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Gross Margin Analysis

Our new Gross Margin Analysis Service helps you understand your costs and plan ahead with confidence.

Know your margins.  
Plan the season with eyes open

 

Costs now move faster than crop values. Seed, fertiliser and crop protection are often paid for months before grain is sold.
That gap creates pressure on working capital and leaves little room for error. 
Gross margins give a straight answer to a simple question: which crops are paying, and which aren’t after variable costs? 

Without that view, it’s guesswork.

Three questions every grower should be able to answer quickly

  1. Which crops are covering their variable costs comfortably and which are marginal?
  2. What happens to my margin if fertiliser moves, yield slips, or price changes by £10/t?
  3. Where are the cashflow pinch points across the year, and how do I bridge them?

If those answers aren’t to hand, a structured gross margin review will make the difference, before rather than after the season.

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Agrii Gross Margin Analysis Service for growers.

The risk of planning on optimism

Budgeting a 10.5 t/ha crop when your long-term average is 9 t/ha inflates expected margin and masks risk. Realistic yields and costs, proportionate to output, make plans you can act on.

What’s changed on farm

  • Variable costs are rising. Input prices have outpaced crop values (137 vs. 119 in 2024), pushing many arable farms above the 30% variable cost target.
  • Timing matters. Buying fertiliser in autumn vs. spring can shift margins.
  • Cashflow is squeezed. Inputs go out early, sales come in later.
  • Rotation counts. Whole-farm margins, including environmental options, give the real picture.

What We Do

Our Environmental Services Team offers a practical service to help you take control of your costs and forecasts. 

Working with your Agrii advisor, we will:

  • Collect accurate farm-specific data on yields, costs and prices.
  • Produce tailored enterprise and whole farm gross margins.
  • Benchmark your performance against peers and industry averages.
  • Test “what if” scenarios for changes in inputs, yields or crop mix.
  • Map spend against sales to highlight cashflow risks.

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