With these figures, 9.7% of the area
resulted in a net loss of income, 21.9%
of the field provided a net return of
between $0 and $250 per acre, 41.1%
provided a net return of between $250
and $500 per acre, 27.4% provided a
net return of greater than $500 per
acre.When nearly 10% of a field results
in net loss of income even under
relatively high cotton prices, it provides
the opportunity for management
changes that should lead to increased
profitability. The profit map
on the right uses the 2012 Georgia
estimates for the price of lint and irrigated
production costs – $0.75/lb
and $577/ac, respectively. With these
figures, the profit map is dramatically
different and 29.9% of the field
results in net loss of income. When
yield patterns don’t vary much from
year to year within a given field, it is relatively simple to evaluate scenarios with different levels
of yield, price, and production cost and identify areas of the field which are chronically unprofitable.