FarmVille Tips: Week 14

I was having a lot of fun the other day buying goods and converting them into fuel and farming my little heart out. Then I noticed that my coin total seemed to falling rather than rising after each round of harvesting, plowing and planting, so I began to wonder just how expensive were these goods compared to the net profit of the crops I was planting.

To answer that question I did some research online. I found a table that explained the cost of each level of crafted good compared to how much fuel it was worth, and I found another table listing the net profit of each crop. I left out the limited edition crops which come and go with each new theme. Those are usually very profitable, but this table is already quite unwieldy.

In order to make the table easier to read, I left out my calculations. My raw data came from Seeds and Sweet Sake at FarmVille.Wikia.com. I divided the cost of the good by the amount of fuel each good could buy, then I multiplied by three (harvest, plow & plant). Level 1 goods cost 33.3 coins per unit of fuel. Level 55 goods cost 21.3 coins per unit of fuel. I then compared those numbers to the net profit of each crop. The net profit of each crop was calculated adding 15 coins to the cost of the seeds (for plowing) and then subtracting that number from the yield.

The crops are listed in descending order of profitability, that is, yellow melons have the highest net profit. I did not divide the profit by the number of hours it takes to grow the crops, that might make another interesting table, but right now I'm most interested in cultivating specific crops in order to craft specific goods, but I still want to make SOME profit, so this table suits my needs at this time. I hope you also find it useful. Crops listed in boldface are those required to craft goods in a 1-Star Crafting Cottage.

Item Level	Cost of Goods	Amount of Fuel	Crops which are still profitable even if you have to buy all your fuel at this price (XP Level)
Level 1	1,000 coins	30 plots	Yellow Melon (33), Broccoli (35), Red Wheat (30), Cabbage (27), Corn (24), Lavender (30), Watermelon (18), Potatoes (21), Peas (32), Sunflowers (25), Grapes (19), Yellow Roses (1), Forget-Me-Not (90), Lilies (35), Cucumber (43), White Roses (80), Ginger (42), Rye (21), Pineapples (15), Asparagus (37), Artichokes (6), Pink Roses (20), Cotton (9), Amaranth (76), Bamboo (60), Chickpea (10), Bell Peppers (11), Coffee (23), Agave (27), and Iris (45)
Level 2	1,100 coins	35 plots	The above listed crops and White Grapes (29)
Level 3	1,200 coins	40 plots	The above listed crops
Level 4	1,300 coins	45 plots	The above listed crops and Onion (34)
Level 5	1,400 coins	50 plots	The above listed crops and Basil (48) and Heirloom Carrot (57)
Level 6	1,500 coins	55 plots	The above listed crops
Level 7	1,600 coins	60 plots	The above listed crops
Level 8	1,700 coins	65 plots	The above listed crops and Pattypan Squash (16)
Level 9	1,800 coins	70 plots	The above listed crops
Level 10	1,900 coins	75 plots	The above listed crops and Peppers (12)
Level 11	2,000 coins	80 plots	The above listed crops
Level 12	2,100 coins	85 plots	The above listed crops and Carrots (22), Posole Corn (54) and Purple Pod Peas (40)
Level 13	2,200 coins	90 plots	The above listed crops
Level 14	2,300 coins	95 plots	The above listed crops
Level 15	2,400 coins	100 plots	The above listed crops
Level 16	2,500 coins	105 plots	The above listed crops
Level 17	2,600 coins	110 plots	The above listed crops andGreen Tea (28)
Level 18	2,700 coins	115 plots	The above listed crops
Level 19	2,800 coins	120 plots	The above listed crops
Level 20	2,900 coins	125 plots	The above listed crops and Oats (53) and Saffron (64)
Level 21	3,000 coins	130 plots	The above listed crops
Level 22	3,100 coins	135 plots	The above listed crops and Red Tulips (15)
Level 23	3,200 coins	140 plots	The above listed crops
Level 24	3,300 coins	145 plots	The above listed crops
Level 25	3,400 coins	150 plots	The above listed crops
Level 26	3,500 coins	155 plots	The above listed crops and Acorn Squash (36)
Level 27	3,600 coins	160 plots	The above listed crops
Level 28	3,700 coins	165 plots	The above listed crops
Level 29	3,800 coins	170 plots	The above listed crops
Level 30	3,900 coins	175 plots	The above listed crops
Level 31	4,000 coins	180 plots	The above listed crops
Level 32	4,100 coins	185 plots	The above listed crops
Level 33	4,200 coins	190 plots	The above listed crops
Level 34	4,300 coins	195 plots	The above listed crops
Level 35	4,400 coins	200 plots	The above listed crops
Level 36	4,500 coins	205 plots	The above listed crops
Level 37	4,600 coins	210 plots	The above listed crops
Level 38	4,700 coins	215 plots	The above listed crops
Level 39	4,800 coins	220 plots	The above listed crops
Level 40	4,900 coins	225 plots	The above listed crops
Level 41	5,000 coins	230 plots	The above listed crops
Level 42	5,100 coins	235 plots	The above listed crops
Level 43	5,200 coins	240 plots	The above listed crops
Level 44	5,300 coins	245 plots	The above listed crops
Level 45	5,400 coins	250 plots	The above listed crops
Level 46	5,500 coins	255 plots	The above listed crops
Level 47	5,600 coins	260 plots	The above listed crops
Level 48	5,700 coins	265 plots	The above listed crops
Level 49	5,800 coins	270 plots	The above listed crops
Level 50	5,900 coins	275 plots	The above listed crops
Level 51	6,000 coins	280 plots	The above listed crops
Level 52	6,100 coins	285 plots	The above listed crops
Level 53	6,200 coins	290 plots	The above listed crops
Level 54	6,300 coins	295 plots	The above listed crops
Level 55	6,400 coins	300 plots	The above listed crops

The following crops are not profitable if you have to buy all your fuel: Daffodils (8), Elderberry (39), Sugar Cane (31), Tomatoes (20), Eggplant (1),Morning Glory (13), Lemon Balm (50), Peanuts (1), Ghost Chili (26), Rice (7), Soybeans (1), Wheat (1), Clover (70), Cranberries (10), Black Berries (29),Blueberries (17), Lilac (4), Pumpkin (5), Purple Poppies (38),Aloe Vera (14), Raspberries (8) and Strawberries (1).

Another thing that surprised me about this list is that it doesn't seem to matter if you make your Level 15 good in a 1-Star Cottage or a 2-Star Cottage, so where's the value of leveling up your cottage. Well here it is: when you craft a good in a 1-Star Cottage, you receive 2 in your inventory, but when you craft a good in a 2-Star Cottage, you receive 2 in your inventory.

The goods in a 1-Star Cottage start out as Level 1 goods, and you have to level them up a certain number of times before you can level up your cottage. The goods in a 2-Star Cottage start out as Level 3 goods, and you have to level them up a certain number of times before you can level up your cottage. My original plan had been to level up my first three recipes as high as I could and then level up my cottage and work on the next set of recipes, but now I think it's best to level up the cottage as soon as possible and start working on the 2-Star recipes right away. The 3-Star recipes are bound be even better.