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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 0.3 Bags 180.00 54.00 $____________
Nitrogen 150 Pounds 0.44 66.00 $____________
Phosphate 60 Pounds 0.65 39.00 $____________
Potash 40 Pounds 0.70 28.00 $____________
Limestone 0.5 Tons 25.00 12.50 $____________
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 20.00 20.00 $____________
Post-Emerge 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Fungicide 1 Acre 15.00 15.00 $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________
Drying Fuel & Electricity* 140 Bushels 0.17 23.80 $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 18.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 12.00 18.00 $____________
Machine Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 140 Bushels 0.17 23.80 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 0 Acre 2.50 - $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 12.00 - $____________
Labor 1 Acre 18.00 18.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 0 Acre 4.00 - $____________
Custom Application 1 Acre 6.50 6.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $362.60 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 14.50 $____________
Total Variable Acre $377.10 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 42.00 42.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 0 Acre 70.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $419.10 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $546.64 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
100 $3.64 $4.06 $5.33
110 $3.34 $3.72 $4.88
120 $3.09 $3.44 $4.50
130 $2.87 $3.20 $4.18
140 $2.69 $2.99 $3.90
150 $2.54 $2.82 $3.67
160 $2.40 $2.66 $3.46
170 $2.28 $2.53 $3.28
180 $2.17 $2.40 $3.11
190 $2.07 $2.30 $2.97
200 $1.99 $2.20 $2.84
210 $1.91 $2.11 $2.72
220 $1.84 $2.03 $2.61
230 $1.77 $1.96 $2.51
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre Seed 0.4 Bags 180.00 72.00 $____________ Nitrogen 210 Pounds 0.44 92.40 $____________ Phosphate 80 Pounds 0.65 52.00 $____________ Potash 60 Pounds 0.70 42.00 $____________ Limestone 0.5 Tons 25.00 12.50 $____________ 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 20.00 20.00 $____________ Post-Emerge 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________ Fungicide 1 Acre 15.00 15.00 $____________ Insecticide 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________ Drying Fuel & Electricity* 180 Bushels 0.17 30.60 $____________ Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________ Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 18.00 18.00 $____________ Machine Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________ Hauling & Transportation* 180 Bushels 0.17 30.60 $____________ Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 12 Acre 2.50 30.00 $____________ Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________ Labor 1 Acre 18.00 18.00 $____________ Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________ Custom Application 1 Acre 6.50 6.50 $____________ Subtotal Acre $493.60 $____________ Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 19.74 $____________ Total Variable Acre $513.34 $____________ Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 42.00 42.00 $____________ Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 70.00 70.00 $____________ Total (Excluding Land) Acre $625.34 $____________ Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________ Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________ Total Cost Acre $752.88 $____________ * Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields Breakeven Price in $/Bushel Yield in Variable Total Cost Total Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost 140 $3.57 $4.37 $5.28 150 $3.35 $4.10 $4.95 160 $3.17 $3.87 $4.66 170 $3.00 $3.66 $4.41 180 $2.85 $3.47 $4.18 190 $2.72 $3.31 $3.98 200 $2.60 $3.16 $3.80 210 $2.49 $3.03 $3.63 220 $2.40 $2.90 $3.48 230 $2.31 $2.79 $3.35 240 $2.22 $2.69 $3.22 250 $2.15 $2.60 $3.11 260 $2.08 $2.51 $3.00 270 $2.01 $2.43 $2.90
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Questions or comments about this website?
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or phone (573-379-5431);
University of Missouri Delta Center/Portageville, MO 63873