Budget Summary

Estimated Per Acre Crop Budgets
                    Crop Budgets for Three Yield Levels              
   
    Miami (Low Yield)     Crosby (Average Yield)     Brookston (High Yield)  
  Second- Second- Second-  
  Cont. Rot. Rot. Year DC Cont. Rot. Rot. Year DC Cont. Rot. Rot. Year DC
  Corn Corn Beans Beans Wheat Beans Corn Corn Beans Beans Wheat Beans Corn Corn Beans Beans Wheat Beans
   
Expected yield per acre

103.1

110.9 37.1 33.4 61.0 21.0 127.7 137.3 46.0 41.4 68.6 26.1 157.1 168.9 56.6 51.0 76.0 32.0
Harvest price $2.27 $2.27 $5.40 $5.40 $2.75 $5.40 $2.27 $2.27 $5.40 $5.40 $2.75 $5.40 $2.27 $2.27 $5.40 $5.40 $2.75 $5.40
Crop sales $234.09 $251.76 $200.36 $180.32 $167.65 $113.56 $289.85 $311.66 $248.40 $223.56 $188.78 $140.85 $356.64 $383.49 $305.73 $275.15 $209.07 $173.06
Other revenue $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total revenue $234.09 $251.76 $200.36 $180.32 $167.65 $113.56 $289.85 $311.66 $248.40 $223.56 $188.78 $140.85 $356.64 $383.49 $305.73 $275.15 $209.07 $173.06
   
Less variable costs  
  Fertilizer $42.37 $38.54 $14.69 $13.49 $29.50 $9.44 $52.81 $49.76 $17.59 $16.09 $34.58 $11.11 $65.33 $63.23 $21.05 $19.21 $39.50 $13.05
  Seed $24.30 $24.30 $26.00 $26.00 $13.00 $30.00 $28.35 $28.35 $26.00 $26.00 $13.00 $30.00 $28.35 $28.35 $26.00 $26.00 $13.00 $30.00
  Chemicals $30.50 $15.50 $13.13 $13.13 N/A $8.75 $33.20 $18.20 $13.13 $13.13 N/A $8.75 $37.70 $22.70 $13.13 $13.13 N/A $8.75
  Dryer Fuel & Handling $11.96 $10.21

$0.74

$0.67

N/A

$2.42

$14.81 $12.64

$0.92

$0.83

N/A

$2.52

$18.22 $15.54

$1.13

$1.02

N/A

$2.64

  Machinery Fuel $8.40 $8.40 $8.40 $8.40 $4.80 $3.60 $9.60 $9.60 $9.60 $9.60 $4.80 $3.60 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $4.80 $3.60
  Machinery Repairs $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $4.00 $4.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $9.00 $5.00 $4.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $5.00 $4.00
  Hauling $6.19 $6.65 $2.23 $2.00 $3.66 $1.26 $7.66 $8.24 $2.76 $2.48 $4.12 $1.57 $9.43 $10.14 $3.40 $3.06 $4.56 $1.92
  Interest $7.55 $6.21 $4.41 $4.33 $3.38 $3.80 $8.83 $7.54 $4.67 $4.57 $3.77 $3.92 $10.09 $8.87 $4.97 $4.84 $4.12 $4.06
  Insurance/misc. $10.50 $10.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.00 $4.00 $10.50 $10.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.00 $4.00 $10.50 $10.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.00 $4.00
Total variable cost $149.77 $128.31 $85.10 $83.52 $65.34 $67.27 $174.76 $153.83 $91.17 $89.20 $72.27 $69.47 $200.42 $180.13 $97.98 $95.56 $77.98 $72.02
Contribution margin $84.32 $123.45 $115.26 $96.80 $102.31 $46.29 $115.09 $157.83 $157.23 $134.36 $116.50 $71.38 $156.22 $203.36 $207.75 $179.59 $131.09 $101.04
Government payment $20.28 $20.28

$5.19

$5.19

$19.66

$2.94

$25.11 $25.11

$6.44

6.44

$22.12

$3.65

$30.89 $30.89

$7.92

$7.92

$24.50

$4.48

Contribution margin including  
gov't payment $104.60 $143.73

$120.45

$101.99

$121.97

$49.23

  $140.20 $182.94

$163.67

$140.80

$138.62

$75.03

  $187.11 $234.25

$215.67

$187.51

$155.59 $105.52