Farm Profit per Acre Calculator
Estimate net crop profit for a field from gross yield, post-harvest loss, sale price, additional income and production cost. Results include total field profit and profit per acre or hectare.
Farm profit per acre or hectare
Estimate a field’s crop revenue, total cost, net profit, profit per area and margin from your entered figures.
Enter your figures and select Calculate to see the result.
Formula and how it works
Marketable output = field area on the selected basis × gross yield per area × (1 − loss percentage ÷ 100). Crop sales = marketable output × price per sale unit. Total revenue = crop sales + other income. Net profit = total revenue − production cost. Profit margin = net profit ÷ total revenue × 100.
Example
For 80 acres at 180 bushels per acre, a $5 price and no loss, crop sales are $72,000. Add $1,600 of other income and subtract $56,000 of costs: estimated field profit is $17,600, or $220 per acre.
Enter cost, other income and yield using the same acre or hectare basis. For an itemized cost budget, return/ROI ratios and yield sensitivity scenarios, use the Crop ROI Calculator.
Farm budget methodology
Farm enterprise budgets separate receipts and costs so a farm can compare expected production economics using its own figures. Break-even analysis relates projected costs to expected price or yield. The tools here use only values entered by the user and do not supply crop price or yield forecasts.
- Penn State Extension — Budgeting for Agricultural Decision Making
- University of Minnesota Extension — Crop Budgets
Updated: 5 October 2026. This is an estimate, not financial, tax, insurance, agronomic or market advice.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate farm profit per acre?
Calculate crop revenue from marketable yield multiplied by the crop sale price, add other income, subtract production cost, then divide net profit by the field area in acres.
Does the calculator account for harvest loss?
Yes. Enter a post-harvest loss percentage to reduce gross crop output to marketable output before calculating crop sales.
Is this the same as crop ROI?
This page is a quick field profit estimate with profit per acre or hectare. The Crop ROI Calculator provides a more detailed itemized crop budget and additional return metrics.