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Organic Price Premium Calculator

Compare organic vs conventional revenue and profit per acre, factoring in yield differences, cost changes, and certification overhead.

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Results

Organic Premium

80%

Net Farm Benefit (Organic)

$41,500.00

≈ 4 years of state college

Revenue Gain Per Acre$370.00
Organic Profit Per Acre$950.00
Breakeven Organic Price$5.81
Total Organic Revenue$117,000.00
Net Profit Difference Per Acre$430.00
Total Conventional Revenue$80,000.00
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter your farm acreage along with the conventional and organic price per unit ($/unit) for your crop.
  2. Enter conventional and organic yield (units/acre), plus conventional and organic cost per acre, to capture the full yield and cost picture.
  3. Add your annual certification cost ($) to account for organic certification overhead.
  4. Review the Organic Premium (%) and Net Farm Benefit to see whether the organic price advantage outweighs the yield and cost differences.
  5. Check the Breakeven Organic Price to find the minimum organic price needed to match conventional profitability.

How the result changes with Conventional Price ($/unit)

Conventional Price ($/unit)Organic PremiumNet Farm Benefit (Organic)
10-10%-$38,500.00
35-74.3%-$438,500.00
65-86.2%-$918,500.00
90-90%-$1,318,500.00

What each input means

Farm Acreage
Total acres in production.
Conventional Price ($/unit)
Market price per bushel/lb for conventional crop.
Organic Price ($/unit)
Market price per bushel/lb for certified organic crop.
Conventional Yield (units/acre)
Expected yield per acre with conventional methods.
Organic Yield (units/acre)
Expected yield per acre with organic methods.
Conventional Cost ($/acre)
Total input and operating cost per acre, conventional.
Organic Cost ($/acre)
Total input and operating cost per acre, organic.
Annual Certification Cost ($)
Total annual organic certification fees.

What each result means

Organic Premium
Price premium of organic over conventional as a percentage.
Revenue Gain Per Acre
Additional gross revenue per acre from organic pricing (accounts for yield difference).
Organic Profit Per Acre
Net profit per acre under organic production.
Net Farm Benefit (Organic)
Total farm-level profit advantage of organic over conventional, net of certification.
Breakeven Organic Price
Minimum organic price needed to match conventional profitability.
Total Organic Revenue
Gross farm revenue under organic production.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Farm Acreage = 100, Conventional Price ($/unit) = 5, Organic Price ($/unit) = 9, Conventional Yield (units/acre) = 160 = 8 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Organic Premium
    80 = 80%
  3. Calculate Net Farm Benefit
    Net Farm Benefit = totalOrganicProfit - totalConventionalProfit
    41500 = $41,500
  4. Calculate Revenue Gain Per Acre
    Revenue Gain Per Acre = organicRevenuePerAcre - conventionalRevenuePerAcre
    370 = $370
  5. Calculate Organic Profit Per Acre
    Organic Profit Per Acre = organicRevenuePerAcre - organicCostPerAcre
    950 = $950

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