Combines need custom harvest info

[MacD]

Here are some stats on Custom Harvesting. http:__www.aganalysisplus.com_champ_champ.htm

 

[Bigsky]

All he has to do is look at some of the larger farm papers, and see that this last year, their are numerous harvesting operations for sale in the U.S. and Canada. Tells me their is something wrong in that game.

 

[dakota]

Yes, in our paper the number for selling out businesses out numbered the amount of people looking for crops to cut. Our insurance man told us again how many didn't get reinsured. It surely wasn't because they made too much. The farmer gets lDP and crop insurance, but the custom harvester gets nothing after the crop is zeroed.

 

[John_W]

All the info you need should be available from your ag extension people or the Ag Econ department. Or search the web. Here is a Oklahoma State site for figuring machinery costs.

 

[FRENCH_RICE_MAN]

I can tell you than in France it s different of the usa and the custom combiner are paid by hectares or by hours in small fields but never by bushels or quantity it doesn't matter and it's the farmer who decides to harvest or not and about the speed of the combine because he often check .

 

[Tim_nj]

Here in New Jersey, USA, you pay $25.00 an acre for someone else to do your combining, that is if you can get someone else to do your combining. Never heard of anybody charging by the bushel.

 

[Red_Painter]

In wetter climates there isn't probably much difference in yield or conditions so time and cost for combining a given acreage probably varies little field to field. Now go to plains or some western states. There can be great differences in a field in an arid region that can grow a crop only once every two years because there isn't enough rain and a field nearby with a well, other irrigation supply, or higher elevation nearer the mountains resulting in much larger yields. There is a big difference time, fuel, and labor for much heavier yielding fields than for light yielding fields.

 

[Russ_SCPA]

We still do a little custom combining. Our charges are based on set price per acre, last year $26_acre, or in nasty running conditions we go to by the hour charges. Our "by the hour" charge is based on $1_$1000 replacement cost_hour. We did have a fellow in here some years ago charging $14_acre plus $0.14_bushel. He didn't last to long. One more thing I should add, east coast combine hires are sometimes booked as much as a year ahead. We are booked full now for small grains and corn.

 

[BDR]

If you want to see Kansas custom rates you can go to the following website: http:__www.nass.usda.gov_ks_custom_crsel.htm and http:__www.nass.usda.gov_ks_rlsetoc.htm or http:__www.nass.usda.gov_ks_ and http:__www.usda.gov_nass_sso-rpts.htm I have not checked out the last two, but have been told they work as well. This should allow you to compile some pretty good info, but not the labor questions.

 

[Jfarms]

Prices vary depending were your at and how many cutters stop there.Most of wheat harvesters from Oklahoma to Nebraska may get three fourteens,some cutters still cut for three thirteens.13 dollars an acre,13 cents over 20 bushels an acre and 13 cents a bushel to haul it.You start getting farther north and rates may drop or some farmers will only hire for straight rate,16-18 dollars and acre.But I know some harvester that charge less or more than I have said,but it all depends,maybe you have one big nice job at one stop,it all depends how much your profit margin is. On labor I pay and most pay monthly with room and board,majority of cutters stay in campers,some in hotels. Days of harvest per month could be most of the month,depends on weather or jobs. Hope this helps you out.If you want to know more go ahead and ask.