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How to figure corn: soybean ratios
GEORGETOWN, Del. -
Before you decide how much
land to plant to soybeans this
year, take a look at their
profitability relative to other
crops such as com. To do
this, you’ll need to compare
relative price ratios and
production costs.
The break-even
soybean/com price ratio is
often considered to be 2.5 to
1. This means that if soybean
prices are more than 2.5
times greater than corn
prices, soybeans will
probably be more profitable
to grow, explains Umversity
of Delaware extension crops
marketing specialist Carl
German.
Just remember that
break-even ratios vary from
farm to farm, and with
prices, yields and costs.
The soybean/com price
ratio m mid-February and
the November 1980 ratio
(based on Chicago futures
pnces) has been running
2.4/1.
Last March, when farmers
were planning to expand
their 1979 soybean plantings
by a tenth, the price ratio
was 3 to 1.
Vyhether you grow com or
soybeans, this may be a good
year to consider forward
pricing a portion of your
crop, says German.
Carryover supplies of both
crops are expected to be
quite large by fall and
harvesttime prices may be
sharply lower than they
were last fall. Delmarva
growers can anticipate a
possible rebuilding of stocks
both here on the Shore, and
nationally.
Have your production cost
and return to management
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m mind when signing any
forward contract on your
1980 crop, he advises. This is
especially important this
year smce price levels at
harvest could be below
production costs.
Forward pricing is one
way to hedge yourself
against a price decline
North
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The
1980 North American Inter
national Livestock Exposi
tion will kick off November
8.
The two-week long
livestock activities and
events will end on November
22. Once again, the NAILE
will be held at the Kentucky
Fair and Exposition Center
m Louisville.
According to Harold
Workman, this year’s Expo
premiums are expected to
exceed the $225,000 offered
during the 1979 show, an
event which drew over 12,000
entires in the. various
livestock shows. Workman is
General Manager of the
event.
Entered in the livestock
shows at the NAILE are beef
cattle, dairy cattle, quarter
horses, sheep and swine.
Workman said he expects
entries for the 1980 show to
top those of last year.
In addition to the
numerous breed shows held
during the Expo, approx
imately 25 livestock sales
will also be held, attracting
buyers from across the U.S.
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Another way would be to
take advantage of the
acreage certification
program available to you at
your county ASCS office. If
you sign up for this program
or certify your 1980 acreage,
then you may become
eligible for any deficiency
payment made on com.
American Livestock
Expo sets dates
and several foreign coun
tries.
Workman noted that some
of the finest breeding stock
m the world traditionally
participate m the NAILE.
“The overall quality of
livestock shown and sold
during the Expo creates a
showcase of fine bloodlines”,
said Workman. “Breeders
not only come to Louisville to
participate in the shows, but
they also come to upgrade
their herds by purchasing
championship stock at the
North American Interna-
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barley, wheat or grain
sorghum if gram prices do
not exceed a specified target
price for a certain length of
tune.
The specialist advises
growers to pay a visit to
their county ASCS office and
get the details on this
program as soon as possible.
tional.”
Many entertaining ac
tivities of interest to the
general public will also be
featured at the 1980 Expo, in
cluding a return of the Great
Lakes Circuit Rodeo Finals,
live music shows, contests,
and more. A host of livestock
breed meetings and three
nationally recognized judg
ing contests will also return
to the 1980 Expo. It will con
tain a wide variety of ex
hibits of interest to livestock
breeders and the general
public.
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