Vermont Oilseed Crop Production
Cost and Profit Calculator
Brought to you by a joint effort between UVM Extension, NE SARE and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund.
USER INPUTS
RESULTS
1
Title Generic 100,000 GPY Operation
2
Crop Sunflower
Total Cropland
Acres in Oilseeds
Acres in this Crop
Land Cost
3
4
8225
1645
1645
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Enter any specific information you have regarding your farm's
operation into the white boxes below. If you do not enter a value in the white box, the
"Example" value to the left of it will be used. If you enter "0" instead of "NA" a value of zero
will be used. "Example" values are based on research and collection of data from
participating farmers and other published resources and are provided for guidance only.
Summary results are displayed on the right of the screen, and you can print a more
detailed report by clicking "Print Detailed Report".
acres
acres
acres
Example My Farm
$ 37
37
/acre/yr
Yield
Yield (Seed)
Oil Content
Test Weight
Cost of Production
Example
1100
44%
32
My Farm
1200 lbs/acre
38%
NA lbs/bu (dry)
Example
My Farm
(Labor, fuel and materials should be included in each item. Equipment cost is carried below)
Field Prep (plow & disk)
Fertilizer (applied)
Seed
Planting
Cultivating
Spraying
Harvesting
Hauling
OR Total Cost of Production
Total Being used in Calculator
Equipmen
Prod. Equip. Cost (oilseed portion) $
Prod. Equip. Life
OR Cost of Raw Seed
5
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Costs of Cleaning and Drying
Harvest Moisture
Storage Moisture
Electricity Cost
Labor Cost (Dry/Clean per ton)
$
34.00
47.00
25.00
6.00
8.00
20.00
12.00
1.00
153.00
20,000
20
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
37.00
48.00
26.00
7.00
9.00
12.00
13.00
1.00
NA
$ 153.00
My Farm
14%
8%
$
0.14
$
0.00
Cleaner Cost
Cleaner Life
$
$
Bin / Drier Cost
Bin / Drier Life
$
OR Cost of Clean / Dry Seed
$
371.69
/acre
/acre
Example
My Farm
$ 4,000 $
45,000
20
20 years
1.0
3.0 ton/day
90%
100%
5
14 kW
$
0.75 $
0.05 /ton
$
1
NA /ton seed
$
0.59
NA /gal
NA gal/yr
/acre
/acre
/acre
/acre
/acre
/acre
NA /ton
Example
14%
8%
$
0.13
$
15.00
12,000
20
/acre
$350,000
20.0 years
346.56
4,000
30
/acre
6 Cost of Pressing
Press Cost
Press Life
Press Capacity
Press Oil Efficiency
Press Power Rating
Labor Cost (per ton)
OR Cost of Hired Pressing
OR Cost of Purchased Oil
Amount of Purchased Oil
% weight
% weight
/kWhr
/ton
7,000
20 years
$ 75,000
40 years
NA /ton
7
Cost of Biodiesel Production
Plant & Equip Cost
Plant & Equip Life
Heating Cost
Alcohol Cost
Alcohol Used
Lye Cost
Lye Used
Labor Cost (per gal)
OR Cost of Hired Biodiesel Production
Example
$ 10,000
30
$
0.07
$
4.00
20%
$
2.40
0.083
$
0.10
$
-
Example
8 Market Value of Products
Market Price for Seed
$
384
Market Price for Meal
$
180
Market Price for Oil
$
5.21
Market Price for Off-Road Diesel
$
2.94
Net Market Value of Other Potential Bi-product
$
-
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
My Farm
93,000
40
0.14
3.00
22%
1.50
0.1
0.04
NA
My Farm
384
180
5.21
2.94
NA
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years
/kWhr electric
/gal alc
gal / gal oil
/lb lye
Projected Costs
Incremental Costs (The cost of doing each step)
Cost of Production
$
$
Cost of Cleaning/Drying
$
$
Cost of Pressing
$
$
Cost of Biodiesel Production
$
$
201
334
2
4
1
2
53
0.87
/acre
/ton seed
/acre
/ton seed
/acre
/ton seed
/acre
/gal
Cumulative Cost (The total cost for each product along the way)
Cost to Produce Seed (Clean and Dry)
$
203 /acre
$
338 /ton
Cost to Produce Meal
$
78 /acre
$
340 /ton
Cost to Produce Oil
$
127 /acre
$
1.28 /gal
Cost to Produce Biodiesel
$
130 /acre
$
2.14 /gal
Projected Profit / (Loss) (If all is sold at market prices noted to the left, #8)
Seed Only (Clean and Dry)
Meal Only (full burden)
Oil Only (full burden)
Meal & 100% Oil (shared burden)
Meal and 100% Biodiesel (shared burden)
Biodiesel Only (full burden)
$28
($137)
$112
$179
($11)
($78)
Seed Only (Clean and Dry)
Meal Only (full burden)
Oil Only (full burden)
Meal & 100% Oil (shared burden)
Meal and 100% Biodiesel (shared burden)
Biodiesel Only (full burden)
$45,266
($225,919)
$185,015
$295,164
($18,445)
($128,594)
/acre
/acre
/acre
/acre
/acre
/acre
lb / gal oil
/gal
/gal B100
/ton
/ton
total
total
total
total
total
total
/gal
/gal
Production Summary (estimated volume of production at 100% conversion)
/acre
Tons of seed produced
Bushels of seed produced
Tons of meal produced
Tons of oil produced
Gallons of oil produced
Gallons of biodiesel produced
Release 1.4 - 2012 February
987
61,688
612
375
100,016
100,016
tons
bushel
tons
tons
gal
gal