Farming Simulator 22: Crop comparison and profitability FS 22 guide, tips
On this page of the Farming Simulator 22 guide you will find information about the profitability of crop cultivation and harvesting amounts.
Last update: 02 January 2022
The following page compares the different types of crops in Farming Simulator 22. You will learn which plants are most profitable to grow, what crop they generate and how different are their prices upon purchase.
The table below compares the crop profitability:
- The highest prices are rounded - in a given month the price can fluctuate throughout the day, and the system of supply and demand also affects the price.
- Prices are given for the "average" Economic difficulties. They will be several dozen percent higher at a lower difficulty level.
- The harvest amount is given in litres per hectare of field.
- Remember that the cereals generate additional straw, which is worth about 1/4 of the price of the grain.
- Estimated profit = harvest amount x the highest price.
Plant name | Harvest amount (litres per hectare) | Highest price | The month with the highest price | Estimated profit per hectare |
Wheat | 17 000 | 800€ | January | 13 600€ |
Barley | 19 000 | 700€ | January | 13 300 |
Oat | 11 000 | 1200€ | January | 13 200 |
Sorghum | 16 000 | 950€ | January | 15 200 |
Canola | 11 000 | 1300€ | December | 14 300 |
Soybeans | 9 000 | 1800€ | July | 16 200 |
Sunflower | 10 000 | 1500€ | March | 15 000 |
Corn | 18 000 | 800€ | January | 14 500 |
Potatoes | 80 000 | 350€ | January | 28 000 |
Beetroot | 110,000 | 300€ | January | 33 000 |
Sugarcane | 100,000 | 250€ | July | 25 000 |
Cotton | 10 000 | 2500€ | March | 25 000 |
Aside from the direct profit, you should also take other aspects into account: harvesting speed, machine prices, storage methods, additional use (processing / animal feed). For example: potatoes and beets are one of the most profitable plants, but they can only be stored on the ground, so you also need to account for their loading system (e.g. conveyor belts).
Additionally, harvesters are used only for harvesting one plant and cost a lot of money. Soybeans, however, even though it's not a profitable crop (neither financially, nor due to the lack of use in processing and breeding), it produces the lowest yields, which are easily stored on a trailer and transported to the selling point. Sunflower with a suitable header is also harvested faster than corn.