University of Missouri Extension Southeast Missouri Crop Budget
2005 Rice Budget - Wells Variety

Variable Cost                Number   Units      Cost      Total     Your Cost
                            of Units            $/Unit    Cost/Acre   $/Acre   
Seed                            96     Pounds      0.18       17.28     $__________
Nitrogen                       150     Pounds      0.33       49.50     $__________
Phosphate                        0     Pounds      0.23        -        $__________
Potash                           0     Pounds      0.16        -        $__________
Limestone                        0      Tons      16.50        -        $__________
Zinc                             3     Pounds      1.00        3.00     $__________
Fungicide                     12.8     Ounces      2.00       25.60     $__________
Pre-Emerge                     1.3     Pints      10.00       13.00     $__________
Post-Emerge                      1      Acre      28.00       28.00     $__________
Insecticide                      0     Pints       0.00        -        $__________
Drying (Custom/Bushel)*        150     Bushels     0.35       52.50     $__________
Hauling (Custom/Bushel)          0     Bushels     0.12        -        $__________
Miscellaneous Overhead           1      Acre      10.00       10.00     $__________
Machinery Fuel and Repairs       1      Acre      30.00       30.00     $__________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches     1      Acre      52.00       52.00     $__________
Irrigation Repairs               1      Acre       6.00        6.00     $__________
Labor                            1      Acre      19.00       19.00     $__________
Irrigation Labor                 1      Acre       5.00        5.00     $__________
Custom Hire                      3      Acre       4.50       13.50     $__________
Subtotal                                Acre                $324.38     $__________
Interest (1/2 year at 6.0%)    0.5      Acre       6.00%       9.73     $__________
Total Variable                          Acre                $334.11     $__________
Fixed Machinery Cost             1      Acre      37.00       37.00     $__________
Fixed Irrigation Cost            1      Acre      48.00       48.00     $__________
Total (Excluding Land)                  Acre                $419.11     $__________
Land Real Estate Taxes           1      Acre       0.50%       8.91     $__________
Land Interest                 1781      Acre       5.00%      89.05     $__________
Total Cost                              Acre                $517.07     $__________
* Drying Costs Change With Yields                                   





    Breakeven Price in $/Bushel    
  Yield in    Variable     Total   
Bushels/Acre    Cost        Cost   
 80            $3.87       $6.16 
 90            $3.48       $5.51 
 100           $3.17       $5.00 
 110           $2.91       $4.57 
 120           $2.70       $4.22 
 130           $2.52       $3.92 
 140           $2.36       $3.67 
 150           $2.23       $3.45 
 160           $2.11       $3.25 
 170           $2.01       $3.08 
 180           $1.91       $2.93 
 190           $1.83       $2.80 
 200           $1.76       $2.67 

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