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http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/wasde/wasde-09-11-2009.pdf Exactrix owners report strong satisfaction with the Exactrix product following a record production year in 2009. The most common comment, “Reduce nutrient use has resulted in improved net margins”.....and in almost all cases a 5% to 10% increase in overall yield with TAPPS as compared to other approaches of fertilizer application and formulation. About 12% more net income is delivered to the bottom line based on several 3 year trend line studies under center pivots. The USDA predicts the following values for key commodities for the rest of 2009 thru 2010 crop year.
Corn at $3.05 to
$3.65....a 17% variation. Exactrix Budgets can be developed based on the these values. Exactrix is evaluating the cost of nutrients for 2009...fall seeded and fertilized crops. Here is the typical mark for that most producers will be paying in the month of September on the Great Plains. Delivered Ammonia in the month of August for on farm storage, western Kansas was much lower at $250 per ton. Once again proving that producers with On-Farm Storage can pay back the storage tank investment rapidly with tremendous flexibility.
September 11, 09, Western Kansas. Recommended rate corn on corn center pivot production in No-till and Strip Till Exactrix 15 inch band centers preferred is…. 140 pounds N, 20 pounds P and 20 pounds S, .25 pounds Zn. $37.77… Seed row fertilizer treatment 10-34-0 plus zinc allows up to $30 to $35 to be applied and considered in the budget. 200 bushel per acre corn at $3.00 per bushel or $600 gross income…Thus allowing 12% of the Gross for Nutrients results in a budget of $72.00 per acre. Yields to 300 bushels per acre have been reported with the 140-20-20-.25 Zn rate based on very favorable weather….applying any more nutrient would be an economic waste and could reduce yield. A bankable budget for 200 bushel corn per acre with Exactrix TAPPS formulators….….Center Pivot Production Corn on Corn….is $72.00 per acre as TAPPS in crop year 2009/10. In every single case whether dryland or irrigated….spend no more than 12% of the Gross with Exactrix systems. Economics Rule…..improve the application process and let the economics of Exactrix drive the crop production not the agronomist or soil lab recommendation….not the proven yield method or the soil lab method can be utilized with the process management systems of Exactrix Application Systems. Typically most Exactrix systems come in at .6 of the proven yield method. Year after year it is proven that Exactrix applications provide 166% more crop available nitrogen…..and 200% more crop available Phosphate with nitrogen band stability a good use of Zn. One good crop will pay for the entire Exactrix system….and maybe the first 1,000 acres under center pivots compared to the fertigation method with 28-0-0. No-tillage Single Disc Custom Seed and Application Rates are $20 to $25 per acre with Exactrix TAPPS formulation. Exactrix TAPPS Application on large acres using single disc openers in pre-plant or side dress are $15 to $17.50 per acre. All custom no-till applicators and no-till custom seeders report more fall business than they have ever had with Exactrix Application..TAPPS. One Exactrix custom applicator with a 40 foot Dutch tool bar has completed 8,000 acres of pre-plant banding in less than 30 days Dodge City/Wright, KS charging $15 per acre. Most custom seeders do not exceed 8,000 acres of winter wheat in 45 days with 42.5 foot single disc drills.
To Review TAPPS with high speed single disc application go to www.exactrix.com/TEXSDX.htm
US Census
Bureau What Do You Know and When Did You Know It? NH3. Current News. Production of NH3 is accomplished around the US with either natural gas or coal. No nuclear powered NH3 plants are yet in production. NH3 is also imported from other countries and primarily from the southern Caribbean to meet the 21 million ton annual need. Long Term Outlook. Lowest Cost of Production NH3 will come from very small and very large nuclear powered ammonia plants at $160 to $180 per ton NH3 cost…… with no CO2 emission in the process. NH3 will move in time proven safe pipelines in the future. Transports can be used up to a 250 mile radius depending on the area. Railroads may also be used but may not be competitive with small pipelines. In year 2006….Ammonia Plants in the United States ran at 76% of design capacity. This does not include terminated plants. Short tons recorded by the federal government. In year 2006 10,981,000 tons NH3 were produced. In year 2007 11,648,000 tons NH3 were produced….2007 Production up 106% over 2006 1 full year….The First Quarter of 2006 to the First Quarter of 2007…..11,579,000 tons were produced. 1 full year…..The First Quarter of 2007 to the First Quarter of 2008…..11,519,000 tons were produced. Production of NH3 is not increasing….in the last two years production has decreased about ½%. World Wide Production of NH3…..is increasing at about 2% per year. Corn Acres and Wheat acres increased and legume acres declined in this time period 2006 to 2008. The price per US short ton NH3 across the Great Plains has doubled between 2006 to 2008 from $350 per ton average to $700 per ton average. Typical pricing of NH3 1999-2000, $180 per ton. Typical pricing 1984-1985m $90 per ton. The Big N…..NH3 directly applied is the largest share of the Nitrogen Market in the US….at 54% of the entire N applied to crops. NH3 is the….Winner of two Nobel prizes…. And has the technical hedge for North American producers saving up to $50 per acre as compared to Europe or South America… NH3 is the best nitrogen choice for producing commodity crops and providing a reasonable cost of production for energy and food. NH3 is the beginning of ammoniated commercial fertilizers as N, P, and S sources. S sources tend to have lower price increases such as ATS. ATS manufacturers need producers to consume ATS to assure proper petroleum refining operations. Very few manufacturers of ATS means price gouging is possible….but not practiced…low export demand. Prices Quoted Fall 2008 Production Application, Peace River Alberta….$1,260 per US Short Ton NH3 or 77 cent N. This is good case for more competition in the industry. NH3 manufacturing is a key core business in the hydrogen economy. Three hydrogen atoms vs. H2 move very effectively in safe pipelines using NH3. Phosphoric Acid Production of Phosphoric Acid occurs primarily in North Carolina, Florida, Wyoming and Idaho. Phosphoric Acid is neither imported nor exported. Therefore the falling dollar should have no effect on the price….strictly demand domestically should determine the price. Phosphoric rock is no longer imported. Phosphoric Acid is the beginning of all ammoniated P based fertilizer. In year 2006…..11,797,000 tons were produced. In year 2007…..11,977,000 tons were produced. 1 full year….First quarter of 2006 to first quarter of 2007……11,904,000 tons were produced. 1 full year….First quarter of 2007 to first quarter of 2008……11,771,000 tons were produced. In last 12 months ending March 30, 08 production of phosphoric acid has decreased 1.1%. The demand for phosphate based fertilizers is up significantly and with only three to four major producers…Agrium, PCS, Simplot and very little phosphate rock imported due to the falling dollar it is apparent that prices can be increased when supply is reduced. Phosphate pricing has increased from 1980’s pricing of 8 cents per pound of P2O5 to a Fall 2008 price of $1.79 per pound of P205 in Northern Alberta…..The Phosphate Market is manipulated by three producers. The supply of phosphoric acid has been reduced…….and the demand has increased…..new mine sites are being explored….and the economic model says that more money can be made by the producer of phosphoric acid if the supply is reduced….A good case for more competition in the business. Potash. Close to a Monopoly….Potash Corp sets the price for K. More competition….maybe a new underground mine operation in North Dakota is required. Change Required. A good understanding of the issues means……..The fertilizer industry will change. Nuclear powered NH3 plants will be owned by Cooperatives and Power Administrations as carbon emissions are limited. A better source of NH3 is apparent. NH3 will be sold to the fertilizer industry by the Power Administrations. Pipe Lines will move NH3 for the hydrogen economy. Use of mined Phosphate will be reduced since animal sources are now very economical….Phosphate sources are limited…new sources will come on line. Potash supply and pricing can be greatly improved with more competition. No-till farming techniques, Rotational Band Loading of geometrical placed nutrients (Targeted Bands) and Precision Process Management systems such as Exactrix reduce the need for commercial fertilizers presently.
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