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Philbert
Posted 9/8/2007 21:23 (#200596 - in reply to #200518)
Subject: RE: Corn drying costs....



BENTON, MO

Good spreadsheet here from local extension agent.  Will give you what you want to know.  Also has shrinkage tables.

 Below is one of the calculations you can make.  Looks like your real cost is 19.2 cents per bushel.

Calculation Grain Moisture Discount
Wet Bushels1.00(Enter Wet Bushels or 1)
Wet Moisture18.00%(Enter Wet Moisture)
Dry Moisture15.00%(Enter Dry Moisture)
Dry Bushels0.96(Calculated Dry Grain Bushels)
Shrinkage4.03%(Calculated Shrinkage Percentage)
Base Price$3.87 (Enter Price for Dry Grain)
Moisture Discount5.8(Enter Moisture Discount in Cents per Bushel)
Moisture Discount Interval0.50%(Enter = .005 for .50%)
Wet Moisture Discount34.8(Calculated Discount in Cents per Bushel)
Value of Water in Wet Grain15.6 (Calculated Value in Cents per Bushel)
Returns to Selling Wet Grain-19.2(Calculated Returns in Cents per Bushel)
*Formula:  Shrinkage = 100% minus % Dry Matter Wet grain / % Dry Matter Dry Grain  X 100 + .5%
       

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