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True Cost Per Bushel Calculator — Full Input Cost Analysis
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More Sense Per Bushel™
More Sense Per Bushel™
Cost / Bu
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Breakeven Price
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Cash Price
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Margin / Bu
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Total Acres
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Total Bushels
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Net Farm P&L
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01 — Farm Overview
Operation Parameters
Wheat Class
Total Acres
Total wheat acres planted this crop year.
ac
Expected Yield
Bushels per acre — use your 5-year average or NASS county average as a baseline.
bu/ac
Futures Price
Current or target futures contract price ($/bu). Use CBOT ZW for SRW/SWW, KCBT KE for HRW, MGEX MWE for HRS.
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Basis
Local cash price minus futures. Negative is typical (below futures). e.g. -0.35 means 35¢ under.
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Target Profit / Bu
Desired profit margin per bushel above breakeven. Used to calculate target sale price.
$
Storage Months
Months grain will be stored before sale. Used to calculate storage cost.
mo
Storage Rate
Monthly storage rate charged by elevator (¢/bu/month). Typical: 2–4¢/bu/month.
¢/bu/mo
02 — Variable Costs (per acre)
Variable Input Costs
Seed
$0.00/ac
Certified Seed
$
/ac
$22.00
Seed Treatment
$
/ac
$4.50
Fertilizer
$0.00/ac
Nitrogen (N)
$
/ac
$55.00
Phosphorus (P)
$
/ac
$18.00
Potassium (K)
$
/ac
$8.00
Sulfur / Micronutrients
$
/ac
$6.00
Crop Protection
$0.00/ac
Herbicides
$
/ac
$24.00
Fungicide
$
/ac
$18.00
Insecticide
$
/ac
$4.00
Fuel, Labor & Custom Work
$0.00/ac
Fuel & Lubrication
$
/ac
$18.00
Custom Application
$
/ac
$10.00
Hired Labor
$
/ac
$6.00
Harvest & Miscellaneous
$0.00/ac
Crop Insurance Premium
$
/ac
$12.00
Drying / Conditioning
$
/ac
$0.00
Trucking / Hauling
$
/ac
$8.00
Miscellaneous Variable
$
/ac
$5.00
Total Variable Cost / Acre
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03 — Fixed Costs (per acre)
Fixed & Overhead Costs
Land
$0.00/ac
Land Rent / Cash Rent
Annual cash rent per acre. For owned ground, use opportunity cost (what you could lease it for). PNW dryland typical: $80–$140/ac.
$
/ac
$95.00
Property Tax (owned acres)
$
/ac
$0.00
Equipment
$0.00/ac
Equipment Depreciation
$
/ac
$28.00
Equipment Repairs & Maintenance
$
/ac
$14.00
Overhead
$0.00/ac
Operator Labor / Management
$
/ac
$20.00
Farm Insurance
$
/ac
$5.00
Utilities / Overhead
$
/ac
$4.00
Accounting / Legal / Admin
$
/ac
$3.00
Total Fixed Cost / Acre
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04 — Debt Service
Loan Obligations
Annual principal + interest payments. Enter outstanding balance, rate, and term — annual payment is calculated automatically and allocated across your total acres.
Loan Description
Balance ($)
Rate (%)
Term (yr)
Annual Pmt
Total Debt Service / Acre
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05 — Marketing & Storage Costs
Post-Harvest Marketing Costs
Storage (auto-calc)
$
/bu
$0.00/bu
Elevator Handling
$
/bu
$0.08/bu
Shrink / Weight Loss
$
/bu
$0.03/bu
Interest on Stored Grain
Opportunity cost of capital tied up in unsold grain. Typically 5–7% annual rate on grain value × storage months / 12.
%
annual
$0.00/bu
Total Marketing Cost / Bu
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True Cost Per Bushel
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Cash Price
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Breakeven Price
$—
Target Sale Price
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Margin / Bushel
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Net Farm P&L
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⬤ Enter your data to see analysis
Fill in farm overview and cost inputs to generate your cost per bushel and market position assessment.
Cost Breakdown — $/Acre
Total / Acre
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Total / Bu
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Per-Bushel Cost Detail
Variable Inputs
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Fixed & Overhead
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Debt Service
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Marketing / Storage
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TRUE COST / BU
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Sensitivity — Net $/Bu at Yield × Price
Rows = yield deviation from expected. Columns = futures price. Bold = current scenario.
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