Cost-of-production (COP) and budget generator flow diagram 



Annually updated 

 data 



PARAMETER SETS 



State prices and indexes 



for major inputs 



MACHINERY COMPLEMENTS 



Regional engineering 



data and prices 



EQUIPMENT COMPLEMENTS 

 For livestock 



IRRIGATION COMPLEMENTS 



Engineering data 



and prices 



BUDGET FILES 



I/O coefficients by enterprise. 



state, and cropping practice 



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NAME LISTS 

 Names of production inputs 



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BUDGET GENERATOR 



Programs to combine data 



and estimate costs 



Land ownership, cash rents, 

 and real estate taxes 



RESEARCH COP BUDGETS 



Costs, monthly input/output 



requirements, and capital 



costs by item 



AGGREGATION PROGRAM 



State COP budgets by crop 

 and cropping practice (1 yr ) 



National weighted-average 

 COP budgets by enterprise (3 yrs.) 



Regional weighted-average 

 COP budgets by enterprise (3 yrs.) 



ANNUAL ERS STAFF REPORT 



ANNUAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS REPORT 



