Calculation Tools
Estimate costs, compare crops, and plan ahead with customizable budget tools.
Crop payment Calculator
This tool can help you determine the costs and returns for crops on your farm. Original input costs and yields (shown) are based on University of Arkansas crop production budgets and represent general farming operations.
Click the link below for Excel file that you can customize to reflect your farming costs and returns. Plug in your anticipated prices, yields, and production costs to compare crops and calculate your net return over operating costs by crop.
Milling Yield and Grade CalculatoR
For a calculator that allows you to plug in various values for whole kernel and total rice yields as well as different grades to see the effect on net price
Example: if your milling yield is a 51/69, in the spreadsheet type 51 in the cell that shows 55 and type 69 in the cell that shows 70. Likewise, for a grade other than 1 type the grade (2, 3, 4, or 5) in the cell that shows the grade 1.
PLC PAYMENT ESTIMATOR FOR RICE
Click the link below for Excel file that you can use to track the Marketing Year Average price for rice and estimated PLC payments. You can enter yield and base details for your farm to see what the approximate PLC payment could be.
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