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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 1.2 Bags 44.00 52.80 $____________
Nitrogen 0 Pounds 0.44 - $____________
Phosphate 30 Pounds 0.65 19.50 $____________
Potash 50 Pounds 0.70 35.00 $____________
Limestone 0.25 Tons 25.00 6.25 $____________
Foliar Fertilizer 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Fungicide 1 Acres 15.00 15.00 $____________
Insecticide 2 Acres 6.00 12.00 $____________
Burn Down Herbicides 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Pre-Emerge 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Post-Emerge 2 Acre 10.00 20.00 $____________
Drying Fuel & Electricity* 0 Bushels 0.08 - $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 5.00 5.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Machinery Repairs 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 35 Bushels 0.17 5.95 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 0 Acre 2.50 - $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 12.00 - $____________
Labor 1 Acre 9.00 9.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 0 Acre 4.00 - $____________
Custom Application 1 Acre 6.50 6.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $211.00 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 8.44 $____________
Total Variable Acre $219.44 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 23.00 23.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 0 Acre 70.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $242.44 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 4.45 $____________
Land Interest 1483 Acre 4.00% 59.32 $____________
Total Cost Acre $306.21 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
20 $10.84 $11.99 $15.18
25 $8.71 $9.63 $12.18
30 $7.29 $8.05 $10.18
35 $6.27 $6.93 $8.75
40 $5.51 $6.08 $7.68
45 $4.91 $5.43 $6.84
50 $4.44 $4.90 $6.18
55 $4.05 $4.47 $5.63
60 $3.73 $4.11 $5.17
65 $3.45 $3.81 $4.79
70 $3.22 $3.55 $4.46
75 $3.02 $3.32 $4.17
80 $2.84 $3.13 $3.92
85 $2.68 $2.95 $3.70
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 1.2 Bags 44.00 52.80 $____________
Nitrogen 0 Pounds 0.44 - $____________
Phosphate 40 Pounds 0.65 26.00 $____________
Potash 65 Pounds 0.70 45.50 $____________
Limestone 0.25 Tons 25.00 6.25 $____________
Foliar Fertilizer 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Fungicide 1 Acres 15.00 15.00 $____________
Insecticide 2 Acres 6.00 12.00 $____________
Burn Down Herbicides 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Pre-Emerge 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Post-Emerge 2 Acre 10.00 20.00 $____________
Drying Fuel & Electricity* 0 Bushels 0.08 - $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 5.00 5.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Machinery Repairs 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 45 Bushels 0.17 7.65 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 8 Acre 2.50 20.00 $____________
Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________
Labor 1 Acre 9.00 9.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________
Custom Application 1 Acre 6.50 6.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $265.70 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 10.63 $____________
Total Variable Acre $276.33 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 23.00 23.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 70.00 70.00 $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $369.33 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 4.45 $____________
Land Interest 1483 Acre 4.00% 59.32 $____________
Total Cost Acre $433.10 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
20 $13.60 $18.25 $21.44
25 $10.92 $14.64 $17.19
30 $9.13 $12.23 $14.35
35 $7.85 $10.50 $12.33
40 $6.89 $9.21 $10.81
45 $6.14 $8.21 $9.62
50 $5.54 $7.40 $8.68
55 $5.06 $6.75 $7.91
60 $4.65 $6.20 $7.26
65 $4.30 $5.73 $6.72
70 $4.01 $5.34 $6.25
75 $3.75 $4.99 $5.84
80 $3.53 $4.69 $5.49
85 $3.33 $4.43 $5.18
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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