Crop Comparison & Which Crop Pays More?

For each crop it computes revenue as yield × price, subtracts the cost of cultivation to get the net margin per acre, then compares the two. It also reports each crop's margin % and benefit-cost ratio, and tells you which crop pays more and by how much. Enter both crops and read the verdict instantly.

Yield and price each tell only part of the story. A high-yielding crop can still lose money if it costs more to grow, and a high-priced crop can disappoint on a thin yield. Net margin per acre — revenue minus cost — is what actually lands in your pocket, so it's the fair basis for comparing crops.

The B:C ratio is revenue ÷ cost. It shows how efficiently each rupee or dollar of spend turns into income. A B:C of 1.8 means you earn 1.8 for every 1 spent. It's a useful complement to the absolute margin because it reveals the return on your working capital, not just the total profit.

Yes. When capital is limited, a crop with a higher B:C ratio can beat one with a higher absolute margin, because it earns more per unit of money tied up. If you can only fund a fixed budget, the more capital-efficient crop may let you plant more area or carry less risk for the same outlay.

Grow the higher-margin crop where your agronomy allows it — but weigh rotation, soil health, water availability, labour, market demand and price risk. A crop that breaks rotation, drains water you don't have, or floods a thin local market can erode the margin the calculator shows. Use the number as a guide, not a command.

Include the full cost of cultivation for each crop: seed, fertiliser and manure, pesticides, irrigation, labour, machinery and fuel, and any rent or interest you want to count. Compare on the same basis for both crops — for example both as variable cost only, or both as total cost — so the comparison is fair.

Margin % is net margin ÷ revenue, shown as a percentage. It tells you what share of each sale is profit. A crop can have a strong absolute margin but a slim margin % if its revenue is large, which signals less cushion if prices fall. Reading margin % alongside the B:C ratio gives a rounded picture of resilience.

Yes. Pick from 8 currencies and enter your local prices and costs. The maths — revenue, margin, margin % and B:C ratio — is currency-neutral, so the comparison and verdict hold whatever currency you choose. Just keep both crops in the same currency for a like-for-like result.

It's exactly as accurate as your inputs. Use realistic, recent figures for yield, price and cost — ideally your own records or local averages — and the comparison will reflect your situation. Run a couple of scenarios with optimistic and conservative prices to see how robust the winning crop is to market swings.

This tool compares two at a time, which is the most common real decision — this crop or that one for a given field. To rank a longer list, compare them in pairs against your strongest candidate, or pair this with the Crop Profit and Gross Margin calculators to build a per-crop margin for each before lining them up.