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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 0.16 Bags 70.00 11.20 $____________
Nitrogen 125 Pounds 0.50 62.50 $____________
Phosphate 60 Pounds 0.42 25.20 $____________
Potash 40 Pounds 0.28 11.20 $____________
Limestone 0.5 Tons 21.00 10.50 $____________
Starter Fertilizer 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Zinc 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Sulfur 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Boron 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Pre-Emerge 1 Acre 18.00 18.00 $____________
Post-Emerge 1 Acre 3.00 3.00 $____________
Fungicide 0 Acre 12.00 - $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________
Drying Fuel & Electricity* 110 Bushels 0.14 15.40 $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 20.00 20.00 $____________
Machine Repairs 1 Acre 11.00 11.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 110 Bushels 0.16 17.60 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 0 Acre 2.80 - $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 9.00 - $____________
Labor 1 Acre 16.00 16.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 0 Acre 3.00 - $____________
Custom Application 1 Acre 5.50 5.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $241.10 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 9.64 $____________
Total Variable Acre $250.74 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 39.00 39.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 62.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $289.74 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 7.53 $____________
Land Interest 2511 Acre 4.00% 100.44 $____________
Total Cost Acre $397.72 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
70 $3.41 $3.97 $5.51
80 $3.02 $3.51 $4.86
90 $2.72 $3.15 $4.35
100 $2.48 $2.87 $3.95
110 $2.28 $2.63 $3.62
120 $2.11 $2.44 $3.34
130 $1.97 $2.27 $3.11
140 $1.86 $2.13 $2.91
150 $1.75 $2.01 $2.73
160 $1.66 $1.90 $2.58
170 $1.58 $1.81 $2.45
180 $1.51 $1.73 $2.33
190 $1.45 $1.65 $2.22
200 $1.39 $1.58 $2.12
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre Seed 0.2 Bags 70.00 14.00 $____________ Nitrogen 150 Pounds 0.50 75.00 $____________ Phosphate 65 Pounds 0.42 27.30 $____________ Potash 40 Pounds 0.28 11.20 $____________ Limestone 0.5 Tons 21.00 10.50 $____________ Starter Fertilizer 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________ Zinc 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________ Sulfur 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________ Boron 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________ Pre-Emerge 1 Acre 18.00 18.00 $____________ Post-Emerge 1 Acre 3.00 3.00 $____________ Fungicide 0 Acre 12.00 - $____________ Insecticide 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________ Drying Fuel & Electricity* 130 Bushels 0.14 18.20 $____________ Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________ Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 20.00 20.00 $____________ Machine Repairs 1 Acre 11.00 11.00 $____________ Hauling & Transportation* 130 Bushels 0.16 20.80 $____________ Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 10 Acre 2.80 28.00 $____________ Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 9.00 9.00 $____________ Labor 1 Acre 16.00 16.00 $____________ Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 3.00 3.00 $____________ Custom Application 1 Acre 5.50 5.50 $____________ Subtotal Acre $304.50 $____________ Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 12.18 $____________ Total Variable Acre $316.68 $____________ Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 39.00 39.00 $____________ Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 62.00 62.00 $____________ Total (Excluding Land) Acre $417.68 $____________ Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 7.53 $____________ Land Interest 2511 Acre 4.00% 100.44 $____________ Total Cost Acre $525.65 $____________ * Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields Breakeven Price in $/Bushel Yield in Variable Total Cost Total Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost 100 $3.08 $4.09 $5.17 110 $2.82 $3.74 $4.72 120 $2.61 $3.46 $4.36 130 $2.44 $3.21 $4.04 140 $2.28 $3.00 $3.78 150 $2.15 $2.82 $3.54 160 $2.04 $2.67 $3.34 170 $1.93 $2.53 $3.16 180 $1.84 $2.40 $3.00 190 $1.76 $2.29 $2.86 200 $1.69 $2.19 $2.73 210 $1.62 $2.10 $2.62 220 $1.56 $2.02 $2.51 230 $1.51 $1.95 $2.42
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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