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The Cost of Growing Maize

The cost values were taken at a 5.5tonne Dry Matter Yield/acre.



Seed

€75

Fertiliser

€55

Spray

€40

Pesticide

€00

Materials

€170

€170



Ploughing, tilling & sowing

€80

Spraying & Fertilising

€15

Harvesting

€95

Machinery

€190

€190




Land

€140

€140



Total Cost/acre

€500

Cost per tonne of DM

€90