Corn in Stardew Valley: Profit and Best Use

Short answer: Corn is a Summer, Fall vegetable that takes 14 days to grow and then gives a harvest every 4 days. It sells for 50g. Planted on day 1 of Summer at farming level 6 it makes about 466g per tile after seeds, above average (number 7 of 19 Summer crops).

Quick facts

Corn at a glance
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Days to first harvest14
After the first harvestRegrows every 4 days, no replanting
Sell price50g
Seeds 150g at Pierre's; 187g at JoJaMart
Items per harvest1 at farming level 0, 1 at level 10
Last day to plantDay 14 of Fall for one harvest

What Corn sells for

Quality changes the price: silver is worth about a quarter more than regular, gold about a half more, and iridium double. Your farming level decides how often you get each.

Sell price by quality
RegularSilverGoldIridiumRegular with Tiller
50g 62g 75g 100g 55g
Chance of each quality, no fertilizer
Farming levelRegularSilverGoldIridium
097.02%1.98%1%0%
569.42%19.58%11%0%
1045.82%33.18%21%0%

Iridium quality only becomes possible with Deluxe Fertilizer, which is why the chance is 0% here.

Profit per tile

This is profit for one tile planted on day 1 of the season and replanted after each harvest, sold raw, after paying for seeds. It counts every harvest that fits before the season ends, and carries the crop into the next season if it also grows there.

Profit per tile by planting season and farming level
Planted inHarvestsLevel 0Level 6Level 10Rank at level 6
Summer 11 405g 466g 502g 7 of 19
Fall 4 52g 74g 87g 15 of 17

Planted on day 1 of Summer, Corn is harvested on day 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43 and 3 more times. Going from farming level 0 to 10 raises its profit by about 24%, mostly through better quality. Because it regrows, you pay for seeds once and then collect every 4 days, which is why the number rises quickly the earlier in the season you plant it. For a different day, farming level, profession or fertilizer, use the Crop Profit Calculator.

Does fertilizer help?

Profit per tile at farming level 6, planted on day 1 of Summer
NothingBasic FertilizerQuality FertilizerSpeed-GroDeluxe Speed-Gro
466g 424g 419g 366g 442g

No fertilizer pays for itself on Corn here: each bag costs more than the extra harvests or better quality bring in. Skip it and plant more tiles. Speed-Gro vs Deluxe Fertilizer explains why this is common.

Sell it raw or process it?

What Corn becomes in a machine (Artisan prices)
MachineMakesPriceDays in machineExtra gold per machine per day
KegJuice156g3.7528g
Preserves JarPickles210g2.564g

The last column is what one machine adds per day over selling the crop raw, if it is never idle. For Corn the better machine is the Preserves Jar (Pickles, 64g a machine-day). Preserves Jars earn more here, so keep your Kegs for crops with a higher gain. The Keg vs Preserves Jar tool splits a harvest across the machines you actually own.

In the greenhouse

Grown in the greenhouse all year (112 days), Corn makes about 1,567g a tile once established, from 28 harvests, and 1,249g in the first year while it is still growing. Compare crops for a full greenhouse in Best Greenhouse Setup for Money.

How it compares

The top Summer crops at farming level 6 are:

Corn makes 466g, number 7 of 19. The gap to the leader is 2,001g a tile, so Corn is worth planting for the reasons above, not for the profit table alone. See every crop for the season on Best Summer Crops, or ask What to Plant Today for a pick that fits your day and budget.

Related

Where these numbers come from

Game data comes from the Stardew Valley Wiki, cross-checked between at least two of its pages (last checked 2026-10-09). Profit figures are calculated by the same engine as our calculators. See the methodology, and tell us if something looks wrong in your game. All entries: All Crops.