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SugarCane318
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re: Corn Price $3.89 Today
Posted by SugarCane318 on 7/30/25 at 2:26 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Corn briefly hit $8 in 2012. That’s the only time it was ever that high.
Corn hasn’t been above $6 since 2013.
You have no idea what you are talking about.
Have you seen what fertilizer, diesel, and equipment prices have done since then?
The last decade has been skinny for grain farmers.
Corn hasn’t been above $6 since 2013.
You have no idea what you are talking about.
Have you seen what fertilizer, diesel, and equipment prices have done since then?
The last decade has been skinny for grain farmers.
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re: Welfare queen farmers want a bailout.
Posted by SugarCane318 on 4/7/25 at 9:20 am to CitizenK
The American farmer has to play in the world market with one hand tied behind his back.
Our farmers have to contend with EPA regulations and restrictions that no one else in the world has to bother with. No one in Brazil cares what is on a pesticide label, they can spray whatever is cheapest, while the American farmer has to spray whatever is labeled for use, often times having to go with exorbitantly more expensive options.
In Louisiana, H2A visa workers make $14.83/hr. That is not counting Workmans comp or the cost of housing them or providing them with transportation ,which is required, so actual costs are probably closer to $17-$18/hr. Our competitive markets(Brazil, Mexico, etc) pay their labor $15/day.
When the American farmer buys new equipment, it has to be equipped with Tier 4 emissions systems, which not only drastically increase the cost of the equipment, but anyone who owns this crap can attest it’s also one of the largest contributors to repair costs. Those sensors fail all the time and will shut the whole tractor down. John Deere/Case etc manufacturer tractors without these systems just to sell in other countries.
The American farmer must pay technology fees on their seed, or risk losing their farm to Big Ag corps when they get sued for everything they own. A farmer cannot hold grain to replant the next year, not in the US. But they can and do all over South and Central America, India, basically everywhere else.
Soybeans right now are about $9.50/bushel. You gotta make 42 bushels per acre to break even on input costs, and that isn’t even counting equipment. The annual average for the entire country is around 47 bushels/acre. Those margins are razor thin, and let’s not forget that 47 averagemeans half the acreage in production makes less.
I’m all for free market, but it isn’t free market when bureaucracy requires the American farmer to jump through every hoop imaginable while the rest of the world just laughs at all our regulatory systems.
Our farmers have to contend with EPA regulations and restrictions that no one else in the world has to bother with. No one in Brazil cares what is on a pesticide label, they can spray whatever is cheapest, while the American farmer has to spray whatever is labeled for use, often times having to go with exorbitantly more expensive options.
In Louisiana, H2A visa workers make $14.83/hr. That is not counting Workmans comp or the cost of housing them or providing them with transportation ,which is required, so actual costs are probably closer to $17-$18/hr. Our competitive markets(Brazil, Mexico, etc) pay their labor $15/day.
When the American farmer buys new equipment, it has to be equipped with Tier 4 emissions systems, which not only drastically increase the cost of the equipment, but anyone who owns this crap can attest it’s also one of the largest contributors to repair costs. Those sensors fail all the time and will shut the whole tractor down. John Deere/Case etc manufacturer tractors without these systems just to sell in other countries.
The American farmer must pay technology fees on their seed, or risk losing their farm to Big Ag corps when they get sued for everything they own. A farmer cannot hold grain to replant the next year, not in the US. But they can and do all over South and Central America, India, basically everywhere else.
Soybeans right now are about $9.50/bushel. You gotta make 42 bushels per acre to break even on input costs, and that isn’t even counting equipment. The annual average for the entire country is around 47 bushels/acre. Those margins are razor thin, and let’s not forget that 47 averagemeans half the acreage in production makes less.
I’m all for free market, but it isn’t free market when bureaucracy requires the American farmer to jump through every hoop imaginable while the rest of the world just laughs at all our regulatory systems.
re: US Farm Groups want Trump to Spare Their Workers from Mass Deportation
Posted by SugarCane318 on 11/26/24 at 10:06 am to loogaroo
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I wonder if it’s because they are tied to the landscaping businesses?
It’s because they are under the radar.
Hundreds of nurseries in that area are small operations. Those pineywoods around Forest Hill and Glenmora are full of small 3-5 acre nurseries. They aren’t shipping all over the country, they are selling their inventory to the larger nurseries next door who then ship it nationwide.
H2A requires we supply our workers with housing that must pass inspection every year. We also have to provide them transportation, personally I use those white multi person vans. We are responsible for transporting them to and from their home country as well when their contract is up. In other words, the people who are doing it right have considerable expenses in addition to the actual labor costs.
A guy with a few acres of nursery and a couple greenhouses isn’t doing all that. A lot of those little nurseries are just side gigs.
re: US Farm Groups want Trump to Spare Their Workers from Mass Deportation
Posted by SugarCane318 on 11/26/24 at 8:36 am to TBoy
I own a farm, and all of my migrants are here legally on H2A visas.
I know many farmers, and we all use legal migrants.
I don’t know of a single row crop operation that isn’t fully staffed with legal migrants.
Nurseries on the other hand are almost all illegals. It is rampant in that business. I’d wager the number of illegals in Oakdale, Glenmora, and Forest Hill LA would rival any other sector in our state.
I know many farmers, and we all use legal migrants.
I don’t know of a single row crop operation that isn’t fully staffed with legal migrants.
Nurseries on the other hand are almost all illegals. It is rampant in that business. I’d wager the number of illegals in Oakdale, Glenmora, and Forest Hill LA would rival any other sector in our state.
re: Louisiana now the leading sugar producer in the US
Posted by SugarCane318 on 2/27/23 at 12:56 pm to Cash
Yes the mills are powered by their own byproduct.
Also sugar is the only commodity that is NOT subsidized by a single taxpayer dollar. It is done through trade suspension agreements. We do not let Mexico, Brazil, India etc. dump their heavily subsidized sugar into our market.
These suspension agreements cost the US taxpayer $0, which cannot be said about any other commodity produced in the US.
Also sugar is the only commodity that is NOT subsidized by a single taxpayer dollar. It is done through trade suspension agreements. We do not let Mexico, Brazil, India etc. dump their heavily subsidized sugar into our market.
These suspension agreements cost the US taxpayer $0, which cannot be said about any other commodity produced in the US.
re: Louisiana now the leading sugar producer in the US
Posted by SugarCane318 on 2/27/23 at 12:44 pm to adam2000
There has been a rapid expansion of sugar cane acreage in Louisiana since 2017.
All of the mills in Louisiana except one (there are 11 total) are south of I10 and had been losing acreage to urban sprawl for years. All of those mills need to operate at capacity to maximize profits. Every time a new subdivision goes up they lose more cane, so 5-6 years ago they made a massive push north. Many farms in Evangeline, Avoyelles, and Rapides Parishes have converted over to cane as a result of this expansion.
All of the acres in Florida that can be in sugar already are, there is no where for them to go, so this expansion finally pushed us to the top.
Source: I own/operate what is now a cane farm, I was part of this expansion.
All of the mills in Louisiana except one (there are 11 total) are south of I10 and had been losing acreage to urban sprawl for years. All of those mills need to operate at capacity to maximize profits. Every time a new subdivision goes up they lose more cane, so 5-6 years ago they made a massive push north. Many farms in Evangeline, Avoyelles, and Rapides Parishes have converted over to cane as a result of this expansion.
All of the acres in Florida that can be in sugar already are, there is no where for them to go, so this expansion finally pushed us to the top.
Source: I own/operate what is now a cane farm, I was part of this expansion.
re: Random things that make you realize you’re getting old
Posted by SugarCane318 on 12/20/22 at 9:27 am to TulaneFan
Watching professional sports and the athletes look like kids.
When I was a kid and a young man all professional athletes looked like grown arse men, now that I’m middle aged I see kids. Watching any professional sport(especially baseball) is a constant reminder that my youth is gone.
When I was a kid and a young man all professional athletes looked like grown arse men, now that I’m middle aged I see kids. Watching any professional sport(especially baseball) is a constant reminder that my youth is gone.
re: I have someone trying to pitch me on Solar Farms...
Posted by SugarCane318 on 9/14/22 at 11:22 am to SugarCane318
Also, another red flag that should make you stop and think…
Why are they being so aggressive in a state that is cloudy 100 days a year?
They are farming taxpayers, not energy.
Why are they being so aggressive in a state that is cloudy 100 days a year?
They are farming taxpayers, not energy.
re: I have someone trying to pitch me on Solar Farms...
Posted by SugarCane318 on 9/14/22 at 11:10 am to fightin tigers
These companies are preying on land owners. They are locking up land with 25-30 year leases but all they are really farming is “carbon credits.” As soon as the subsidies dry up(the only thing that’s making these ventures profitable), they will vanish. They are double dipping, selling the power and getting the subsidies. I would highly advise against this unless the land isn’t viable for anything else.
The solar panels being made today will be obsolete in 5 years, just as the ones manufactured 5 years ago don’t generate the same KWhs as ones today. These companies aren’t going to be upgrading these panels. They are grabbing as much government money as they can while our government is run by crazies.
These companies are all shell companies that will be defunct in a few years when the subsidies are gone and you will be left with an eyesore of useless land.
The solar panels being made today will be obsolete in 5 years, just as the ones manufactured 5 years ago don’t generate the same KWhs as ones today. These companies aren’t going to be upgrading these panels. They are grabbing as much government money as they can while our government is run by crazies.
These companies are all shell companies that will be defunct in a few years when the subsidies are gone and you will be left with an eyesore of useless land.
re: I have someone trying to pitch me on Solar Farms...
Posted by SugarCane318 on 9/14/22 at 11:02 am to fightin tigers
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