Cost Of Production
Put data to work for your farm using our Cost of Production guides. These resources can act as a starting point for farm budgets that can be adapted to your operation using your farm records. These cost estimates can be viewed as PDFs or Excel workbooks. The production costs listed are the most current costs available.
| Crops | Livestock | Forage |
|---|---|---|
| Land & Buildings | Machinery | Non Current |
- Crop Production Costs (XLS 1.12 MB or PDF 915 KB)
- CROPPLAN Production Cost, Marketing and Management Calculator (XLS 1.75 MB)
- Special Crops Production Costs (XLS 519 KB or PDF 2.35 MB)
- Irrigated Potato Production Costs (XLS 247 KB or PDF 1.40 KB)
- Organic Crop Production Costs (XLS 0.98 MB or PDF 3.32 MB)
- Forage Seed Production Costs (XLS 340 KB or PDF 623 KB)
- RentPlan Crop Land Rental Rate Calculator (XLS 741 KB or PDF 399 KB)
- Crop Reseeding Decision Tool (XLS 160 KB)
- Sclerotinia Treatment Decision Tool - Canola (XLS 86 KB)
- Crop Disease Breakeven Calculator (XLS 160 KB)
- Sclerotinia Treatment Decision Tool - Sunflowers (XLS 87 KB)
- Grain Drying Cost Calculator (XLS 154 KB)
- Crop Share Lease Calculator (XLS 104 KB)
- Grain Bin and Farm Building Rental Cost Planner (XLS 90 KB)
- FertPlan Fertilizer Cost and Requirement Calculator (XLS 114 KB)
- AG Days - Organic Crop Production Costs for 2019 (PDF 1.91 MB)
- SJFD - 1,2,3 Simple As Can Be! Crop Economics for 2019 (PDF 2.6 MB)
- ACC - Crop Economics for 2019 (PDF 2.5 MB)
- Ag Ex – 1,2,3 Simple As Can Be! Crop Economics for 2019 (PDF 1.7 MB)
- AgEx - The True Cost of Land: Land Rental Values in Manitoba (PDF 1.6 MB)
Find other information on crop production, business management, contracts & leases, financial management, marketing & risk management, transition planning and production economics.
- Beef Cow-Calf Production Costs (XLS 650 KB or PDF 1.44 MB)
- Beef Backgrounding Costs (XLS 544 KB or PDF 1.91 MB)
- Beef Replacement Heifer Costs (XLS 210 KB or PDF 931 KB)
- Beef Grassing Costs (XLS 194 KB or PDF 686 KB)
- Beef Feedlot Finishing Costs (XLS 363 KB or PDF 858 KB)
- Managing Low Forage Supplies During Winter (XLS 2.2 MB or PDF 372 KB)
- WLPIP (Calf) Decision Calculator (XLS 419 KB)
- WLPIP (Feeder) Decision Calculator (XLS 249 KB)
- Beef Cow Overwinter Cost Calculator (XLS 107 KB)
- Calf Creep Feed Calculator (XLS 92 KB)
- FeedPlan Feed Ingredient Cost Calculator (XLS 193 KB)
- FencePlan Cost Calculator (XLS 111 KB)
- Livestock Price Slide Calculator (XLS 98 KB)
- Beef Cow Replacement Value Calculator (XLS 85 KB)
- Cow Share Lease Calculator (XLS 107 KB)
- Sheep Lamb Production Costs (XLS 218 KB or PDF 662 KB)
- Swine (26 to 121 kg) Finishing Costs (XLS 318 KB or PDF 931 KB)
- Swine (26 to 121 kg) Contract Barn Finishing Costs (XLS 218 KB or PDF 713 KB)
- Swine Farrow-Finish Costs (XLS 489 KB or PDF 1.2 MB)
- Swine Farrow-Wean to 6 kg Costs (XLS 333 KB or PDF 991KB)
- Swine Weaner Pig (Nursery) Costs 6 to 26 kg (XLS 302 KB or PDF 911 KB)
- Dairy Cow Production Cost (XLS 202 KB or PDF 690 KB)
- Bison Cow-Calf Production Costs (XLS 266 KB or PDF 439 KB)
- Bison Bull Backgrounding Costs (XLS 229 KB or PDF 640 KB)
- Bison Bull Finishing Costs (XLS 225 KB or PDF 639 KB)
- Aquaculture 20g-2kg Costs (XLS 572 KB or PDF 449 KB)
Find other information on livestock production, Manitoba community pastures grazing services and rates, business management, contracts & leases, financial management, marketing & risk management, transition planning and production economics.
- Hay: Round Bale and Silage Production Costs (XLS 717 KB or PDF 802 KB)
- Silage Production Costs (XLS 573 KB or PDF 816 KB)
- Pasture Production Costs (XLS 237 KB or PDF 499 KB)
- Forage Seed Production Costs (XLS 340 KB or PDF 623 KB)
- Standing Hay Costs Calculator (XLS 113 KB)
- Pasture Rental Rate Calculator (XLS 87 KB)
- FeedPlan Feed Ingredient Cost Calculator (XLS 75 KB)
- FencePlan Cost Calculator (XLS 111 KB)
- Hay Storage Cost Planner (XLS 109 KB)
Find other information on livestock production, Manitoba community pastures grazing services and rates, business management, contracts & leases, financial management, marketing & risk management, transition planning and production economics.
- RentPlan Crop Land Rental Rate Calculator (XLS 741 KB) (PDF 451 KB)
- Crop Land Purchase Value Planner (XLS 370 KB)
- Crop Share Lease Calculator (XLS 104 KB)
- Grain Bin and Farm Building Rental Cost Planner (XLS 90 KB)
- Pasture Rental Rate Calculator XLS 97KB)
- FencePlan Cost Calculator (XLS 103 KB)
- Hay Storage Cost Planner (XLS 107 KB)
Find other information on crop lease, crop share, pasture lease, custom feeding agreements, Manitoba assessment property search, Manitoba property sales, business management, contracts & leases, financial management, marketing & risk management, transition planning and production economics.
- Farm Machinery Custom and Rental Rate Guide (PDF 1 MB)
- Saskatchewan and Manitoba Farm Machinery Custom and Rental Rate Guide Calculator (XLS 647 KB)
- Machinery Farm Software & Worksheets
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- Solar Photovoltaic Energy Production Costs (XLS 189 KB or PDF 451 KB)
- 3.5 kWhr Wind Turbine Production Costs (XLS 149 KB or PDF 283 KB)
- Manitoba Heating Fuels Cost Comparison (XLS 226 KB or PDF 320KB)
- Solar Thermal Heat Production Costs (XLS 148 KB or PDF 343 KB)
- Wheat Straw Biomass Production Costs (Average Residue Zone) (XLS 178 KB or PDF 841 KB)
- Wheat Straw Biomass Production Costs (High Residue Zone) (XLS 181 KB or PDF 1014 KB)
- Flax Straw Biomass Production Costs (XLS 168 KB or PDF 823 KB)
- Canola Biodiesel Production Costs XLS 153 KB or PDF 99 KB)
- Canola Biodiesel Production Costs - Farm Fuel XLS 146 KB or PDF 88 KB)
- Organic Beef Cow-Calf Production Costs (XLS 341 KB or PDF 8.9 MB)
- Organic Beef Backgrounding Production Costs (XLS 285 KB or PDF 7.7 MB)
- Dairy Heifer Production Costs (XLS 392 KB or PDF 123 KB)
- Dairy Steer Production Costs (XLS 296 KB or PDF 239 KB)
- Leafcutter Bee Production Costs (XLS 78 KB or PDF 507 KB)
- Elk Cow-Calf Production Costs (XLS 87 KB or PDF 34 KB)
- Elk Velvet Bull Production Costs (XLS 90 KB or PDF 33 KB)
- Equine Ranching (PMU) Production Costs (XLS 118 KB or PDF 54 KB)
- Saskatoon Berry Production Costs (XLS 277 KB or PDF 889 KB)
- Seabuckthorn Berry Production Costs (XLS 128 KB or PDF 52 KB)
- Strawberry Production Costs (XLS 315 KB or PDF 732 KB)
- Swine Hoop Shelter Finishing Costs (XLS 4.6 KB or PDF 172 KB)
- Timothy Hay Production Costs (XLS 90.5 KB or PDF 43KB)
Find other information on business management, contracts & leases, financial management, marketing & risk management, transition planning and production economics.
