]

Need a sharp pencil with expenses in the $300/a range. Biggest cost is fertilizer, seed, and chem. Soil types play into this big time as well. Go 1/2hr down the road and spend the same $ you will get double the crop.

 

[nicemustang]

My rate was total cost excluding any land rent. Our crop insurance average number is 43.5. At $10 canola isn't great, but not many years ago it was $6. Seed, chem and fert runs about $180-$200