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Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed** 1 Acre 99.00 99.00 $____________
Nitrogen 80 Pounds 0.44 35.20 $____________
Phosphate 30 Pounds 0.65 19.50 $____________
Potash 30 Pounds 0.70 21.00 $____________
Limestone 0.5 Tons 25.00 12.50 $____________
Sulfur 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Boron 1 Pounds 3.50 3.50 $____________
Early - Post with Residual 0.5 Acre 22.00 11.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Glyphosate 2 Acre 10.00 20.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Layby 1 Acre 15.00 15.00 $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________
Boll Weevil Eradication 1 Acre 5.00 5.00 $____________
Growth Regulator 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________
Defoliation 1 Acre 14.00 14.00 $____________
Ginning (changes with Yield) 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 32.00 32.00 $____________
Machinery Repairs 1 Acre 24.00 24.00 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 0 Acre 2.50 - $____________
Irrigation Repairs 0 Acre 12.00 - $____________
Labor 1 Acre 33.00 33.00 $____________
Scout 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 0 Acre 4.00 - $____________
Custom Application 2 Acre 6.50 13.00 $____________
Subtotal Acre $409.70 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 16.39 $____________
Total Variable Acre $426.09 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 98.00 98.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 0 Acre 70.00 - $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $524.09 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $651.63 $____________
**Seed cost includes Technology Fee
Breakeven Price in Cents/Pound
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Lb/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
480 $0.888 $1.092 $1.358
540 $0.789 $0.971 $1.207
600 $0.710 $0.873 $1.086
660 $0.646 $0.794 $0.987
720 $0.592 $0.728 $0.905
780 $0.546 $0.672 $0.835
840 $0.507 $0.624 $0.776
900 $0.473 $0.582 $0.724
960 $0.444 $0.546 $0.679
1020 $0.418 $0.514 $0.639
1080 $0.395 $0.485 $0.603
1140 $0.374 $0.460 $0.572
1200 $0.355 $0.437 $0.543
1260 $0.338 $0.416 $0.517
Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed** 1 Acre 99.00 99.00 $____________
Nitrogen 80 Pounds 0.44 35.20 $____________
Phosphate 40 Pounds 0.65 26.00 $____________
Potash 35 Pounds 0.70 24.50 $____________
Limestone 0.5 Tons 25.00 12.50 $____________
Sulfur 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Boron 1 Pounds 3.50 3.50 $____________
Early - Post with Residual 0.5 Acre 22.00 11.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Glyphosate 2 Acre 10.00 20.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Layby 1 Acre 15.00 15.00 $____________
Insecticide 1 Acre 30.00 30.00 $____________
Boll Weevil Eradication 1 Acre 5.00 5.00 $____________
Growth Regulator 2 Acre 4.00 8.00 $____________
Defoliation 1 Acre 14.00 14.00 $____________
Ginning (changes with Yield) 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 32.00 32.00 $____________
Machinery Repairs 1 Acre 24.00 24.00 $____________
Irrigation Fuel (Acre Inches) 9 Acre 2.50 22.50 $____________
Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________
Labor 1 Acre 33.00 33.00 $____________
Scout 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 4.00 4.00 $____________
Custom Application 2 Acre 6.50 13.00 $____________
Subtotal Acre $462.20 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 18.49 $____________
Total Variable Acre $480.69 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 98.00 98.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 70.00 70.00 $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $648.69 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $776.23 $____________
**Seed cost includes Technology Fee, partial refund & Seed Treatment
Breakeven Price in Cents/Pound
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Lb/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
720 $0.668 $0.901 $1.078
780 $0.616 $0.832 $0.995
840 $0.572 $0.772 $0.924
900 $0.534 $0.721 $0.862
960 $0.501 $0.676 $0.809
1020 $0.471 $0.636 $0.761
1080 $0.445 $0.601 $0.719
1140 $0.422 $0.569 $0.681
1200 $0.401 $0.541 $0.647
1260 $0.381 $0.515 $0.616
1320 $0.364 $0.491 $0.588
1380 $0.348 $0.470 $0.562
1440 $0.334 $0.450 $0.539
1500 $0.320 $0.432 $0.517
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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