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 1.24 MB or PDF 3.39 MB)
- CROPPLAN Production Cost, Marketing and Management Calculator (XLS 1.75 MB)
- Special Crops Production Costs (XLS 515 KB or PDF 2.40 MB)
- Irrigated Potato Production Costs (XLS 1.02 M or PDF 2.3 MB)
- Organic Crop Production Costs (XLS 468 KB or PDF 3.57 MB)
- RentPlan Crop Land Rental Rate Calculator (XLS 743 KB or PDF 5.58 MB)
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- Crop Reseeding Decision Tool (XLS 160 KB or Mobile Friendly Version - Manitoba Agriculture Diversification Centre)
- Sclerotinia Treatment Decision Tool - Canola (XLSX 50.6 KB)
- Crop Disease Breakeven Calculator (XLS 160 KB)
- Sclerotinia Treatment Decision Tool - Sunflowers (XLSX 50 KB)
- Grain Drying Cost Calculator (XLS 154 KB)
- Crop Share Lease Calculator (XLS 104 KB)
- Grain Bin and Farm Building Rental Cost Planner (XLS 47.1 KB)
- FertPlan Fertilizer Cost and Requirement Calculator (XLS 114 KB)
Find other information on crop production, business management, contracts & leases, financial management, marketing & risk management, transition planning and production economics.
- Beef 300 Cow-Calf Production Costs (XLS 335 KB or PDF 1.4 MB)
- Beef 150 Cow-Calf Production Cost (XLS 335 KB or PDF 1.4 MB)
- Beef Backgrounding Costs (XLS 251 KB or PDF 1.94 MB)
- Beef Replacement Heifer Costs (XLS 98.1 KB or PDF 1.10 MB)
- Beef Grassing Costs (XLS 201 KB or PDF 680 KB)
- Beef Feedlot Finishing Costs (XLS 227 KB or PDF 1.01 MB)
- Managing Low Forage Supplies During Winter (XLS 2.2 MB or PDF 372 KB)
- WLPIP (Calf) Decision Calculator (XLS 199 KB)
- WLPIP (Feeder) Decision Calculator (XLS 207 KB)
- Beef Cow Overwinter Cost Calculator (XLS 54 KB)
- Calf Creep Feed Calculator (XLS 48 KB)
- FeedPlan Feed Ingredient Cost Calculator (XLS 74 KB)
- FencePlan Cost Calculator (XLS 60 KB)
- Livestock Price Slide Calculator (XLS 46 KB or Online Calculator)
- Beef Cow Replacement Value Calculator (XLS 75 KB)
- Cow Share Lease Calculator (XLS 51 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)
- Bison Cow-Calf Production Costs (XLS 267 KB or PDF 1.2 MB)
- Bison Bull Backgrounding Costs (XLS 225 KB or PDF 4.7 MB)
- Bison Bull Finishing Costs (XLS 225 KB or PDF 1 MB)
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 255 KB or PDF 1 MB)
- Silage Production Costs (XLS 238 KB or PDF 872 KB)
- Pasture Production Costs (XLS 258 KB or PDF 1.45 MB)
- Forage Purchase Decision Calculator (XLS 71 KB)
- Forage Yield Moisture Conversion Calculator (XLS 42 KB)
- Standing Hay Costs Calculator (XLS 53 KB)
- Pasture Rental Rate Calculator (XLS 89 KB)
- FeedPlan Feed Ingredient Cost Calculator (XLS 74 KB)
- FencePlan Cost Calculator (XLS 60 KB)
- Hay Storage Cost Planner (XLS 59.3 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 743 KB) (PDF 5.58 MB)
- Crop Land Purchase Value Planner (XLS 370 KB)
- Crop Share Lease Calculator (XLS 104 KB)
- Grain Bin and Farm Building Rental Cost Planner (XLS 47.1 KB)
- Pasture Rental Rate Calculator XLS 97KB)
- FencePlan Cost Calculator (XLS 103 KB)
- Hay Storage Cost Planner (XLS 59.3 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 876.6 KB)
- Farm Machinery Custom and Rental Rate Guide Calculator (XLS 1.06 MB)
- Machinery Farm Software & Worksheets
Find other information on business management, contracts & leases, financial management, marketing & risk management, transition planning, production economics.
- Aquaculture 20g-2kg Costs (XLS 572 KB or PDF 449 KB)
- 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 Cow Production Cost (XLS 202 KB or PDF 690 KB)
- 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)
- Forage Seed Production Costs (XLS 340 KB or PDF 623 KB)
- Shortkeep Feeder Production Costs (XLS 231 KB or 155 PDF KB)
Find other information on business management, contracts & leases, financial management, marketing & risk management, transition planning and production economics.
