Crop Yield & Harvest Moisture Forecaster
Estimate pre-harvest grain yields, compute moisture shrink adjustments, and calculate breakeven thresholds
17′ 5″ in 30-inch rows (= 32,000 ears/ac)
Typically 14 to 18 rows around
Count viable filled kernels
Estimated Pre-Harvest Yield
216.8 bu / ac
13.61 t / ha (13,607 kg / ha)
Ear / Head Density
32,000 ears / ac
Productive fruiting count
Average Grain Yield Per Plant
576 kernels / ear
Kernel row × length product
Total Seeds / Acre
18.43 Million
Field-level grain population
Yield Range (±10% Fill Var)
195 – 238 bu/ac
Accounting for kernel density
Invisible loss from dust, chaff, and aeration
Commercial elevator removal fee
Net Marketable Dry Weight
88,272 lbs
1,576.3 Dry Bushels (56 lb/bu)
Total Weight Shrink
11.73%
11,728 lbs lost
Water Removed
8.28% Water Loss
7.0 points above base
Elevator Handling Loss
3.50% Loss
Commercial invisible shrink
Estimated Commercial Drying Fee
$558.98
Based on $0.045/pt/bu
Seed, fertilizer, chemicals, fuel, drying
Cash rent, equipment debt, insurance
Net Operating Profit
+$238.00 / ac
Gross Revenue: $1,008.00 / ac | Total Cost: $770.00 / ac
Breakeven Yield
160.4 bu / ac
Yield needed to clear total cost
Breakeven Price
$3.67 / bu
Cost per produced bushel
Return on Investment (ROI)
+30.9%
Net profit ÷ Total input cost
Operating Safety Margin
49.6 bu / ac
Yield cushion above breakeven