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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 1.1 Bags 23.00 25.30 $____________
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 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________
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 $225.95 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 9.04 $____________
Total Variable Acre $234.99 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 0 Acre 70.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $264.99 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $392.53 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
20 $11.54 $13.04 $19.41
25 $9.26 $10.46 $15.57
30 $7.75 $8.75 $13.00
35 $6.67 $7.52 $11.17
40 $5.85 $6.60 $9.79
45 $5.22 $5.89 $8.72
50 $4.72 $5.32 $7.87
55 $4.30 $4.85 $7.17
60 $3.96 $4.46 $6.58
65 $3.67 $4.13 $6.09
70 $3.42 $3.85 $5.67
75 $3.20 $3.60 $5.30
80 $3.01 $3.39 $4.98
85 $2.84 $3.20 $4.70
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre Seed 1.2 Bags 23.00 27.60 $____________ 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 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________ 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 $265.10 $____________ Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 10.60 $____________ Total Variable Acre $275.70 $____________ Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________ Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 70.00 70.00 $____________ Total (Excluding Land) Acre $375.70 $____________ Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________ Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________ Total Cost Acre $503.24 $____________ * Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields Breakeven Price in $/Bushel Yield in Variable Total Cost Total Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost 30 $13.53 $18.53 $24.91 35 $10.86 $14.86 $19.96 40 $9.08 $12.41 $16.66 45 $7.80 $10.66 $14.31 50 $6.85 $9.35 $12.54 55 $6.11 $8.33 $11.16 60 $5.51 $7.51 $10.16 65 $5.03 $6.85 $9.14 70 $4.62 $6.29 $8.42 75 $4.28 $5.82 $7.78 80 $3.99 $5.42 $7.24 85 $3.73 $5.07 $6.77 90 $3.51 $4.76 $6.35 95 $3.31 $4.49 $5.99
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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