Free tool
Zambia crop profit calculator
Add up your input costs in ZMW, 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 |
|---|---|
| White maize | ZMW 347 per 50 kg bag |
| Paddy rice | ZMW 7.5 per kg |
The maize price is for Grade A white maize that isn’t genetically modified. Private buyers set their own prices.
Prices dated 24 July 2026. Source: Food Reserve Agency announcement, reported by Zambia Monitor. This is an estimate, not financial advice.
Questions
- What harvest does white maize need to break even in Zambia?
- It depends on your costs. If yours came to ZMW 8,000 per hectare, then at ZMW 347 per 50 kg bag you’d need 24 bags of 50 kg per hectare 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 Food Reserve Agency buying price for the 2026 crop, as of 24 July 2026. It’s a starting point for Zambia, 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 hectare. It also shows each one with a smaller harvest, because the crop that earns most in a good year isn’t always the safest.