By Lauren Shepherd, AP Business Writer. NEW YORK â Brinker International (EAT), owner of the Chili's Grill & Bar chain, said Monday that it will sell a majority stake in its Romano's Macaroni Grill to a private equity firm. Under the agreement, Brinker will sell most of its stake to Mac Acquisition â a unit of Golden Gate Capital â for $131.5 million in cash.
Farms between 1000 and 4000 acres have non-land costs between $186 per acre and $200 per acre (see Table 1). These farms have roughly 70% of their acres cash rented, with average cash rents ranging from $206 per acre up to $242 per acre.
In an August 4th farmdoc daily article, cost reductions of $100 per acre were suggested to avoid losses on 2016 corn and soybean production. The $100 per acre reduction suggestion has generated comments, questions, and suggestions. Between 2009 and 2010, total costs on cash rent farmland in central Illinois decreased from $743 per acre to $667 per acre, a cost decrease of 10%. 2  Costs in 2009 were high because of high fertilizer costs in late 2008 through 2009 and high drying costs. 3  Fertilizer and drying costs decreased from 2009 to 2010.