The Profitability of Irrigating Corn in Tennessee: Implications of Field Size and Energy Costs

Christopher Boyer, James Larson (), Roland Roberts, Angela T. McClure and Donald D. Tyler

No 142745, 2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Irrigation is expensive in Tennessee because of small, irregular fields. We calculated the breakeven corn prices for irrigated corn in Tennessee. Breakeven prices were $4.02-$7.94/bu depending on field size, energy source, and energy price. At current prices, irrigated corn is profitable, but prices are much higher than the historic average.

Keywords: Farm Management; Production Economics; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-01-16
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.142745

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