Combines Fuel costs costs to operate

[Belt_breaker]

For me based in UK with elderly 1640AF averaging 28 liters_hr fuel use 12 tonnes_ hr grain harvested at 0.35 pence_litre US$2.80 its costing me 9.80_hr in fuel or 0.82_ tonne US$1.45_ tonne. For car fuel we are now paying 1_litre or US$8.01_ gallon diesel

 

[ripped]

We have just completed our wheat harvest here in SW Ontario. My cost in 2004 was $2.05_ac, 2005 was $3.49_ac which translates into an increase of 70%. These figures are with a 2166 with a 25' 1020 harvesting approxitmatly 9 acres_hr.

 

[K_stater]

That's OK - I'm sure the price of wheat is up 70% to compensate. Ha! Actually not very funny - going to make a lot of us go broke or quit.

 

[altafarmer]

Thank you , Are there any programs under the CAPIJ To help defray these high fuel proces to farmers in europeIJ

 

[Belt_breaker]

No there is nothing under CAP as far as I am aware. However the UK is at the lower end of the agricultural diesel spectrum in terms of price and it would not be a surprise if Mr Blair and his friends take us to a parity fairly soon. In the last year our government have reassessed our "red diesel" rules and we wait with baited breath to see what happens Cheers BB

 

[canuck]

Anybody interested in the future of oil check out www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net looks like its back to natural drying again and maybe a horse or 2.