RA_GR210 Raleigh, NC Friday, December 06, 2019 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News North Carolina Production Cost Report (Weekly) Compared to two weeks ago: 18-46-0 was about steady; 10-10-10 was about steady; Lime was about steady; Potash was about steady; Calcium Nitrate was about steady; Liquid Nitrogen 30-32 % was about steady; Urea was about steady; Ammonium Sulfate was about steady. Farm use diesel fuel averaged 20 cents higher, while tobacco use propane averaged 3 cents higher. Whole cottonseed averaged 4.00 lower. Production costs items statewide: cash prices bag, FOB distributor, per ton unless otherwise stated. Fertilizer in granular form unless noted. Product Offer Average 18-46-0 503.00-651.00 561.00 18-46-0, Bulk 463.00-611.00 521.00 10-10-10 295.00-512.00 419.25 10-10-10, Bulk 255.00-472.00 379.25 Lime 176.50-235.00 206.50 Lime, Spread 30.80-65.00 50.95 Potash 450.00-537.00 485.50 Potash, Bulk 410.00-497.00 438.50 Calcium Nitrate 485.00-564.00 514.67 Liquid Nitrogen 30-32% 260.00-305.00 286.75 Urea, Bulk 420.00-428.00 424.33 Ammonium Sulfate 384.00-442.00 413.67 Ammonium Sulfate, Bulk 344.00-402.00 376.50 Farm Diesel Fuel per gal <1000 gallons 2.21-2.85 2.49 Tobacco use Propane (LP Gas) per gal 0.95-1.13 1.06 Whole Cottonseed 120.00-142.00 132.25 SOURCE: North Carolina Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh NC Khaila Daye 919-707-3107 Karrie Gonzalez 919-707-3121 http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_GR210.TXT