Enter your data into the form below to produce an approximated crop budget for your farm. The values entered in the first section (Trucking Cost per MT, Drying Cost per BU and Test Weight of the crop) are used to calculate "per acre" expenses lower down. Enter your costs if they are different than the default values.

 
CORN
SOYBEANS
WHEAT
COMMENTS
Trucking Cost ($ /MT)
Default is $11 /MT
Drying Cost ($ /BU)
Default is $0.57 /bu for corn (based on 28 % moisture)
Test Weight (LB/BU)
Defaults: 56 corn; 60 soys/wheat
 
INCOME
Estimated Acreage
 
Estimated Yield (BU/AC)
 
Total Production (BU)
 
Est. Contract Price ($ /BU)
Look at projected contracts, etc.
Gross Return / Acre
 
Gross Return / Farm
 
 
EXPENSES ($/ACRE)
MATERIALS
Seed
 
Inoculant
 
Fertilizer - Nitrogen
 
Fertilizer - P, K & Micros
 
Herbicides/Fungicides
Typical programs
Insecticides
 
Subtotal
 
PLANTING OPERATIONS
Tillage
 
Cultivating
 
Planting
Assume higher rate for no-till
Fertilizer Application
 
Spraying
 
Subtotal
 
HARVESTING & MARKETING
Combining
 
Trucking
Based on Section 1 entries above
Drying
Based on Section 1 entries above
Subtotal
 
OTHER COSTS
Land Rental
 
Crop Insurance
 
Subtotal
 
Total Cost / Acre
 
Total Cost / Farm
 
Net Profit / Acre
 
Net Profit / Farm