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Acreage
43.74143844.61360165738
Other Crops103
Alfalfa Hay104 2.571502.5716221416
Other … 63.0617262.189117820
Sunflowers112
Wheat113 55.251102238
Other Crops114
Alfalfa Hay115
Other … 37333535927384101
Non-Irrigated Crop Acres88 37254735663383091
Irrigated …
Summary Book - All Counties
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With the exception of the wheat enterprises all fall crop yields were down due to drought. Non‐irrigated wheat yields
averaged between 45 and 50 bushels per acre while non‐irrigated corn and milo averaged 16 and 28 bushels per acre,
respectively. Non‐irrigated soybean yields averaged 6 bushels per acre. Irrigated corn yields were down from an average of 191
bushels per acre in 2011 to 179 bushels per acre in 2012. Irrigated soybeans averaged 55 bushels per acre. Irrigated wheat
yields in 2012 averaged 53 bushels per acre. Review the non‐irrigated enterprise summary that begins on page 17 and the
irrigated enterprise summary that begins on page 25.
Beef Cow‐calf operations that sell weaned calves and sell feeder calves experienced a decline in their Net Returns above
Variable cost in 2012 to $56.15 and $78.59 per cow compared with $119.38 and $176.02 in 2011 respectively. Gross income
changed little from 2011 to 2012 leaving Total Expense increases the source of Net Return declines. The largest item of expense
that increased was feed. Feed cost for Cow‐calf operators increased from $381.67 in 2011 to $431.95 in 2012, some 13.2%.
Higher feed cost per unit and drought driven increased consumption to offset pasture shortages were major contributors to the
feed cost increase.
Again we stress that the information at this time is only preliminary. We will release finalized information later this
summer. We hope you will find the information useful and insightful for evaluating the KFMA, NW members in general and your
farm in particular. If you want to know more about how your farm compares to similar farms, and you are currently not a
member of the Farm Management Association, NW, consider giving us a call. We are taking applications for membership in all of
the KFMA, NW area.
Sincerely,
…
November 21, 2012
USDA METSS Project
The “Rice Price Trends in Ghana (2006‐2011)” report is made possible by the generous support of the
American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The
contents are the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Kansas State
University, USAID or the United States Government.”
METSS‐Ghana Research and Issue Paper Series
No. 02‐2012 ‐ June 2012
1
Rice Price Trends in Ghana (2006‐2011)
Vincent Amanor‐Boadu, PhD1
Per capita consumption of rice (Oryza spp. L.) in Ghana increased from 17.5 kg per annum
between 1999 and 2001 to 22.6 kg per annum between 2002 and 2004. By 2011, it had
reached 38 kg per annum and projected to reach 63 kg per annum by 2015.2 This increase has
transformed rice into Ghana’s most important cereal food crop after maize. The evolution of
rice prices, thus, has implications for national food security and income enhancement
objectives. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the trends in rice prices and discuss their
implication for policy. It used national monthly wholesale prices collected by the Statistical
Research and Information Directorate (SRID) of the Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Ghana’s Rice Production Situation
Table 1 shows that while rice is grown in all ten regions of Ghana, production is very
concentrated: the top‐three regions (Northern, Upper East and Volta) accounted for nearly 80%
of total national output and 73% of total production area in 2010. These three regions also fall
in three of the country’s six agro‐ecological zones – Coastal savanna, Guinea savanna and Sahel
savanna. Average yield of 2.96 MT/Ha in these three regions exceeds the national average of
2.71 MT/Ha but is significantly lower than the average yield of 5.48 MT/Ha in the Greater Accra
region, suggesting that the right technologies and policies could enhance yields and output.
The opportunities are even higher when 2010 yields of 4.10 MT/Ha, 4.07 MT/Ha and 3.36
MT/Ha in neighboring countries of Senegal, Benin and Mali are considered.
Table 1: Distribution of Rice Production by Region and Agro‐Ecological Zones (2006)
Region …
Detailed Cost-Farm Type
Crop Non-Irrigated 152 Farms
12471219
Harv … Farms
12471219
Harv
Acre
Crop
AcreCrop
Total
Livestock
TotalTotal … 25,835 21.19 20.71
7,3847,384Crop Mach Repair 7,384 6.06 5.92
636636Irrigation …
Detailed Cost-Farm Type
Crop Non-Irrigated 153 Farms
18621771
Harv … Farms
18621771
Harv
Acre
Crop
AcreCrop
Total
Livestock
TotalTotal … 33,976 19.19 18.24
5,2875,287Crop Mach Repair 5,287 2.99 2.84
2,8632,863Irrigation …
Detailed Cost-Farm Type
Crop Non-Irrigated 202 Farms
18101735
Harv … Farms
18101735
Harv
Acre
Crop
AcreCrop
Total
Livestock
TotalTotal … 32,489 18.73 17.95
4,2304,230Crop Mach Repair 4,230 2.44 2.34
2,8052,805Irrigation …
Detailed Cost-Farm Type
Crop Non-Irrigated 230 Farms
17691715
Harv … Farms
17691715
Harv
Acre
Crop
AcreCrop
Total
Livestock
TotalTotal … 30,263 17.64 17.11
3,3633,363Crop Mach Repair 3,363 1.96 1.90
1,7501,750Irrigation …
Detailed Cost-Farm Type
Crop Non-Irrigated 93 Farms
19451802
Harv … Farms
19451802
Harv
Acre
Crop
AcreCrop
Total
Livestock
TotalTotal … 27,276 15.14 14.03
6,9856,985Crop Mach Repair 6,985 3.88 3.59
846846Irrigation …
Detailed Cost-Farm Type
Crop Non-Irrigated 84 Farms
19621843
Harv … Farms
19621843
Harv
Acre
Crop
AcreCrop
Total
Livestock
TotalTotal … 31,436 17.06 16.02
6,9966,996Crop Mach Repair 6,996 3.80 3.57
1,1331,133Irrigation …
Detailed Cost-Farm Type
Crop Non-Irrigated 14 Farms
24733516
Harv … Farms
24733516
Harv
Acre
Crop
AcreCrop
Total
Livestock
TotalTotal … 12.36 17.56
12,73012,730Crop Mach Repair 12,730 3.62 5.15
524524Irrigation …