The Best Crops In Stardew Valley Ranked

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The Best Crops In Stardew Valley Ranked

Making money in Stardew Valley is vital, and your main source of income will be your crops. Here are the ones to prioritize. Making money in is vital. Without it, you won't be able to do most things or expand your operation at all. There are countless ways to go about turning a profit on your work or items, but some are definitely better than others. The main source of income, at least in the first year or two, will be your crops. Each crop's seeds cost a different amount, as do the crops when you sell them. To make the most money, you'll need to know which crops earn more than others. Of course, different professions, artisan good-making, and other criteria will change which crop works best for you. Speaking more generally, here are the best and worst crops in Stardew Valley. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Worst - Unmilled Rice

Spring doesn't have any truly terrible crops. Strawberries have insane profit margins, green beans reproduce a few times throughout the season and are reliable, and cauliflower can become the fabled giant crop. This is of course, for regular crops that can be sold as-is. Rice is another story. When planted from a rice shoot, you'll lose money on this crop. The shoot costs 40 gold while the unmilled rice's base value is only 30 gold. It's meant to be turned into milled rice, but even that sells for only a measly 100 gold.

Best - Starfruit

These star-shaped crops are fantastic. They sell at a base rate of 725 gold, which is way higher than most crops. When processed into wine, they're one of the best goods to sell in the game. Once you have access to the desert oasis, these seeds are worth picking up. The reason Starfruit is not higher on this list is twofold: they only have a single harvest and then need to be replanted, and you have to have access to the desert to get them. They're great, but not the single best crop.

Worst - Single-Season Corn

Corn is an interesting crop. It's one of the only plants that will not die at the turn of the season. If you plant corn in the summer, it will continue growing through fall. Plus, it doesn't disappear after a single harvest and keeps reproducing. If you're only planting corn in one season, it's not the best choice. You'll get about four harvests of corn through one season, and about 11 harvests through two seasons. Given corn's somewhat-alright profit margin, you're wasting your money if you cut it down after a single season

Best - Double-Season Corn

On the other hand, if you leave corn through the change of season, it's actually pretty good. You'll get (hopefully) 11 harvests out of your corn if you plant it on the first day of summer. This takes the abysmal profits of one season and supercharges them, giving you much more value for the money you spent on seeds. The bonus here is also in terms of work. If you have corn plants when fall rolls around, you don't need to waste the first day planting new crops and can start on other work right away. Corn and the goods it can be made into is also needed for a few.

Worst - Artichokes

Artichokes, like Rhubarb, are not the worst crops ever, but they aren't the best in their season, either. Artichoke seeds are available in the fall starting in Year 2. They sell for around 30 gold and a base-quality artichoke sells for 160 gold. Their value works out to about 16.25 gold per day. The profit margin on artichokes is low, especially compared to fall's superstar performers like cranberries, grapes or sweet gem berries. In addition to this, artichokes are not used in any bundles and aren't a favorite gift of any villager. Avoid them if you can.

Best - Rare Seed Sweet Gem Berries

Far and away the highest selling price comes in the form of the Sweet Gem Berry, planted from the Rare Seed. These orange fruits sell for an incredible 3,000 gold. Even with a seed price of 1,000 gold, this is a profit of 2,000 gold, which no other crop even comes close to. The only two thing preventing Rare Seeds and Sweet Gem Berries from topping this list are their availability and growth. The Rare Seed is only available in very limited quantities at random from the traveling cart. You can, of course, use a seed maker, but it's tedious and takes a long time. In terms of growth, each seed only produces one fruit.

Worst - Seasonal Seeds

Each season in Stardew has a few different things that can be foraged for around the valley. Spring has daffodils, summer has spice berries, and so on. These are a (and they have a few other uses, too). With a pack of wild seeds for each of the different seasons, these foraged items can be grown at random on your farm. However, they rarely turn any worthwhile profit, and the seeds have to be created from the crops and can't be bought. Furthermore, the crops grown can be found for free around the valley. The only season worth the wild seeds .

Best - Berries

In each season there is an available berry that blows everything else out of the water. In spring you'll find strawberries, summer has blueberries, and fall has cranberries. Each of these sells for a ridiculously-high profit compared to the seed cost, and they all produce repeatedly with one seed. The wine, preserves, and other goods that can be created from berries are also some of the best items in the game. With one available in each season, berries should be the absolute go-to for any farmer worth their salt.

Worst - Sunflowers

Poor, sad sunflowers have a reputation among players as the worst crop, and for good reason. At their base rate, sunflowers actually lose money from their seed price. They do, of course, drop free seeds when harvested and can be grown in two seasons, but neither of these facts changes their low value. A sunflower can be turned into regular cooking oil to use in recipes, but this item is not considered an artisan good and does not receive the cash bonus for the Artisan profession. It's best to grow sunflowers for the bundle in the community center or if you're trying to romance Haley. Otherwise, avoid.

Best - Ancient Fruit

The best crop you can hope to grow is the ancient fruit without question. Once you can get your hands on them, these crops never disappear (except in winter), meaning you can plant them on the first day of spring and harvest them repeatedly right through to the end of fall. In the greenhouse, they'll never die. On top of this, ancient fruit sells for a ton of gold. There's a good chance you'll be finding the first ancient seed somewhere outside of buying it, meaning you'll never spend money for seeds (get a seed maker!) and the lowest value an ancient fruit can be is 550 gold. Turn these fruits into wine and you'll be a millionaire in no time.