2005

2005 Beef Dairy and Forage Production Costs

This report presents estimates of production costs for beef cattle, dairy cattle and forage production in Louisiana for 2005.

2005 Projected Northeast Louisiana Cotton Production Costs

This report presents estimates of production costs for cotton production in Northeast Louisiana for the 2005 crop year. Production cost estimates are also included for production of soybeans, corn, milo and wheat.

2005 Projected Production Costs for Crawfish and Catfish Production in Louisiana

This report presents estimates of production costs for the production of crawfish and catfish in Louisiana for 2005.

2005 Projected Red River and Central Louisiana Cotton Production Costs

This report presents estimates of production costs for cotton production in the Red River and Central areas of Louisiana for the 2005 crop year. Production cost estimates are also included for soybeans, corn, milo and wheat.

2005 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs

This report presents cost estimates for sugarcane production in Louisiana for the 2005 crop year. Cost estimates are included for all phases of sugarcane production including seedbed preparation, planting, plant-cane and stubble crop operations and harvest. Whole-farm projected income and expense statements are also included for harvest of sugarcane through second-, third- and fourth-stubble (ratoon) crops.

2005 Projected Costs of Vegetable Production in Louisiana

This report presents estimates of the costs of vegetable production in Louisiana for 2005.

2005 Projected Louisiana Rice Production Costs

This report presents estimates of production costs for rice production in Louisiana for the 2005 crop year. Cost estimates are included for typical rice production systems including conventional tillage, stale seedbed, production in rotation and fallow, as well as production of conventional and herbicide resistant varieties. Production cost estimates are also included for production of soybeans, wheat and sorghum in Southwest Louisiana.