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Break-Even Corn Price Calculator

Enter your per-acre input costs and yield goal to find the minimum corn price that covers your production costs.

Break-Even Corn Price Calculator

Fertilizer cost ($/acre)

Seed cost ($/acre)

Herbicide cost ($/acre)

Fuel + labor ($/acre)

Drying + hauling ($/acre)

Land rent ($/acre)

Other fixed costs ($/acre)

Expected yield (bu/acre)

Total variable costs/acre—

Land + fixed costs/acre—

Total cost/acre—

Cost per bushel—

Break-even corn price needed—

Default values reflect a 2026 Corn Belt operation with 200 bu/acre yield goal, $260/acre cash rent, and current market input prices. Adjust to match your actual costs. Current Dec 2026 corn futures: approximately $4.35–$4.65/bu — compare to your break-even.

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