📘 Screen: Budget - Fixed Allocation (amounts)

It's the sibling of the monthly breakdown, but for cost that does not depend on the size of the area: land lease, administrative salaries, insurance, financing. Instead of a rate per hectare, here you enter an amount — which is why this allocation is called Fixed (amounts).

It's step C in the menu.

📍 Location in the system

Menu: Budget > C - Fixed Allocation (amounts)

🧩 How the screen works

At the top are the Scenario dropdown and the Allocation selector, which here already comes set to Fixed (amounts). Next to them, the field to select a field — the area whose fixed cost will be spread.

The grid has one column per month of the scenario period, plus Matrix, Component and Total. You enter how much of that cost falls in each month.

Buttons

  • Save — saves the breakdown.
  • Split Field Area — spreads it automatically across the months, by Equal quantities or Set percentage. It's the natural path for fixed cost, which is usually the same every month.
  • Finalize/Lock Field — closes that area's planning.
⚠️ Only matrices registered with the Fixed (amounts) allocation show up here. If a cost you expect to see doesn't appear, check the matrix's allocation — and remember that a fixed matrix has the Allocation split tab, which distributes the amount across the areas by percentage.
✅ Result: with fixed costs allocated:
  • Cost per hectare no longer considers only inputs and operations; it now includes what the farm spends no matter what.
  • The budget's monthly flow is complete.
  • The expected profit in the Summary becomes comparable with the actual result.

❓ Frequently asked questions

What kind of cost goes on this screen?

Cost that exists regardless of the planted area: land lease, administration, insurance, loan installments, facility maintenance. Inputs and machine operations go in the variable allocation, per hectare.

How do I spread the same amount across every month?

With the Split Field Area button, Equal quantities option. For months with different weights — season and off-season —, use Set percentage.

How is fixed cost split between crops?

Through the fixed matrix's Allocation split tab, where you enter the percentage that belongs to each area, and through this screen, which spreads the amount across the months.