I rebuilt the shower into a bathtub and tiled the walls and ceiling with 3x6 subway tiles using Custom's FlexBond mortar and Fusion Pro grout. According to Custom, both of these products are adequate for bathroom use except for a shower floor.
The 2016 cost of production estimates for corn, soybeans, and wheat show costs nearly the same as those forecast for 2015. To be specific the budgeted costs range from $8.48 (corn) to $5.00 per acre (wheat) higher than 2015.
1 INCREASING PRODUCTION COSTS Background USDA forecasts that total farm production expenses rose to $221 billion in 2005, up 5 percent from 2004 and 12.6 percent from 2001. Higher costs from purchased inputs such as fuel, fertilizers, and pesticides explain much of the rise in total farm production expenses.The input prices paid for fuel and fertilizer in 2005 spiked 61.5 percent and have tripled in 3 years.nnual indexes compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) show that prices paid by farmers for all items rose 12.9 percent from 2002 to 2005. This was greater than the finished goods producer price index (PPI), which rose 12.1 percent over the same period.