Economic Impact of Harvesting Corn Stover under Time Constraint: The Case of North Dakota

Table 13

Stochastic results for corn grain and stover harvesting.

Scenario	Harvest field time (days)					Stover (tons)	Grain (tons)	Acres harvested	Net profit ($)
	Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Period 4	Total
1	9.32	4.56	5.63	6.90	26.41	435.90	5,139.14	1,272.07	248,631.24
2	9.49	6.14	8.09	6.44	30.15	406.42	6,247.95	1,546.52	300,858.30
3	9.87	6.62	6.31	12.30	35.10	776.95	6,005.55	1,486.52	293,616.77
4	9.35	10.22	10.34	10.09	40.00	637.26	7,881.73	1,950.92	380,958.94
5	11.29	10.55	11.66	11.57	45.08	910.00	8,080.00	2,000.00	393,486.50
6	10.56	10.40	11.84	12.55	45.34	926.74	8,080.00	2,000.00	393,678.47
7	10.74	10.46	12.94	11.35	45.48	935.53	8,080.00	2,000.00	393,779.29
8	10.65	9.81	12.68	12.71	45.84	958.53	8,080.00	2,000.00	394,043.10