1991 Budget Guide: Estimated Prices for Crop Operating inputs and Capital investment Items

Abstract

Current costs for 1991 crop inputs and capital investments common to New York agriculture are summarized and/or estimated from supplier surveys and contacts made in early 1991. The guide includes seed, fertilizer, pesticides, labor, and fuel costs for crop inputs. Capital investment items include power and field equipment and structures. An index of prices paid by New York dairy farmers is provided for 1985 through 1990 along with estimates for 1991.