September 16, 2025
2026 Crop Cost and Return Guide
Updated March 2026 Estimates
The Purdue Crop Cost and Return Guide offers farmers a resource to project financials for the coming crop year. These are the final updated March 2026 crop budget estimations for 2026; prepared by Purdue faculty members Michael R. Langemeier, Department of Agricultural Economics; Shaun Casteel and Dan Quinn, Department of Agronomy; and Tommy Butz, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University.
**Find the companion spreadsheet tool to examine gross revenue, costs, and earnings for crop enterprises here. A user can evaluate up to three full-season crops, and the wheat double-crop soybean system. Gross revenue, cost, and net returns are evaluated on a per acre and per unit basis. Breakeven prices to cover variable and total cost are computed for each crop.
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