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FEEDSTOCKS

Cost of Feedstocks

If you want to buy Feedstocks, and would like to keep abreast of the National quoted prices,

Go to the Chicago board of trade Web Site for a complete listing of the current prices. 

Thanks to Bob in Oregon USA for suggesting this link.

 YIELD FOR VARIOUS FEEDSTOCKS

 
*Best  yield  per ton 1= Highest yield; 30 = Lowest yield
*Best yield per acre 1= Highest yield; 30 = Lowest yield
***** BEST YIELD ALL AROUND 1 = TOP BEST; 25 = LOWEST  YIELD
 
*Clicking on the feedstock name
opens its specific information file
containing a wealth of information
  

 

 

 

 Feedstock listed in

 Alphabetical order

 

 

Gallons

per Ton

  Gallons

per Acre

  Best yield

per Ton

  Best Yield

per Acre

***** 

BEST YIELD

All around

Theoretical

 

 Apples                      11.4 140.0 2410 14
 Apricots          13.1 41.0 25  26 24
 Barley 79.2 83.0 7  18 10
 Bread ( Waste DRY bread )    100

NA

 NA

 NA

 NA

 Buckwheat 83.4 34.2 3  27 12
 Carrots 9.8 121.0 29  13 18
 Cassava

 70 to 80

    
 Cheeze Whey Na Na Na Na Na
 Corn 84.0 214.0 2  7

 1

 Dates ( Dry ) 79.0 126.0 8  11 6
 Figs ( Dry ) 59.0 29.5 14  29 19
 Figs ( Fresh ) 21.0 31.5 19  28 22
 Grapes 15.1 90.4 23  16 17
 Jerusalem artichokes 20.0 1,200 20  1 7
 Molasses ( Black strap )   (*NOTE) 57.7 to 70.4 45.011  25 16

 Newspaper

     
 Oats 63.6 57.0 13  22 15
 Oranges     
 Peaches11.5 84.0 27  17 21
 Pears 11.5 49.3 26  24 23
 Pineapples 15.6 78.0 21  21 18
 Plums 10.9 21.8 28  30 25
 Potatoes ( Regular ) 22.9 299.0 17  6 8
 Potatoes ( Sweet ) 34.2 190.0 15  8 8
 Prunes ( Dry ) 72.0 82.0 10  19 11
 Raisins 81.4 101.7 4  14 5
 Rice ( Rough ) 79.5 175.0 6  9 2
 Rye 78.8 54.0 9  23 12
 Sorghum ( Cane ) 70.4 500.0 12  4 3
 Sorghum ( Grain ) 79.5 125.0 5  12

 4

 Sugar beet  22.1 412.0  18   5 8
 Sugarcane ( Hawaii ) 15.2 889.0 22

2

 9
 Sugarcane ( Louisiana ) 15.2 555.0 22  3 10
 Wheat ( All varieties ) 85.0 79.0 1  20 7
 Yams 27.3 94.0 1615

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