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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 0.16 Bags 90.00 14.40 $____________
Nitrogen 125 Pounds 0.44 55.00 $____________
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 26.00 26.00 $____________
Post-Emerge 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________
Fungicide 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________
Drying Fuel & Electricity* 110 Bushels 0.17 18.70 $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 19.00 19.00 $____________
Machine Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 110 Bushels 0.17 18.70 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 0 Acre 2.50 - $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 12.00 - $____________
Labor 1 Acre 19.00 19.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 0 Acre 4.00 - $____________
Custom Application 1 Acre 6.50 6.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $288.80 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 11.55 $____________
Total Variable Acre $300.35 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 40.00 40.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 70.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $340.35 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $467.89 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
70 $4.10 $4.67 $6.49
80 $3.63 $4.13 $5.72
90 $3.26 $3.71 $5.12
100 $2.97 $3.37 $4.64
110 $2.73 $3.09 $4.25
120 $2.53 $2.86 $3.93
130 $2.36 $2.67 $3.65
140 $2.22 $2.50 $3.41
150 $2.09 $2.36 $3.21
160 $1.98 $2.23 $3.03
170 $1.89 $2.12 $2.87
180 $1.80 $2.02 $2.73
190 $1.72 $1.93 $2.61
200 $1.65 $1.85 $2.49
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre Seed 0.2 Bags 90.00 18.00 $____________ Nitrogen 150 Pounds 0.44 66.00 $____________ Phosphate 65 Pounds 0.65 42.25 $____________ Potash 40 Pounds 0.70 28.20 $____________ 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 26.00 26.00 $____________ Post-Emerge 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________ Fungicide 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________ Insecticide 1 Acre 6.00 6.00 $____________ Drying Fuel & Electricity* 130 Bushels 0.17 22.10 $____________ Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________ Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 19.00 19.00 $____________ Machine Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________ Hauling & Transportation* 130 Bushels 0.17 22.10 $____________ Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 10 Acre 2.50 25.00 $____________ Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________ Labor 1 Acre 19.00 19.00 $____________ Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________ Custom Application 1 Acre 6.50 6.50 $____________ Subtotal Acre $354.45 $____________ Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 14.18 $____________ Total Variable Acre $368.63 $____________ Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 40.00 40.00 $____________ Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 66.00 70.00 $____________ Total (Excluding Land) Acre $478.63 $____________ Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________ Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________ Total Cost Acre $606.17 $____________ * Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields Breakeven Price in $/Bushel Yield in Variable Total Cost Total Bushels/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost 100 $3.58 $4.68 $5.96 110 $3.29 $4.29 $5.42 120 $3.04 $3.96 $5.02 130 $2.84 $3.68 $4.66 140 $2.66 $3.44 $4.35 150 $2.50 $3.24 $4.09 160 $2.37 $3.06 $3.85 170 $2.25 $2.90 $3.65 180 $2.14 $2.75 $3.46 190 $2.05 $2.63 $3.30 200 $1.96 $2.51 $3.15 210 $1.88 $2.41 $3.02 220 $1.81 $2.31 $2.89 230 $1.75 $2.23 $2.78
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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