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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 0.3 Bags 220.00 66.00 $____________
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 12.00 12.00 $____________
Post-Emerge 1 Acre 22.00 22.00 $____________
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 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 18.00 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 $378.60 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 15.14 $____________
Total Variable Acre $393.74 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 42.00 42.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 0 Acre 70.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $435..74 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $563.28 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
100 $3.80 $4.22 $5.50
110 $3.49 $3.87 $5.03
120 $3.22 $3.57 $4.64
130 $3.00 $3.33 $4.31
140 $2.81 $3.11 $4.02
150 $2.65 $2.93 $3.78
160 $2.50 $2.77 $3.56
170 $2.38 $2.62 $3.37
180 $2.26 $2.50 $3.20
190 $2.16 $2.38 $3.05
200 $2.07 $2.28 $2.92
210 $1.99 $2.19 $2.80
220 $1.91 $2.10 $2.68
230 $1.84 $2.03 $2.58
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre Seed 0.4 Bags 220.00 88.00 $____________ 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 12.00 12.00 $____________ Post-Emerge 1 Acre 22.00 22.00 $____________ 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 $513.60 $____________ Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 20.54 $____________ Total Variable Acre $534.14 $____________ Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 42.00 42.00 $____________ Fixed Irrigation Cost 0 Acre 70.00 70.00 $____________ Total (Excluding Land) Acre $646.14 $____________ Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________ Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________ Total Cost Acre $773.68 $____________ * Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields Breakeven Price in $/Bushel Yield in Variable Total Cost Total Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost 140 $3.72 $4.52 $5.43 150 $3.49 $4.24 $5.09 160 $3.30 $4.00 $4.79 170 $3.12 $3.78 $4.53 180 $2.97 $3.59 $4.30 190 $2.83 $3.42 $4.09 200 $2.70 $3.26 $3.90 210 $2.59 $3.13 $3.73 220 $2.49 $3.00 $3.58 230 $2.40 $2.88 $3.44 240 $2.31 $2.78 $3.31 250 $2.23 $2.68 $3.19 260 $2.16 $2.59 $3.08 270 $2.09 $2.51 $2.98
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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