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United States crop profit calculator
Add up your input costs in USD, see your profit and the harvest you need to break even, and compare crops before you plant. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Enter your field size, harvest and selling price to see your profit. Add your costs to see what to buy.
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Starting prices
| Crop | Price |
|---|---|
| Corn | USD 4.7 per bushel |
| Soybeans | USD 12 per bushel |
| Wheat | USD 6.3 per bushel |
This is a national forecast for the whole season. Your local cash bid will differ.
Prices dated 9 October 2026. Source: World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (USDA). This is an estimate, not financial advice.
Questions
- What harvest does corn need to break even in United States?
- It depends on your costs. If yours came to USD 900 per acre, then at USD 4.7 per bushel you’d need 192 bushels per acre just to cover them. That cost is only an example, so enter your own above.
- Where do the starting prices come from?
- Each one is the USDA forecast of the 2026/27 season-average farm price, as of 9 October 2026. It’s a starting point for United States, not a price anyone has promised you.
- Which crop should I plant?
- Add up to three crops and the calculator ranks them by profit per acre. It also shows each one with a smaller harvest, because the crop that earns most in a good year isn’t always the safest.