Crop Yield Calculator

Frequently Asked Questions

How is yield per acre calculated?

Divide total harvest in bushels by the number of harvested acres. The result is the standard per-acre figure used to compare fields, hybrids, and seasons.

Should I use planted or harvested acres?

Use harvested acres for an honest yield figure. Counting prevented or failed acres understates the yield the land that was actually cut produced.

How do I find revenue per acre?

Multiply yield per acre by the cash price per bushel. Total revenue is total bushels times price, useful for weighing a crop against its input costs.

Does moisture affect the yield figure?

Yes. Convert all loads to a common moisture basis, typically 15.5% for corn, before comparing fields, or drydown differences will distort the comparison.

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How This Calculator Works

Total bushels off the scale ticket tell you what came home, but yield is only meaningful per acre - that is the number you compare field to field, hybrid to hybrid, and year to year. This calculator divides your total harvest by the harvested acreage to give a clean yield per acre, the single most-quoted figure in row-crop agriculture. Add a cash price and it goes one step further, multiplying yield by price to show gross revenue per acre and the whole-field total, so you can weigh one crop against another or against your input costs. It is deliberately simple and unit-agnostic on the crop side - enter bushels of corn, wheat, soybeans, or any commodity priced by the bushel, and the per-acre and revenue math works the same.

Formula / Method

Yield per acre = total harvest (bushels) ÷ area (acres). Revenue per acre = yield per acre × price per bushel. Total revenue = total harvest × price per bushel. Price is optional - leave it blank and the tool reports yield alone. Zero or negative harvest or acreage is rejected so you never divide by zero or quote a negative yield. Note the calculator uses harvested acres, not planted acres; if a portion of the field failed, use the acres actually cut for an honest yield figure.

Worked Example

You combine 7,200 bushels of corn off 40 harvested acres and the local elevator bids $5.50 per bushel. Yield per acre = 7,200 ÷ 40 = 180 bu/ac. Revenue per acre = 180 × $5.50 = $990. Total revenue = 7,200 × $5.50 = $39,600. Now you can stack that $990 per acre against your seed, fertilizer, and cash-rent costs to see the margin the field actually returned.

Common Mistakes

Dividing by planted acres instead of harvested acres - prevented or failed acres inflate the apparent loss, not the yield.

Mixing wet and dry bushels; settle on a moisture basis (usually 15.5% for corn) before comparing fields.

Quoting a yield from one good load and extrapolating - whole-field weight divided by whole-field acres is the only honest number.

Forgetting that price varies by delivery date and basis; the revenue figure is a snapshot, not a guarantee.

Comparing crops by total bushels rather than revenue per acre, which ignores how much land each one tied up.

Tips & FAQ

Why per acre? Land is the constrained resource, so the meaningful comparison is what each acre returned, not the raw total. What moisture should I use? Convert all loads to a common moisture basis before computing yield, or your hybrid comparison is contaminated by drydown differences. Does this handle non-bushel crops? Any crop priced by the bushel works directly; for tons or hundredweight, keep your harvest and price in the same unit and the per-acre math still holds. Keep scale tickets and field maps together, record the harvested acreage precisely, and you will build a multi-year yield history that is far more valuable than any single season's number.

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