Fuel and Fertilizer Price Impacts on Crop Mix and Returns in the Louisiana Delta

Fuel and fertilizer price increases in 2006 have had a significant impact on crop production costs and net returns. Analysis of crop returns and enterprise selection for the Louisiana Delta, a mixed cropping area in the northeastern part of the state, indicates that increased diesel and nitrogen fer...

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Published inJournal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 95 - 102
Main Authors Deliberto, Michael A., Salassi, Michael E., Paxton, Kenneth W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denver American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) 01.01.2007
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Subjects
Corn
Cotton
Crop economics
Crop rotation
Fertilizers
Input prices
Nitrogen
Rice
Soybeans
Variable costs
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Summary:Fuel and fertilizer price increases in 2006 have had a significant impact on crop production costs and net returns. Analysis of crop returns and enterprise selection for the Louisiana Delta, a mixed cropping area in the northeastern part of the state, indicates that increased diesel and nitrogen fertilizer prices would be expected to shift acreage away from crops with relatively high diesel and nitrogen requirements as well as increase the risk or variability of net returns above variable costs for crop enterprise combinations.
ISSN:0003-116X