This statistic includes operating costs and allocated overhead. Operating costs are: seed, fertilizer, chemicals, custom operations, fuel, lube, electricity, repairs, other variable expenses, interest on operating inputs. Allocated overhead are: hired labor, opportunity cost of unpaid labor, capital recovery of machinery and equipment, opportunity cost of land (rental rate), taxes and insurance, general farm overhead. * Commercial fertilizer, soil conditioner, and manure.
** Cost of purchased irrigation water and straw baling.
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Wheat production costs in the United States 2024, by type of cost
This statistic shows wheat production costs in the United States in 2024, by type of cost, measured in U.S. dollars per planted acre. In that year, wheat fertilizer cost about U.S. dollars per planted acre.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture. (November 20, 2025). Wheat production costs in the United States in 2024, by type of cost (in U.S. dollars per planted acre) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/237918/wheat-production-costs-in-the-united-states-by-cost-type/
U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Wheat production costs in the United States in 2024, by type of cost (in U.S. dollars per planted acre)." Chart. November 20, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/237918/wheat-production-costs-in-the-united-states-by-cost-type/
U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2025). Wheat production costs in the United States in 2024, by type of cost (in U.S. dollars per planted acre). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/237918/wheat-production-costs-in-the-united-states-by-cost-type/
U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Wheat Production Costs in The United States in 2024, by Type of Cost (in U.S. Dollars per Planted Acre)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Nov 2025, /statistics/237918/wheat-production-costs-in-the-united-states-by-cost-type/
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wheat production costs in the United States in 2024, by type of cost (in U.S. dollars per planted acre) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/237918/wheat-production-costs-in-the-united-states-by-cost-type/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Wheat production costs in the United States in 2024, by type of cost (in U.S. dollars per planted acre) [Graph], U.S. Department of Agriculture, November 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/237918/wheat-production-costs-in-the-united-states-by-cost-type/
