2007

2007 Projected Louisiana Crawfish and Catfish Production Costs

This report presents estimates of projected costs for crawfish and catfish production in Louisiana for 2007.

2007 Louisiana Projected Beef Cattle Dairy and Forage Crop Production Costs

This report presents estimates of projected production costs for beef cattle, dairy and forage-crop production in Louisiana for 2007.

2007 Projected Louisiana Rice Production Costs

This report presents estimates of production costs for rice production in Louisiana for the 2007 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 soybeans, wheat and sorghum in southwest Louisiana.

2007 Projected Louisiana Sugarcane Production Costs

The report presents cost estimates for sugarcane production in Louisiana for the 2007 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.

2007 Northeast Louisiana Projected Cotton Soybeans Corn Milo and Wheat Production Costs

This report presents estimates of projected production costs for the production of cotton, soybeans, corn, milo and wheat in Northeast Louisiana for the 2007 crop year.

2007 Louisiana Red River Area Projected Cotton Soybean Corn Milo and Wheat Production Costs

This report presents estimates of projected production costs for the production of cotton, soybeans, corn, milo and wheat in the Red River and central areas of Louisiana for the 2007 crop year.

2007 Projected Costs for Selected Louisiana Vegetable Crops

Cost budgets are reported for 20 vegetable crops, with combinations of crop, machinery size and market channel. Each cost budget is supplemented with a table where net returns are calculated over a range of prices and yields. Crops include butter beans, snap beans, broccoli, fall cabbage, spring cabbage, cantaloupe, cauliflower, sweet corn, cucumber, eggplant, mustard, okra, southern peas, bell pepper, Irish potato, sweet potato, shallots, squash, strawberries, tomatoes and watermelon.