We often think in terms of actual yield, but dry corn is worth more than wet corn. How much higher yield do you need to offset the drying costs of wetter corn?

It takes about 0.02 gallons of propane to remove one point of moisture per bushel of corn.

The following table shows the bushels per acre required to offset energy costs at different yield and moisture levels at current propane costs and corn prices.

For example, at a yield level of 200 bu/A it takes almost 10 bu/A to offset the energy costs to dry a hybrid that is 5 points wetter at harvest.

SOURCE: Dennis Berglund, AgProfessional.com