Crop Yield Calculator

Estimate harvest, income and profit from area, yield per acre and price.

Area	5
Unit	Acres
Expected yield per unit area	20 quintals, tonnes or bushels
Price per yield unit	$5
Cost of cultivation per unit area	$400

Area

Unit

Expected yield per unit area

quintals, tonnes or bushels

Price per yield unit

e.g. the MSP or market price per quintal.

Cost of cultivation per unit area

Expected income

$500

Production 100 units. Profit after costs -$1,500 (-$300 per acre); break-even yield 80 per acre.

From income to profit

Expected income$500
Costs−$2,000
Loss$1,500

About the Crop Yield Calculator

Enter the area under the crop, the expected yield per acre or hectare, the selling price per unit of produce and your cost of cultivation per acre or hectare. The calculator gives total production, income, profit and the break-even yield.

Compare income with the cost of cultivation (seed, fertiliser, labour, irrigation, machinery and rent) to see profit. In India, MSP (minimum support price) is announced each season by the government.

The formula

Income = area × yield × price; profit = income − area × cost

Worked example

5 acres at 20 quintals an acre, sold at ₹2,275 a quintal, costing ₹25,000 an acre

Production: 100 quintals
Income ₹2,27,500; costs ₹1,25,000
Profit ₹1,02,500 (₹20,500 an acre); break-even yield 11 quintals an acre

Things to keep in mind

Yields vary with weather, pests and inputs; plan with a cautious figure.

Questions people ask

What's a quintal?

100 kg.

Where do yield estimates come from?

Your past harvests, local agriculture department data or crop-cutting experiments.

Should I count my own labour?

Yes, at what you'd pay a worker, to see the farm's true profit.