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Table 2 Variable costs and yields for canola production

From: Estimating the supply of oilseed acreage for sustainable aviation fuel production: taking account of farmers’ willingness to adopt

 

Yield (cwt/ac)

Variable costs ($/ac)

State

Value

Source

Value

Source

Kansas

1,328

NASS

243.91

[49]

North Dakota—East Central

17.96

NASS

126.71

[50]

North Dakota—North Central

17.96

NASS

126.48

[51]

North Dakota—North East

17.96

NASS

165.15

[52]

North Dakota—North Red River Valley

17.96

NASS

162.45

[53]

North Dakota—North West

17.96

NASS

197.95

[54]

North Dakota—South Central

17.96

NASS

114.86

[55]

North Dakota—South East

17.96

NASS

160.54

[56]

North Dakota—South Red River Valley

17.96

NASS

168.44

[57]

North Dakota—South West

17.96

NASS

104.86

[58]

Oklahoma

12.08

NASS

234.70\(^b\)

[59, 60]

Oregon

18.62

NASS

199.47\(^c\)

[61]

South Dakota

17.96\(^a\)

 

137.81\(^d\)

 

Washington

17.04

NASS

168.64\(^e\)

[62]

  1. \(^a\)No data available, set equal to North Dakota value
  2. \(^b\)Averaged across the two budgets
  3. \(^c\)Updated from October 2012 values to January 2020 values using Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Inflation Calculator
  4. \(^d\)No South Dakota specific budgets available, set equal to North Dakota county average
  5. \(^e\)Updated from March 2006 values to January 2020 values using Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Inflation Calculator; averaged across all budgets in report