Information on the typical farm

Buenos Aires, Argentina

• AR2300BA – Argentina, 2300 ha, Buenos Aires
• No Tillage, seeding only
• Gross operating, family property with its own administration. Out in the main farming area.
• Crop rotation: Corn - Soybeans - Wheat / Soybeans, up to ten years in rotation with years of livestock farming.
• Fertilizer level: 90 kg N/ha + 46 kg P
• Yield level: 5,0 t/ha
• Market price: 270 ARS/t; 70 €/t (yard sale)

Tillage system: No Tillage – Wheat

Costs of tillage

The costs of tillage are presented in a new window. Beside the actual cost calculation we offer the possibility to calculate simulations on diesel and labour costs. The simulations thus provide a view on questions about varying cost schemes.

Result

• Tillage costs in wheat: 21 €/ha
• Tillage and seeding costs are about 1/3 of the total labour and machinery expenditure
• Depreciation dominates the cost structure

Set of typical farms

• AR2300BA – Argentina, 2300 ha in the Buenos Aires region
• CA1800LB – Canada, 1800 ha, Alberta/Lethbridge (Dark Brown Soil Zone)
• RUS10000BS – Russia, 10000 ha in the central Black Soil Area