Best Crops by Profit Per Hour

The best way to (legitimately) earn money in Farmville is to plant and harvest crops.  But because of the way the seed menu is set up, it's difficult to quickly determine which crop will be most profitable for you.  The table below is sorted by profit per hour.  It takes Buy and Sell price into account, as well as the cost to re-plow and it also includes the level that each crop is unlocked.  Not what you're looking for?  Try Best Crops by XP per Hour.

   

Profit/Hr

Crop	Hours	Cost	Sale	RePlow	Profit	Profit/Hr	Level Unlocked
Peas	23.00	190.00	381.00	15.00	176.00	7.65	32
Asparagus	16.00	220.00	357.00	15.00	122.00	7.63	37
Grapes	23.00	85.00	270.00	15.00	170.00	7.39	19
Sugar Cane	8.00	165.00	239.00	15.00	59.00	7.38	31
Tomatoes	8.00	100.00	173.00	15.00	58.00	7.25	20
Sunflowers	23.00	135.00	315.00	15.00	165.00	7.17	25
Green Tea	10.00	105.00	191.00	15.00	71.00	7.10	28
Onion	12.00	170.00	268.00	15.00	83.00	6.92	34
Lilies	23.00	195.00	369.00	15.00	159.00	6.91	35
Ghost Chili	6.00	80.00	136.00	15.00	41.00	6.83	26
Acorn Squash	10.00	175.00	258.00	15.00	68.00	6.80	36
Coffee	16.00	120.00	243.00	15.00	108.00	6.75	23
Blackberries	4.00	75.00	117.00	15.00	27.00	6.75	29
Blueberry	4.00	50.00	91.00	15.00	26.00	6.50	17
Carrots	12.00	110.00	200.00	15.00	75.00	6.25	22
Broccoli	46.00	200.00	473.00	15.00	258.00	5.61	35
Raspberry	2.00	20.00	46.00	15.00	11.00	5.50	8
Cabbage	46.00	140.00	388.00	15.00	233.00	5.07	27
Pattypan Squash	16.00	65.00	160.00	15.00	80.00	5.00	16
Lavender	46.00	160.00	384.00	15.00	209.00	4.54	30
Red Wheat	69.00	180.00	449.00	15.00	254.00	3.68	30
Pepper	23.00	70.00	162.00	15.00	77.00	3.35	12
Yellow Melon	92.00	205.00	528.00	15.00	308.00	3.35	33
Aloe Vera	6.00	50.00	85.00	15.00	20.00	3.33	14
Corn	69.00	150.00	380.00	15.00	215.00	3.12	24
Rice	12.00	45.00	96.00	15.00	36.00	3.00	7
Red Tulips	23.00	75.00	159.00	15.00	69.00	3.00	15
Pumpkin	8.00	30.00	68.00	15.00	23.00	2.88	5
Pineapples	46.00	95.00	242.00	15.00	132.00	2.87	15
Potatoes	69.00	135.00	345.00	15.00	195.00	2.83	21
Cranberries	10.00	55.00	98.00	15.00	28.00	2.80	10
Pink Roses	46.00	120.00	254.00	15.00	119.00	2.59	20
Strawberry	4.00	10.00	35.00	15.00	10.00	2.50	1
Bell Pepper	46.00	75.00	198.00	15.00	108.00	2.35	11
Watermelon	92.00	130.00	348.00	15.00	203.00	2.21	18
Cotton	69.00	75.00	207.00	15.00	117.00	1.70	9
Soybeans	23.00	15.00	63.00	15.00	33.00	1.43	1
Squash	46.00	40.00	121.00	15.00	66.00	1.43	4
Daffodils	46.00	60.00	135.00	15.00	60.00	1.30	8
Artichoke	92.00	70.00	204.00	15.00	119.00	1.29	6
Eggplant	46.00	25.00	88.00	15.00	48.00	1.04	1
Wheat	69.00	35.00	115.00	15.00	65.00	0.94	1

Best Crops by XP Per Hr

The focus of Farmville is planting and harvesting crops, but there are so many options that sometimes it's hard to decide what to plant next.  The chart below is sorted to show the crops with the highest XP per hour.  A Farmville day is 23 hours instead of 24 hours, so that is included in the calculation.  Also, you receive 1 XP for plowing, so that is reflected in the XP+Plow/Hr column.  Raspberries don't give XP, but because they are harvested so often, the XP from plowing puts them in the highest level of crops.  

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Crops by XP/Hr

Crop	Level Unlocked	XP	Hours	Days	XP/Hr	XP+Plow/Hr
Strawberry	1	1.00	4.00	0.17	0.25	0.5
Raspberry	8	0.00	2.00	0.08	0.00	0.5
Blueberry	17	1.00	4.00	0.17	0.25	0.5
Blackberries	29	1.00	4.00	0.17	0.25	0.5
Aloe Vera	14	1.00	6.00	0.25	0.17	0.333
Ghost Chili	26	1.00	6.00	0.25	0.17	0.333
Pumpkin	5	1.00	8.00	0.33	0.13	0.25
Tomatoes	20	1.00	8.00	0.33	0.13	0.25
Sugar Cane	31	1.00	8.00	0.33	0.13	0.25
Cranberries	10	1.00	10.00	0.42	0.10	0.2
Green Tea	28	1.00	10.00	0.42	0.10	0.2
Acorn Squash	36	1.00	10.00	0.42	0.10	0.2
Asparagus	37	2.00	16.00	0.67	0.13	0.187
Peas	32	3.00	23.00	1.00	0.13	0.174
Rice	7	1.00	12.00	0.50	0.08	0.167
Carrots	22	1.00	12.00	0.50	0.08	0.167
Onion	34	1.00	12.00	0.50	0.08	0.167
Soybeans	1	2.00	23.00	1.00	0.08	0.13
Pepper	12	2.00	23.00	1.00	0.08	0.13
Red Tulips	15	2.00	23.00	1.00	0.08	0.13
Grapes	19	2.00	23.00	1.00	0.08	0.13
Sunflowers	25	2.00	23.00	1.00	0.08	0.13
Lilies	35	2.00	23.00	1.00	0.08	0.13
Pattypan Squash	16	1.00	16.00	0.67	0.06	0.125
Coffee	23	1.00	16.00	0.67	0.06	0.125
Eggplant	1	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Squash	4	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Daffodils	8	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Bell Pepper	11	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Pineapples	15	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Pink Roses	20	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Cabbage	27	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Lavender	30	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Broccoli	35	2.00	46.00	2.00	0.04	0.065
Wheat	1	2.00	69.00	3.00	0.03	0.043
Cotton	9	2.00	69.00	3.00	0.03	0.043
Potatoes	21	2.00	69.00	3.00	0.03	0.043
Corn	24	2.00	69.00	3.00	0.03	0.043
Red Wheat	30	2.00	69.00	3.00	0.03	0.043
Yellow Melon	33	2.00	92.00	4.00	0.02	0.033
Artichoke	6	2.00	92.00	4.00	0.02	0.032
Watermelon	18	2.00	92.00	4.00	0.02	0.032