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Income Comparison

Compare gross returns for corn, soybeans, and wheat + double-crop soybeans against University of Kentucky Extension benchmarks for western Kentucky, 2020–2026.

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Corn — Gross Return (excluding rent)
Western Kentucky benchmark · KY season-average price · ~175 bu/ac yield · Hover or tap bars for values
Your budget gross return/ac
KY Average trend
Soybeans — Gross Return (excluding rent)
Western Kentucky benchmark · KY season-average price · ~52–56 bu/ac yield · Hover or tap bars for values
Your budget gross return/ac
KY Average trend
Wheat + Double-Crop Soybeans — Combined Gross Return
Combined enterprise · both crops in one calendar year · ~72–88 bu wheat, ~47–50 bu DC beans · Hover or tap bars for values
Your budget gross return/ac
KY Average trend

Cost & Expense Analysis

Corn — Production Cost Breakdown
KY Extension benchmarks · Stacked by cost category · $/ac · Hover for values
Soybeans — Production Cost Breakdown
KY Extension benchmarks · Stacked by cost category · $/ac · Hover for values
Wheat + Double-Crop Soybeans — Combined Cost Breakdown
KY Extension benchmarks · Combined enterprise · $/ac · Hover for values
Variable vs. Fixed Costs by Year — All Crops
KY benchmarks · Variable costs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, insurance, fuel, repairs · Fixed = depreciation + labor + overhead · $/ac
Revenue vs. Total Cost — Margin at a Glance
KY benchmarks · Revenue bar (top) vs. total cost bar (bottom) · Gap = gross return before rent · $/ac · Select a crop below
Year-by-Year Summary
Gross return = revenue minus all production costs, before rent · Dollars per acre
2020–2026 Average
Blended KY benchmark average across all years shown · Dollars per acre
Sources & Notes: All figures are KY Extension benchmark data (Greg Halich, University of Kentucky, 2020–2026 Grain Profitability Outlook series), adjusted for western Kentucky average-productivity soil conditions (~175 bu corn, ~54–56 bu full-season soybeans, ~72–88 bu wheat). Benchmark prices are Kentucky season-average (market year average) prices received by farmers, sourced from USDA NASS QuickStats. Corn and soybean MYA runs Sep 1–Aug 31; winter wheat MYA runs Jun 1–May 31. Double-crop soybeans assume a ~10% yield drag vs. full-season beans and shared machinery depreciation with wheat (Halich, ~$20/ac overlap). 2026 figures are projected. All values are per planted acre. For educational purposes only.