Field Budget

Field Budget · Worked example

What moves your break-even price?

Change yield and included costs separately in a crop-only planning example.

Hypothetical teaching case60-second demo

Illustrated walkthrough · example data. These are teaching panels, not a recording of the application. Invented corn planning budget. Yield, price, costs and acreage are teaching assumptions, not forecasts, market quotes, actual financial records or a recommendation.

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Budget sensitivity / 01

Choose a cost scope

Keep the same categories

Included cost
$900 / acre
Area
100 acres

The six example cost categories total $900 per acre. No other revenue is included.

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  1. 0:00–0:12

    Choose a cost scope

    The six example cost categories total $900 per acre. No other revenue is included.

    Keep the same categories

  2. 0:12–0:24

    Calculate the base

    At the example 200-bushel yield, divide included cost by yield. The $4.50 crop price just covers those costs.

    $900 ÷ 200 = $4.50 / bu

  3. 0:24–0:36

    Try a lower yield

    At 180 bu/acre, break-even rises to $5.00/bu. At the unchanged $4.50 price, return after included costs is negative.

    −$90 / acre

  4. 0:36–0:48

    Test added cost separately

    Return to 200 bu/acre and add $75 per acre. The new included cost is $975 per acre.

    −$75 / acre

  5. 0:48–1:00

    Preserve the comparison

    Review the base and changed cases together. Keep the plan distinct from actual expenses, harvest and sales.

    Know what changed the result