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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 1.1 Bags 44.00 48.40 $____________
Nitrogen 0 Pounds 0.44 - $____________
Phosphate 40 Pounds 0.65 26.00 $____________
Potash 60 Pounds 0.70 42.00 $____________
Limestone 0.5 Tons 25.00 12.50 $____________
Foliar Fertilizer 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Fungicide 1 Acre 15.00 15.00 $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________
Burn Down Herbicides 0 Quarts 0.00 - $____________
Pre-Emerge 1 Acre 15.00 15.00 $____________
Post-Emerge 2 Acre 10.00 20.00 $____________
Drying Fuel & Electricity* 0 Bushels 0.08 $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 11.00 11.00 $____________
Machine Repairs 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 45 Bushels 0.17 7.65 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 0 Acre 2.50 - $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 12.00 - $____________
Labor 1 Acre 11.00 11.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 0 Acre 4.00 - $____________
Custom Application 1 Acre 6.50 6.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $239.05 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 9.56 $____________
Total Variable Acre $248.61 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 0 Acre 70.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $278.61 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $406.15 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
20 $12.22 $13.72 $20.10
25 $9.81 $11.01 $16.11
30 $8.20 $9.20 $13.45
35 $7.05 $7.91 $11.56
40 $6.19 $6.94 $10.13
45 $5.52 $6.19 $9.03
50 $4.99 $5.59 $8.14
55 $4.55 $5.10 $7.42
60 $4.19 $4.69 $6.81
65 $3.88 $4.34 $6.30
70 $3.61 $4.04 $5.86
75 $3.38 $3.78 $5.48
80 $3.18 $3.56 $5.15
85 $3.00 $3.36 $4.86
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 70 Pounds 0.70 49.00 $____________ Limestone 0.5 Tons 25.00 12.50 $____________ Foliar Fertilizer 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________ Fungicide 1 Acre 15.00 15.00 $____________ Insecticide 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________ Burn Down Herbicides 0 Quarts 0.00 - $____________ Pre-Emerge 1 Acre 15.00 15.00 $____________ Post-Emerge 2 Acre 10.00 20.00 $____________ Drying Fuel & Electricity* 0 Bushels 0.08 $____________ Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________ Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 11.00 11.00 $____________ Machine Repairs 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________ Hauling & Transportation* 50 Bushels 0.17 8.50 $____________ Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 8 Acre 2.50 20.00 $____________ Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________ Labor 1 Acre 11.00 11.00 $____________ Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________ Custom Application 1 Acre 6.50 6.50 $____________ Subtotal Acre $287.30 $____________ Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 11.49 $____________ Total Variable Acre $298.79 $____________ Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________ Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 70.00 70.00 $____________ Total (Excluding Land) Acre $398.79 $____________ Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________ Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________ Total Cost Acre $529.33 $____________ * Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields Breakeven Price in $/Bushel Yield in Variable Total Cost Total Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost 30 $9.85 $13.18 $17.43 35 $8.46 $11.32 $14.97 40 $7.43 $9.93 $13.12 45 $6.62 $8.84 $11.68 50 $5.98 $7.98 $10.53 55 $5.45 $7.27 $9.59 60 $5.01 $6.67 $8.80 65 $4.64 $6.17 $8.14 70 $4.32 $5.75 $7.57 75 $4.04 $5.37 $7.07 80 $3.80 $5.05 $6.64 85 $3.59 $4.76 $6.26 90 $3.40 $4.51 $5.92 95 $3.23 $4.28 $5.62
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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