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Corn Worksheet |
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| * Items in blue are for your inputs |
Cost |
Expense Item per Acre |
% of Total |
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Seed |
11% |
115.00 |
Fertilizer |
9% |
15.00 |
Chemicals |
9% |
12.00 |
Fuel |
3% |
30.00 |
Crop Insurance |
5% |
0.00 |
Marketing |
0% |
10.00 |
Interest |
3% |
5.00 |
Miscellaneous |
1% |
$255.00 |
Total Production Costs |
41% |
200.00 |
Rent or Land Charge |
45% |
60.00 |
Machinery Costs |
14% |
$515.00 |
Total Cost of Production / Acre |
100% |
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$155.00 |
Needed Profit for a 30% Return on Investment |
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Income |
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740.00 |
185 |
bpa x |
4.00 |
Cash Price |
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22.00 |
Direct Government Payment |
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762.00 |
Total Income |
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247.00 |
Profit |
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48% |
Return On Investment |
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Hedge Recommendation: |
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Purchase Vertical Call Spreads on 30% of forward sales or Calls on the number of bushels sold above insurance guaranteed bushels.
(What are Vertical Call Spreads) |
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Vertical Call Spreads |
| Mo |
Yr |
Strike |
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| Dec |
08 |
4.00 |
Call |
0.47 |
Bought |
| Dec |
08 |
5.00 |
Call |
0.21 |
Sold |
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-0.26 |
Spread |
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-0.02 |
Commission |
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-0.28 |
Net Cost |
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-0.08 |
Cost 0f 50% Coverage |
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$4.00 |
Cash Price of Forward Contracts |
-0.08 |
Cost of % 50% coverage using Vert. Call Spreads |
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$3.92 |
x bpa |
185 |
$72400 |
Crop Value |
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$22.00 |
Direct Govt Payment |
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$746.00 |
Total Income |
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-$515.00 |
Total Cost/Acre |
| 45% |
Return On Investment |
$231 |
Profit * |
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* Still have upside potential on 50% of cash forward sales |
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