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2023 Cotton Budget  02/27/23 8:10:12 AM

2023 Budget - lean and mean but no corner cutting.              
  Average            
  Base            
VARIABLE cost/ac   LL % Base   Prod % Base
Base Seed (40K ) (treated w/fungicide only) $106.00   50% $53.00   50% $53.00
               
INSECTS              
Seed treatment/in-furrow AdmirePro $12.00   100% $12.00   0% $0.00
Thrips - acephate $4.00   100% $4.00   0% $0.00
Pre-Bloom Plantbug Spray (AdmirePro unless 2X threshold) $2.50   100% $2.50   0% $0.00
1st bloom if threshold (Transform) $12.00   100% $12.00   0% $0.00
Week 2-5 of Bloom (Acphate, pyrethroid, Bidrin etc.) $10.00   100% $10.00   0% $0.00
Spider mites, or heavy and constant plantbug. More rare     100% $0.00   0% $0.00
               
DISEASE (seed treatments handle most risk)              
In-Furrow Fungicide (not recommended) $0.00   100% $0.00   0% $0.00
Foliar Fungicides (no benefit in local research.) $0.00   100% $0.00   0% $0.00
               
Nematodes (seed trtmt very short term)              
AgLogic/Velum - USE base seed so net increase is $20              
Restant varieties (Sothern RK only) $0.00            
               
WEEDS              
Burndown $12.50   0% $0.00   100% $12.50
Preemergence Cotoran or Reflex $8.00   0% $0.00   100% $8.00
Post overtop (2.5RU, 1.5Auxins) (add $12 for Liberty) $28.00   0% $0.00   100% $28.00
Early post Residual (2-5 leaf) Dual/Warrant/Outlook $7.00   0% $0.00   100% $7.00
               
FERTILITY              
Lime $22.00   100% $22.00   0% $0.00
103 N (starter and layby combined) $92.75   100% $92.75   0% $0.00
25 P (low response to P) $23.00   100% $23.00   0% $0.00
17-0-75-20 (N-P-K-S)  At planting to 5 leaf $43.50   100% $43.50   0% $0.00
Boric Acid foliar or with liquid nitrogen $6.00   100% $6.00   0% $0.00
               
OTHER              
Pix  $4.00   50% $2.00   50% $2.00
Defoliation $22.00   50% $11.00   50% $11.00
Bollweevil $1.00   50% $0.50   50% $0.50
Extra Stuff that you like     50% $0.00   50% $0.00
Sub-Total Chem,fert,seed $416.25     $294.25     $122.00
               
Interest $15.00   50% $7.50   50% $7.50
Insurance $22.00   50% $11.00   50% $11.00
Repairs/fuel/oil (not harvest) $50.00   0% $0.00   100% $50.00
Harvest (variable) $75.00   0% $0.00   100% $75.00
total variable $578.25     $312.75     $265.50
               
OVERHEAD              
labor $50.00   0% $0.00   100% $50.00
land $100.00   100% $100.00   0% $0.00
Equipment Payments $100.00   0% $0.00   100% $100.00
Total Overhead $250.00     $100.00     $150.00
               
TOTAL Expenses (including Land) $828.25     $412.75     $415.50
               
Income              
Lint Yield  1100            
Lint Price 0.9            
Gin rebate 0.01            
Fees & deducts (Warehouse, classing, boards) 0.025            
Gross Receipts $973.50            
               
Net Return to Management $145.25            
               
Break Even Yield 947            
 
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