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Suggested Feed Inventory and Transfer Values
2007

Author: John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 8 February 2008
Last Reviewed: 8 February 2008

Crop

Beginning

Transfer
(*See Note Below)

Ending

$ per tonne

$ per bushel

$ per tonne

$ per bushel

$ per tonne $ per bushel

Oats

135
2.08
158
2.44
180
2.78

Barley

135
2.94
153
3.33
170
3.70

Soybeans

260
7.08
330
8.98
400
10.89

Shelled Corn

150
3.81
155
3.94
160
4.06

Mixed Grains

115
2.09
133
2.41
150
2.72

Feed Wheat

185
5.03
248
6.75
310
8.44

Hay

110

 

110

Dairy Hay Transfer Value

110

 

(Depending on Quality)

75

 

75

Beef and Other Livestock Transfer Value

75

 

Straw

90

 

90
 
90
 

Corn Silage

35
  
36
 
37
 

Haylage

55
  
55
 
55
 

Grainlage

35
 
45
 
55
 

Pasture

 

 

60
 
 
 

Rough Pasture

 

 

25
 
 
 

Beginning and Ending Inventory Values are SUGGESTED. No single price for a grain or a forage is necessarily accurate for a single farm or all farms. Use these inventory values as a guideline or starting point and adjust for varying quality or market conditions. Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP) uses a single transfer value for the above feeds. INCREASE or DECREASE the amount fed to accommodate feeds of higher or lower quality.

* Note that the OFMAP template programs use the transfer values above as defaults. Beginning, transfer and ending values can be changed to suit individual farm situations.

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