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Calculating Cost Savings Per Acre When Harvest Days are Stochastic

Matthew Farrell and Gregory A. Ibendahl

No 56507, 2010 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2010, Orlando, Florida from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: New cotton harvesters have been introduced that have higher performance rate as well as eliminate extra labor and accompanying equipment. The new machines build partial modules on board the harvester. Higher field efficiency (performance rate) lets a farmers harvest his cotton in a shorter period. Precipitation causes cotton losses in both quality and quantity of the cotton. This paper seeks to measure cost per acre when harvest days are stochastic by using historic precipitation data. Cost per acre will include the cost of losses from a loss function from precipitation. Cost per acre will be adjusted for conventional versus new technology by quantifying the losses that contribute to extra costs of extended harvesting.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.56507

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