{
  "slug": "crop-yield-per-acre",
  "title": "Crop Yield & Revenue Per Acre Calculator",
  "heading": "Crop Yield Per Acre Calculator",
  "category": "other",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crop-yield-per-acre",
  "summary": "Bushels per acre, gross revenue, and net margin after inputs.",
  "description": "Turn a yield estimate and a commodity price into revenue per acre, then subtract input and land costs to see the margin the field actually produces.",
  "formula": "Revenue = yield × price; net = revenue − inputs − land.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=crop-yield-per-acre",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "acres",
      "label": "Acres planted",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 320,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0.1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "yieldAcre",
      "label": "Yield",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 185,
      "unit": "bu/acre",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "price",
      "label": "Price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 4.6,
      "unit": "$/bu",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "inputs",
      "label": "Input cost per acre",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 520,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "land",
      "label": "Land / rent per acre",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 240,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "netAcre",
      "label": "Net margin per acre",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "revAcre",
      "label": "Gross revenue per acre",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "totalNet",
      "label": "Total net on the operation",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "totalRev",
      "label": "Total gross revenue",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "breakeven",
      "label": "Break-even price per bushel",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Acres planted: 320",
      "Yield: 185 bu/acre",
      "Price: 4.6 $/bu",
      "Input cost per acre: 520 $",
      "Land / rent per acre: 240 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Net margin per acre: $91.00",
      "Gross revenue per acre: $851.00",
      "Total net on the operation: $29,120",
      "Total gross revenue: $272,320",
      "Break-even price per bushel: $4.11"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter acres planted.",
      "Enter yield (bu/acre).",
      "Enter price ($/bu).",
      "Enter input cost per acre ($).",
      "Enter land / rent per acre ($).",
      "Read your net margin per acre on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "acres": 192,
        "yieldAcre": 111,
        "price": 2.76,
        "inputs": 310,
        "land": 140
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "acres": 320,
        "yieldAcre": 185,
        "price": 4.6,
        "inputs": 520,
        "land": 240
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "acres": 512,
        "yieldAcre": 296,
        "price": 7.359999999999999,
        "inputs": 830,
        "land": 380
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Estimates assume standard, average conditions — local rules, pricing, and materials vary.",
    "Results are rounded for readability; add a buffer before ordering, booking, or committing.",
    "Double-check anything with a real cost attached against a local quote."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What's the most useful number here?",
      "a": "Break-even price per bushel. It tells you the exact market level where the crop stops paying, which is what marketing decisions hinge on."
    },
    {
      "q": "Should land cost be included if I own it?",
      "a": "Yes — use the cash rent you could have collected. Owned land isn't free, it's an opportunity cost."
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Crop Yield & Revenue Per Acre Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crop-yield-per-acre)"
}