Added Value Calculator - High Lysine Corn

The default values shown below represent the four-year-average for central Illinois farms from the Illinois Farm Business Records.

To determine the added value of growing high lysine corn, please enter your own values into the various fields. When you click on the "Calculate" button at the bottom of the tool, the totals for all three tables will be calculated

INCOME/RETURNS

	Regular Hybrid Corn	High Lysine Corn
Production	bu/acre	bu/acre
Price/Bushel	$	$
Premium		$
	$	$

VARIABLE/EXPENSES

	Regular Hybrid Corn	High Lysine Corn
Soil Fertility	$	$
Pesticides	$	$
Seed	$	$
Drying	$	$
Mchy. Rep., fuel & hire	$	$
Storage	$	$
Additional Transportation		$
Operating Interest	$	$
Other Costs	$	$
	$	$

RETURN OVER VARIABLE EXPENSES

	Regular Hybrid Corn	High Lysine Corn
Increased Profit Potential/Acre	$	$
Added Value		$