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PT_BR The Mato Grosso do Sul Soybean Producers Association (Aprosoja/MS) released the production cost of the 2nd corn crop for 2024/2025. According to the survey, which considered all direct and indirect expenses of the activity, including fixed and variable costs, to produce one hectare of corn in a single cropping system, the farmer spent more than R$$ 4,700, which corresponds to 89.49 bags per hectare. The calculations were made based on the estimated average productivity of 81 bags per hectare, and the average price of R$$ 50.00 per 60-kilo bag.
The items with the greatest weight in crop costs were fertilizers, which correspond to 41.8% of the total, equivalent to 24.20 bags/ha, followed by seeds, responsible for 27.3% or 15.80 bags/ha and insecticides, which represent 9.8%, equivalent to 5.7 bags/ha, contributing significantly to the final cost composition.
In addition to inputs, the survey indicated administrative expenses, technical assistance, storage, transportation, interest and depreciation of machinery as components of the operational cost of the crop. The total cost also included the remuneration of the invested capital.
In areas with crop rotation, where corn is used to offset the costs of the soybean harvest, the cost per hectare falls to R$ 3,278.83 or 65.58 bags. However, fertilizers and seeds remain the main cost expenses, together representing 70% of the total, equivalent to 40 bags/ha.
“With each harvest, we see increasingly tighter profit margins, and this requires farmers to have very efficient planning, management and decision-making skills. With our study, we have proven what most farmers know: producing corn in rotation with soybeans is more economically advantageous. In this model, the profit is 15.42 bags, while in the single system, the cost in bags per hectare exceeds the average productivity estimate,” explains economist Mateus Fernandes from Aprosoja/MS.
The values disclosed are a state average, and to formulate individual costs, the peculiarities of each property must be considered.
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