Break-even calculator
Put in your own cost per acre and yield. See the price you need to cover costs, and how today's futures plus your basis stack up, month by month.
Your numbers, per acre
Fill in the lines you know, or put everything in one line. Not sure? USDA's Commodity Costs and Returns has averages by region.
Every contract month
| Month | Futures | + basis = cash | vs. break-even | Per acre |
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Uses the same basis for every month. Basis is usually wider at harvest and narrows later, so later months may look a little better or worse than this.
If the yield changes
| Yield | Break-even cash | Break-even futures | Per acre now |
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This is arithmetic on the numbers you enter, not advice. It doesn't include government payments, crop insurance indemnities, storage or interest on stored grain. Futures are delayed and the state basis is USDA's average elevator basis from its latest daily cash bids report, so your elevator may differ. Your numbers stay in this browser. Cash bids & basis · Price a put or call · Crop insurance price