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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed** 1 Acre 98.00 98.00 $____________
Nitrogen 80 Pounds 0.50 40.00 $____________
Phosphate 30 Pounds 0.42 12.60 $____________
Potash 30 Pounds 0.28 8.40 $____________
Limestone 0.5 Tons 21.00 10.50 $____________
Sulfur 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Boron 1 Pounds 3.50 3.50 $____________
Pre-Emerge 0.5 Acre 12.00 6.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Glyphosate 2 Acre 6.00 12.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Layby 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________
Boll Weevil Eradication 1 Acre 12.50 12.50 $____________
Growth Regulator 1 Acre 5.00 5.00 $____________
Defoliation 1 Acre 20.00 20.00 $____________
Ginning (changes with Yield) 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 35.00 35.00 $____________
Machinery Repairs 1 Acre 23.00 23.00 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 0 Acre 2.80 - $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 9.00 - $____________
Labor 1 Acre 28.00 28.00 $____________
Scout 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 0 Acre 3.00 - $____________
Custom Application 2 Acre 5.50 11.00 $____________
Subtotal Acre $512.35 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 15.34 $____________
Total Variable Acre $398.84 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 98.00 98.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 62.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $496.84 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 7.53 $____________
Land Interest 2511 Acre 4.00% 100.44 $____________
Total Cost Acre $604.81 $____________
**Seed cost includes Technology Fee
Breakeven Price in Cents/Pound
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Lb/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
480 $0.831 $1.035 $1.260
540 $0.739 $0.920 $1.120
600 $0.665 $0.828 $1.008
660 $0.604 $0.753 $0.916
720 $0.554 $0.690 $0.840
780 $0.511 $0.637 $0.775
840 $0.475 $0.591 $0.720
900 $0.443 $0.552 $0.672
960 $0.415 $0.518 $0.630
1020 $0.391 $0.487 $0.593
1080 $0.369 $0.460 $0.560
1140 $0.350 $0.436 $0.531
1200 $0.332 $0.414 $0.504
1260 $0.317 $0.394 $0.480
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed** 1 Acre 98.00 98.00 $____________
Nitrogen 80 Pounds 0.50 40.00 $____________
Phosphate 40 Pounds 0.42 16.80 $____________
Potash 35 Pounds 0.28 9.80 $____________
Limestone 0.5 Tons 21.00 10.50 $____________
Sulfur 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Boron 1 Pounds 3.50 3.50 $____________
Pre-Emerge 0.5 Acre 12.00 6.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Glyphosate 2 Acre 6.00 12.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Layby 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________
Boll Weevil Eradication 1 Acre 12.50 12.50 $____________
Growth Regulator 2 Acre 5.00 10.00 $____________
Defoliation 1 Acre 20.00 20.00 $____________
Ginning (changes with Yield) 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 35.00 35.00 $____________
Machinery Repairs 1 Acre 23.00 23.00 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 9 Acre 2.80 25.20 $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 9.00 9.00 $____________
Labor 1 Acre 28.00 28.00 $____________
Scout 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 3.00 3.00 $____________
Custom Application 2 Acre 5.50 11.00 $____________
Subtotal Acre $431.30 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 17.25 $____________
Total Variable Acre $448.55 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 98.00 98.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 62.00 62.00 $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $608.55 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 7.53 $____________
Land Interest 2511 Acre 4.00% 100.44 $____________
Total Cost Acre $716.53 $____________
**Seed cost includes Technology Fee, partial refund & Seed Treatment
Breakeven Price in Cents/Pound
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Lb/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
720 $0.623 $0.845 $0.995
780 $0.575 $0.780 $0.919
840 $0.534 $0.724 $0.853
900 $0.498 $0.676 $0.796
960 $0.467 $0.634 $0.746
1020 $0.440 $0.597 $0.702
1080 $0.415 $0.563 $0.663
1140 $0.393 $0.534 $0.629
1200 $0.374 $0.507 $0.597
1260 $0.358 $0.483 $0.569
1320 $0.340 $0.461 $0.543
1380 $0.325 $0.441 $0.519
1440 $0.311 $0.423 $0.498
1500 $0.299 $0.406 $0.478
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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