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sw ontario | --there are a few pricing finishing buildings and we need a 2,000 head one also but got hydro bill to-day and last 30 days electric costs where $1,600+ which works out too about $3 per pig sold for power (grind feed,auger,ventilation,lights,ect. just in barn)...we have our own supply of sows for weaners but it still isn't much money to be made with $6 corn and $400 soy and hogs bringing $150 FOB farm.......as far as manure ,its good fertilizer but far from cheap - penny a gallon to have it drag hosed on and when we have too move it too other farms its at least twice that with a 6,750 gal. spreader,7830 tractor,driver and fuel and always environmental risk--been at it 35 yrs. and was good until about 2007 and then we lost about 600k which is a kick in the nxxs...last project with pigs too stock barn was about $850k which would have bought us 200+ acres at the time --wonder which has more value now?? unless you want to be committed for 20yrs. you have to be careful...any possibility of buying local barn @ 25 cents on the dollar?? | |
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Good time to build a hog house?
