The Cost of Arkansas Rice Farming

Each year, row crop farmers must balance their costs of production while forecasting the prices they’ll likely receive for their grain. A large percentage of their costs are related to land, fertilizer and equipment, but there are many other expenses that go into producing a high-yielding crop. This graph shares many of the costs that Arkansas farmers experience, on a per acre basis, for one of the state’s crops – rice.

*Does not include land costs, which vary greatly by region.

Source: Flanders, A. (2013). Input Costs Trends for Arkansas Field Crops, 2007-2013.

Keiser, AR: University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service