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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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7-Yr Avg GR
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Oper. Margin
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Breakeven
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Var. Cost Share
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Var. Cost/Bu
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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
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Corn — Production Cost Breakdown

Your budget vs. KY benchmark · Stacked by cost category · $/ac
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Corn — Variable vs. Fixed Costs by Year

Your budget vs. KY benchmark · Variable + Fixed + Land Rent · $/ac
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Corn — Revenue vs. Total Cost

Stacked bar: dark = production costs · clay = land rent · crop color = gross return · Total bar height = revenue · Faded = KY avg
Gross Return Land Rent Prod. Costs Faded = KY Average
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Year-by-Year Summary

Your entered data · Gross return = revenue − production costs · $/ac

Crop Budget Aggregate Summary

Average across selected years · all populated crops · $/ac · Powers the "Import from Crop Budget" button in other calculators

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.