Agricultural Economics Extension Series No. 14-04 November 2014 Idaho Crop Input Price Summary for 2014 Authors: Paul E. Patterson and Kathleen M. Painter Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology © Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Authors: Paul E. Patterson is an Extension Agricultural Economist at the Idaho Falls R & E Center, 1776 Science Center Drive, Suite 205, Idaho Falls, ID 83402-1575 (208-529-8376),
[email protected]. Kathleen Painter is an Extension Agricultural Economist, in the Department of Ag. Econ. and Rural Soc., Moscow, ID, 83844-2334 (509-432-5755),
[email protected]. Acknowledgments: We would also like to thank the Idaho Potato Commission for their assistance in funding a portion of this project. Final 11-24-14 Idaho Crop Input Price Summary for 2014 Paul E. Patterson and Kathleen M. Painter University of Idaho Background This publication provides price information for operating inputs commonly used in the production of crops in Idaho. This information is used to develop new or revise existing cost of production estimates for traditional and alternative crops or crop production systems. Input prices include: herbicides, fungicides, insecticides/nematicides, fertilizers, seeds, interest rates, labor, fuel, water assessments, and custom rate charges for chemical and fertilizer applications. Additional custom rates are found in University of Idaho Bulletin 729, Custom Rates for Idaho Agricultural Operations 2010/2011. A PDF version of this publication is available on the Internet at http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/BUL/BUL0729.pdf The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences publishes costs and returns (CAR) estimates – more commonly referred to as enterprise budgets -- for many of the major crops grown in Idaho.