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Estimating costs of crop production vital for 2019

Feb 5, 2019
Feb 5, 2019 Updated Feb 7, 2019

Figure 1. Corn following corn, 2019 estimated costs of production — Corn following corn, 2019 estimated costs of production
Graph courtesy Iowa State University Extension

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Alejandro Plastina, Iowa State University Extension economist, for the university’s January 2019 Ag Decision Maker newsletter.

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Figure 2. Corn following soybeans, 2019 estimated costs of production — Corn following soybeans, 2019 estimated costs of production
Graph courtesy Iowa State University Extension

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Figure 3. Herbicide tolerant soybeans, 2019 estimated costs of production — Herbicide tolerant soybeans, 2019 estimated costs of production
Graph courtesy Iowa State University Extension

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