A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 9, 1991 How To Price Corn Silage The following information on pricing was compiled by Lehan Power, Extension Farm Economist in Bradford County. Although it is getting to you late in the harvest, it may answer your questions this year, as well as, being a valuable reference for the 1992 harvest season. Pricing High-Moisture Corn In recent years it has become common practice to buy and sell high moisture com. The question we frequently are asked is “What is the right price?” The price should be based on the price or anticipated price of dry cown. However, harvesting, transportation and drying cost should also be considered by both the buyer and the seller. There are two formulas that may be used to calculate what a weight of grain at a given level of the diy matter would equal in dry bushel equivalents. For high-moisture ear corn pounds of wet com X dry matter (expressed as a decimal) + 59.8 = bushels of dry shelled com. As an example 9,000 pounds of ear com X .65 dry matter (35% mois ture) + 59.8 = 98 bushels of dry shelled com equivalent. For high-moisture shelled corn pounds of wet shelled com X dry matter (expressed as a decimal) + = bushels of dry shelled com. Ah example would be, 35,000 pounds of wet shelled com X .7 dry matter (30% moisture) +47.8 = 512 bushels of dry shelled com equivalent. At this point, an agreed upon shelled com price may be used to calcu late the value of the high-moisture com. Remember- Trading based on unharvested corn, harvesting, hauling and avoided drying costs should be considered! At this time of year we receive almost daily questions regarding the price of com silage, from both buyers and sellers. There is a long and a short answer to this question. The short answer is that com silage is worth about one-third of the price of Mixed Mostly Legume Hay (MMLH). If MMLH is worth $lOO.OO in the mow, then com silage is worth approximately $33.00 in the silo. The longer and probably more accurate answer follows. First, let’s take a look at the value of com silage based on the price of dry shelled com. Moisture (a) $2.50 @ $2.75 @ $3.00 (ffi $3.25 @ $3.50 Cam Corn Corn Corn Corn Corn 70% $ 19-23/T $ 21-25/T S 23-27/T S 25-29/T S 27-31/T 65% 25-29 27-31 29-33 31-35 33-37 60% 30-34 32-36 34-38 36-40 38-42 55% (2) 29 33 3135 33-37 35-39 37-41 (1) Value after deducting storage/feeding loss; (2) Silage dryer than 60% has more feeding loss. Next we’ll go out on a limb and give some estimated values for “abnormal” com silage. This could be caused by dry weather, early frost, late planting or some other reason. ( B HOOBKR&SON. IN( Intercourse PA (717) 768-8231 Keep Case IH booster cables in all your machines! 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Day was nominated for the degree by the Pennsylvania FFA Association. The nomination was approved by the National FFA board of directors at their recent meeting in Alexandria, Va. The Honorary American FFA Degree is the highest honorary award presented by the FFA. This im.iled V; Abnormality Predongh immature Predough immature dry Drouth (50% ears) Drouth (50% ears) Drouth (30% oars) Drouth (no ears) * Normal would be well-eared 70% moisture com silage with 72% TDN on a dry-matter basis. That gives you an idea of what com silage is worth as a feed out of a silo. But what if you are purchasing a field of standing com? Following are several factors you could consider: 1. What does it cost to harvest the silage? 2. What is the moisture level of the com? (See Table #1) 3. How well eared is the com? (See Table #2). 4. How mature is it? (See Table #2). 5. 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