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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 1.1 Bags 36.00 39.60 $____________
Nitrogen 0 Pounds 0.50 - $____________
Phosphate 40 Pounds 0.42 16.80 $____________
Potash 60 Pounds 0.28 16.80 $____________
Limestone 0.5 Tons 21.00 10.50 $____________
Foliar Fertilizer 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Fungicide 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________
Burn Down Herbicides 0 Quarts 0.00 - $____________
Pre-Emerge 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Post-Emerge 3 Acre 6.00 18.00 $____________
Drying Fuel & Electricity* 0 Bushels 0.08 $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________
Machine Repairs 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 40 Bushels 0.16 6.40 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 0 Acre 2.80 - $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 9.00 - $____________
Labor 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 0 Acre 3.00 - $____________
Custom Application 1 Acre 5.50 5.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $171.60 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 6.86 $____________
Total Variable Acre $178.46 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 0 Acre 62.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $208.46 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 7.53 $____________
Land Interest 2511 Acre 4.00% 100.44 $____________
Total Cost Acre $316.44 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
20 $8.76 $10.26 $15.66
25 $7.04 $8.24 $12.56
30 $5.90 $6.90 $10.49
35 $5.08 $5.93 $9.02
40 $4.46 $5.21 $7.91
45 $3.98 $4.65 $7.05
50 $3.60 $4.20 $6.36
55 $3.29 $3.83 $5.80
60 $3.03 $3.53 $5.33
65 $2.81 $3.27 $4.93
70 $2.62 $3.05 $4.59
75 $2.45 $2.85 $4.29
80 $2.31 $2.69 $4.04
85 $2.18 $2.54 $3.81
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre Seed 1.2 Bags 36.00 43.20 $____________ Nitrogen 0 Pounds 0.50 - $____________ Phosphate 40 Pounds 0.42 16.80 $____________ Potash 70 Pounds 0.28 19.50 $____________ Limestone 0.5 Tons 21.00 10.50 $____________ Foliar Fertilizer 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________ Fungicide 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________ Insecticide 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________ Burn Down Herbicides 0 Quarts 0.00 - $____________ Pre-Emerge 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________ Post-Emerge 3 Acre 6.00 18.00 $____________ Drying Fuel & Electricity* 0 Bushels 0.08 $____________ Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________ Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________ Machine Repairs 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________ Hauling & Transportation* 50 Bushels 0.16 8.00 $____________ Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 8 Acre 2.80 22.40 $____________ Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 9.00 9.00 $____________ Labor 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________ Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 3.00 3.00 $____________ Custom Application 1 Acre 5.50 5.50 $____________ Subtotal Acre $214.00 $____________ Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 8.56 $____________ Total Variable Acre $222.56 $____________ Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________ Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 62.00 62.00 $____________ Total (Excluding Land) Acre $314.56 $____________ Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 7.53 $____________ Land Interest 2511 Acre 4.00% 100.44 $____________ Total Cost Acre $422.53 $____________ * Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields Breakeven Price in $/Bushel Yield in Variable Total Cost Total Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost 30 $7.31 $10.38 $13.98 35 $6.29 $8.92 $12.00 40 $5.52 $7.82 $10.52 45 $4.93 $6.97 $9.37 50 $4.45 $6.29 $8.45 55 $4.06 $5.73 $7.70 60 $3.74 $5.27 $7.07 65 $3.46 $4.88 $6.54 70 $3.23 $4.54 $6.08 75 $3.02 $4.25 $5.69 80 $2.84 $3.99 $5.34 85 $2.68 $3.77 $5.04 90 $2.54 $3.57 $4.77 95 $2.42 $3.39 $4.52
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Questions or comments about this website?
Please contact Joe Henggeler via e-mail:
HenggelerJ@missouri.edu
or phone (573-379-5431);
University of Missouri Delta Center/Portageville, MO 63873