What's the current going rate per ton of silage chopped and delivered. Had a local feedlot call wanting to buy a dryland 1/4 of mine offering $35 a ton. And it's $7 per ton to pay the cutter I run for a guy. It's still beggining to pollinate and set ears and looks like it should make grain. I'm trying to do the math and keep coming back to just letting it grow. I run a chopper for the last decade but always tried to keep out of the $ side but give me a round in the cab and I can tell you the tons per acre.
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Formerly PaMike
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My friend buys corn silage and is paying $75/ton. Hes not happy about it, but with corn at $7/bushel,thats the way it goes. He used to pay $35/ton back when corn was cheap.
> I wonder if they're trying to get some for lowball $ hoping a seller is nervous about it drying up.
That's what it sounds like to me. The buyer may not be trying to lowball you, just set his feelers out to see what he can get. It's become clear that cattle feed is going to be pricey this year, and there are a lot of grain-only farmers who don't have a feedlot nearby. If I had a feedlot, and didn't have feed secured, I would be asking around everywhere within a reasonable range to make silage on corn isn't going to make grain.
$35/ton seems pretty low to me, but hey, it's sure a lot more that the $0/ton people are going to get from their corn that don't make enough grain to be worth combining.
That's what it sounds like to me. The buyer may not be trying to lowball you, just set his feelers out to see what he can get. It's become clear that cattle feed is going to be pricey this year, and there are a lot of grain-only farmers who don't have a feedlot nearby. If I had a feedlot, and didn't have feed secured, I would be asking around everywhere within a reasonable range to make silage on corn isn't going to make grain.
$35/ton seems pretty low to me, but hey, it's sure a lot more that the $0/ton people are going to get from their corn that don't make enough grain to be worth combining.
formerly ny bill
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i have seen 2 places where it was $50/ton out of the bunk. i would have to add another $15 for trucking.
Depending on weather it would make corn we have
been selling to a dairy for the price of corn at
the elevator and let crop insurance do yield checks
so if it would make a hundred bushels and the price
is $7.00 That is $700 per acre He has manure to get
rid of We pay 1/2 of the application for that and
its been about $50 our share 150 bushel corn at
$4.00 is $600 per acre If it isn't going to make
corn You could get your input cost
been selling to a dairy for the price of corn at
the elevator and let crop insurance do yield checks
so if it would make a hundred bushels and the price
is $7.00 That is $700 per acre He has manure to get
rid of We pay 1/2 of the application for that and
its been about $50 our share 150 bushel corn at
$4.00 is $600 per acre If it isn't going to make
corn You could get your input cost
It's not far enough along quite yet to do yield checks. I'm just guessing from past years in dry conditions what it may yield but it's a guessing game at this stage in the game. Another week to ten days and I'll know a little better. It is doing well for 95-100 degree temps for a week and a half or so. I'm glad it's no till.
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