Calculate corn cost per bushel, moisture-adjusted saleable bushels, break-even price, and net grain price from your inputs. In moisture modes, supply your buyer’s shrink and drying fees; handling loss uses moisture-adjusted weight, and drying fees can use incoming or after-shrink bushels. At or below target moisture, no water addition or drying fee is assumed.
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Cost Per Bushel of Corn Formula
Select the desired solve mode and enter its required values. The following equation calculates cost per bushel using the default 56 lb accounting bushel.
- Where CBC is the cost per bushel of corn ($)
- TC is the total cost of the corn lot ($)
- W is the weight of the corn purchased (lbs)
To calculate the cost per bushel of corn, divide the weight in pounds by 56 to get bushels, then divide the cost by the number of bushels.
What is the Cost Per Bushel of Corn?
Definition:
U.S. shelled-corn sales use a 56 lb accounting bushel, regardless of measured test weight. The default cost per bushel is therefore cost per 56 lb; use a different accounting factor only when your agreement explicitly specifies it.
A price of $4.50 per bushel is an illustrative input, not a current average or market quote.
How to Calculate Cost Per Bushel of Corn?
Example Problem:
The following example outlines the steps and information needed to calculate the Cost Per Bushel of Corn.
First, determine the total cost of the lot of corn. In this example problem, the cost of corn is $4,000.00.
Next, determine the total corn weight. In this case, the corn weight is found to be 400 pounds.
Finally, calculate the cost per bushel of corn using the formula above:
CBC = TC / (W/56)
CBC = 4,000 / (400/56)
CBC = $560.00
