Welcome to what is now my second guide in the Farming Simulator franchise. Yay.
This will be going in-depth into the newest mechanic of FS: production chains.
All of the data for the production chains is organized in a spreadsheet, and color coded for your convenience. You can access the spreadsheet here.[docs.google.com]
Not everything in this guide will be accurate, as there are some aspects of production chains that I do not know how they work. These are pointed out wherever my knowledge lacks.
All comments, criticisms and suggestions are welcome, as this is the best way that this guide will improve.

If you ever played Farming Simulator 19 and got into the mods, there were many factory-like mods that you could use, such as seed production, automatic TMR station, and so on, all using the base mod Global Company.
This is basically that, but made more user-friendly and properly incorporated into the game.
Production chains allow you to process your simple grains, wool, milk, etc. into more profitable goods that you can sell at any point in the chain.
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(Note: the image above refers to "planks" as boards, and "planks long" as planks. This guide will use "planks" and "planks long" as these are the terms used in game.)
Production chains exist as factories, which are either placed in by the map author or placed by the player themselves through the construction menu, though not all factories can be placed by the player.
Additionally, all production chains use "recipes," which are what the production chain will make with the specified inputs. These will be discussed in length in the next sections.
The "chain" part of production chains refers to how the output of one factory can be used in the output of another, like how flower from the grain mill can be used to make bread in the bakery.

Production chains add value to a product the same way real-life products gain value: raw material plus labor and change to product equals more expensive product. With production chains, this is simplified to:
Raw Product + Time + a little bit of money = More Expensive Good

For a user to determine if a production chain is right for their operation, they must consider many of the pros and cons of production chains before purchasing and operating factory, as listed below:
Pros:

• Transforms normal products into more expensive products, adding more money to your harvest or operation.
  
• Wide variety of goods that can be made from a wide variety of products.

Cons:

• Somewhat high startup cost (often greater than $50,000).
  
• Some goods take more time to produce than others, often resulting in a long wait until you can sell finished goods from when you first input them.
  
• Need to wait until a certain amount of goods are made until you can sell them.

If the user thinks that the pros outweigh the cons, then owning a production chain should be in their best interest.

First, you need to own the factory you want to use. To do so, either purchase it yourself through the build menu (Tip: use Left Shift + P to get to the build menu), or through purchasing the existing factory on the map.
To purchase a map-placed one, simply walk up to the wrench icon an interact with it (Default: R). You will be prompted on whether or not you want to buy it.
Once bought, your factory can be used. First, go to the factory's menu by interacting with the wrench icon, or through the game menu. From there, you will need to activate a recipe.
Below is an example of a factory menu for the dairy:
From here, we can see:

• Its status
  
• Cycles per hour
  
• Cost per hour
  
• Current Recipe
  
• Input (incoming) materials
  
• Output (outgoing) products

Now, let's break down what this all means.

• The status reports what your factory is doing. Inactive means that the selected recipe was not activated, and needs to be manually activated by the player (Default: Enter) before the factory can work. Active, along with other status messages, should be self explanatory.
  
• Cycles per hour is how many times the recipe will use ingredients in an hour. This is simply how much of the ingredients will be consumed every hour, hence larger numbers will result in more ingredients being consumed to produce more product. This and Cost per hour scale with how many days there are in a month. To figure out how many cycles there are in a month, multiply this number by 24÷x, where x is how many days there are in a month.
  
• Cost per hour is pretty self explanatory. You are billed every midnight. Note that this is per active hour, hence you won't get charged this if the factory isn't running.
  
• Recipes are the set of input items needed to produce a certain amount of a (chosen) output item, done in a ratio. In the game code, recipes specify what it is making, what inputs, how much of those inputs, what outputs, how much of that output, the cycles per hour, and cost per hour, along with other data. If there are multiple recipes, many can be activated at one time, and if the recipes share an input, the inputs will be distributed among the outputs.
  
• Incoming and outgoing materials is pretty self explanatory. Input materials are gained by dumping the product into the area designated with a dumping trailer. Note that there are also options on what to do with the outgoing products, which there are three options:
  
  • Storing: this will store the goods until a set amount is reached, then it will spawn a pallet containing the outgoing products. The area the pallets spawn are usually marked with zone markers.
    
  • Distributing: this will send your products to other production chains. The products will only be sent if there is enough to spawn a pallet.
    
  • Selling: pretty self explanatory, the product is sold directly from the factory.
    The profit you get from this is less than if you were to let the pallet get created and transport it to a sell point. The price is also affected by the seasonal fluctuation of that item.

Most of this information was obtained straight from the game code (via reading the XML files used by the placeables system). Otherwise, it can be found by playing the game as well. This data was stored into a spreadsheet for easy reading, the link for which is found above. Each factory will have its own section, and will show:

• Purchase price
  
• Placeable (that is, if it can be placed by the player from the building menu)
  
• Map coordinates (for map-placed buildings)
  
• Its recipe:
  
  • Input amount and type
    
  • Output amount and type
    
  • Output ratio ([sum of] output divided by [sum of] input; use this for calculating the output amount by multiplying a given input by this number)
    
  • Cost per active hour
    
  • Cycles per hour
    
  • Monetary gain as a percentage (how much more you will make selling off the finished product as compared to selling off the ingredient)
• How much product the factory can hold
  
• Base price (as defined in game files) or average price, used to calculate monetary gain
  
  • The base price will be multiplied based on the economic difficulty setting, 1 for hard, 1.8 for medium, and 3 for easy.
• And any other notes.

• Price: $50,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 1658, 1132
    
  • Haut-Beyleron: 1132, 997
    
  • Zielonka (Premium DLC): 586, 677
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cycles Per Hour

  Monetary Gain

  Bread

  2 Flour

  1 Bread

  0.5

  90

  33.33%

  Cake

  2 Flour, 2 Sugar, 2 Milk, 2 Egg, 2 Butter, 2 Strawberry

  5 Cake

  0.42

  8

  104.21%
  Note: the Bakery in Haut-Beyleron uses an unoptimized ratio for the bread recipe (90 Flour, 45 Bread, 2 Cycles per Hour), but is otherwise the same.
  
• Cost per Hour: $2.50
  
• Styles: 2
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Flour

  65,000

  Input

  $570

  Sugar

  7,000

  Input

  $500

  Milk

  7,000

  Input

  $700

  Eggs

  7,000

  Input

  $1,120

  Butter

  7,000

  Input

  $900

  Strawberry

  7,000

  Input

  $250

  Bread

  7,000

  Output

  $1,520

  Cake

  7,000

  Output

  $3,300

EU variant:
US variant:

• Price: $435,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Recipe: Biogas
  
  Input

  Output Electric Charge*

  Output Ratio

  Output Digestate

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain

  840 Silage

  756

  0.9

  252

  0.3

  84.21%

  200 Liquid Manure

  180

  0.9

  60

  0.3

  854.55%

  200 Manure

  180

  0.9

  60

  0.3

  854.55%

  100 Cut Sugarbeets

  90

  0.9

  20

  0.3

  83.14%
• Cycles per Hour: 1
  
• Cost per Hour: $2.50
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Silage

  30,000

  Input

  $170

  Manure

  7,200

  Input

  $33

  Cut Sugarbeets

  3,600

  Input

  $172

  Liquid Manure

  30,000

  Input

  $33

  Digestate

  1,900,000

  Output

  $33

  Electric Charge

  N/A

  Output

  $350

Note: for all recipes, produces 1L of methane*.
* Sold instantly.

• Price: $875,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Recipe: Biogas
  
  Input

  Output Electric Charge*

  Output Ratio

  Output Digestate

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain

  2120 Silage

  1909

  0.9

  636

  0.3

  84.31%

  505 Liquid Manure

  455

  0.9

  152

  0.3

  855.60%

  505 Manure

  455

  0.9

  152

  0.3

  855.60%

  253 Cut Sugarbeets

  227

  0.9

  76

  0.3

  82.58%
• Cycles per Hour: 1
  
• Cost per Hour: $6.30
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price

  Silage

  76,000

  Input

  $171

  Manure

  18,000

  Input

  $33

  Cut Sugarbeets

  9,000

  Input

  $172

  Liquid Manure

  76,000

  Input

  $33

  Digestate

  3,900,000

  Output

  $33

  Electric Charge

  N/A

  Output

  $350

Note: for all recipes, produces 1L of Methane*.
* Sold instantly.

• Price: $1,180,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Recipe: Biogas
  
  Input

  Output Electric Charge*

  Output Ratio

  Output Digestate

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain

  4243 Silage

  3819

  0.9

  1273

  0.3

  84.22%

  1010 Liquid Manure

  909

  0.9

  303

  0.3

  854.55%

  1010 Manure

  909

  0.9

  303

  0.3

  854.55%

  505 Cut Sugarbeets

  456

  0.9

  152

  0.3

  83.74%
• Cycles per Hour: 1
  
• Cost per Hour: $12.60
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Silage

  152,750

  Input

  $171

  Manure

  36,370

  Input

  $33

  Cut Sugarbeets

  18,180

  Input

  $172

  Liquid Manure

  152,750

  Input

  $33

  Digestate

  5,600,000

  Output

  $33

  Electric Charge

  N/A

  Output

  $350

Note: for all recipes, produces 5L of Methane*.
* Sold instantly.

• Price: $1,500,000
  
• Placeable: No
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 2006, 891
    
  • Haut-Beyleron: 631, 1684
    
  • Erlengrat: 1953, 832
• Recipe: Biogas
  
  Input

  Output Methane*

  Output Ratio

  Output Digestate

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain

  8484 Silage

  5884

  0.69

  2545

  0.3

  82.51%

  2020 Liquid Manure

  1452

  0.72

  606

  0.3

  880.20%

  2020 Manure

  1452

  0.72

  606

  0.3

  880.20%

  1010 Cut Sugarbeets

  721

  0.71

  303

  0.3

  86.77%
• Cycles per Hour: 1
  
• Cost per Hour: $25.25
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Silage

  305,425

  Input

  $171

  Manure

  72,720

  Input

  $33

  Cut Sugarbeets

  36,360

  Input

  $172

  Liquid Manure

  305,425

  Input

  $33

  Digestate

  6,400,000

  Output

  $33

  Methane

  N/A

  Output

  $450

Note: for all recipes, produces 1 unit of Electric Charge*.
* Sold instantly.

• Price: $60,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 1529, 1810
    
  • Haut-Beyleron: 1374, 229
    
  • Zielonka (Premium DLC): 599, 282
• Recipe: Furniture
  
  Input

  Output Furniture

  Output Ratio*

  Output Wood Chips

  Cycles per Hour

  Monetary Gain

  4 Wood

  5

  1.25

  0.15

  9

  150.00%

  5 Planks

  7

  1.4

  0.1

  10

  115.38%
• Cost per Hour: $3.00
  
• Styles: 2
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Wood

  30,000

  Input

  $1,000

  Planks

  18,000

  Input

  $1,300

  Furniture

  4,000

  Output

  $2,000

  Wood Chips

  5,000

  Output

  $320

* Wood Chips ignored for ratio and monetary gain.
EU Variant:
US Variant:

• Price: $110,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 424, 1421
• Recipe: Cereal
  
  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain

  1 Honey, 1 Raisins, 2 Oats, 2 Corn

  2 Cereal

  0.33

  11.27%
• Cycles per Hour: 90
  
• Cost per Hour: $5.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Honey

  30,000

  Input

  $1,000

  Raisins

  30,000

  Input

  $1,400

  Oats

  60,000

  Input

  $532

  Corn

  60,000

  Input

  $380

  Cereal

  7,000

  Output

  $2,350

The Recipes for the Dairy, Cheese Dairy, and Chocolate Factory are the same across all building types. The main difference between these building is what recipes they are restricted to.
Cost per Hour: $1.00
US Dairy:
EU Dairy:
Chocolate Factory (Liechti Chocolatier):
Cheese Factory (Käserei Erlengrat):

There are two different types of Grain Mills: map-placed and placeable. The only difference between these are the recipes.
Recipe: Flour

Recipe: Flour

• Price: $96,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 933, 78
    
  • Haut-Beyleron: 863, 1090
    
  • Erlengrat: 674, 1041
• Cost per Hour: $1.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price

  Wheat

  270,000

  Input

  $337

  Barley

  270,000

  Input

  $313

  Oat

  270,000

  Input

  $532

  Sorghum

  270,000

  Input

  $430

  Flour

  30,000

  Ouput

  $570

Placeable:

• Price: $80,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 2002, 1429
    
  • Haut-Beyleron: 358, 451
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cycles per Hour

  Monetary Gain

  Grape Juice

  5 Grapes

  4 Grape Juice

  0.8

  54

  112.27%

  Raisins

  1 Grapes

  1 Raisins

  1

  270

  132.17%
• Cost per Hour: $2.50
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Grapes

  90,000

  Input

  $603

  Raisins

  12,000

  Output

  $1,400

  Grape Juice

  10,000

  Output

  $1,600

Greenhouses recipes for all variants are the same. Greenhouses are also the cheapest production chain building, as well as the easiest to add inputs to (considering all you need is a source of water and a mobile water tank), so I recommend this if you want to gain some experience with production chains.

• Placeable: Yes
  
• Cost per Hour: $0.10
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cycles per Hour (small, medium, large)

  Monetary Gain

  Tomato

  1 Water

  1 Tomato

  1

  16, 28, 64

  400.00%

  Lettuce

  2 Water

  1 Lettuce

  0.5

  8, 14, 32

  395.00%

  Strawberry

  1 Water

  2 Strawberry

  2

  16, 28, 64

  400.00%

• Water: $100
  
• Lettuce: $990
  
• Tomato: $500
  
• ]Strawberry: $250

• Price: $3,000
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Water

  5,000

  Input

  Lettuce

  3,000

  Output

  Tomato

  2,000

  Output

  Strawberry

  6,000

  Output

• Price: $5,000
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Water

  10,000

  Input

  Lettuce

  6,000

  Output

  Tomato

  4,000

  Output

  Strawberry

  12,000

  Output

• Price: $10,000
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Water

  20,000

  Input

  Lettuce

  12,000

  Output

  Tomato

  8,000

  Output

  Strawberry

  24,000

  Output

Small Greenhouse:
Medium Greenhouse:
Large Greenhouse:

• Price: $80,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 2004, 1198
• Recipe:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cycles per Hour

  Monetary Gain

  Sunflower Oil

  2 Sunflower

  1 Sunflower Oil

  0.5

  200

  32.24%

  Canola Oil

  2 Canola

  1 Canola Oil

  0.5

  200

  35.99%

  Olive Oil

  2 Olives

  1 Olive Oil

  0.5

  100

  102.32%
• Cost per Hour: $2.50
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Sunflower

  144,000

  Input

  $673

  Canola

  144,000

  Input

  $603

  Olives

  72,000

  Input

  $603

  Sunflower Oil

  10,000

  Output

  $1,780

  Canola Oil

  10,000

  Output

  $1,640

  Olive Oil

  5,000

  Output

  $2,440

• Price: $100,000
  
• Placeable: No
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 179, 578
    
  • Haut-Beyleron: 1398, 183
    
  • Erlengrat: 1186, 731
• Recipe: Planks
  
  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio*

  Monetary Gain*

  3 Wood

  4 Planks, 0.15 Wood Chip

  1.33

  73.33%
• Cycles per Hour: 100
  
• Cost per Hour: $2.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Wood

  110,000

  Input

  $1,000

  Planks

  15,000

  Output

  $1,300

  Woodchips

  50,000

  Output

  $320

* Wood Chips excluded from ratio.

• Price: $60,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Coordinates:
  
  • ElmCreek: 1094, 643
    
  • Haut-Beyleron: 1643, 809
• Recipe: Fabric
  
  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cycles per Hour

  Monetary Gain

  2 Wool

  1 Fabric

  0.5

  60

  59.57%

  5 Cotton

  3 Fabric

  0.6

  24

  43.77%
• Cost per Hour: $5.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Wool

  45,000

  Input

  $940

  Cotton

  45,000

  Input

  $1,252

  Fabric

  5,000

  Output

  $3,000

• Price: $80,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Recipe: Sugar
  
  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cost per Hour

  Cycles per Hour

  Monetary Gain

  2 Sugar Beets

  1 Sugar

  0.5

  $5.00

  500

  104.92%

  5 Cut Sugarbeets

  3 Sugar

  0.6

  $3.00

  200

  74.42%

  2 Sugarcane

  1 Sugar

  0.5

  $5.00

  500

  110.08%
• Cycles per Hour: 2
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Sugar Beets

  360,000

  Input

  $122

  Cut Sugar Beets

  360,000

  Input

  $172

  Sugarcane

  360,000

  Input

  $119

  Sugar

  36,000

  Output

  $500

• Price: $100,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Recipe: Clothes
  
  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain

  2 Fabric

  1 Clothes

  0.5

  33.33%
• Cycles per Hour: 45
  
• Cost per Hour: $10.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/100L)

  Fabric

  32,000

  Input

  $3,000

  Clothes

  3,000

  Output

  $8,000

• Price: $50,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 1746, 1813
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Input

  Output

  Output Ratio

  Cycles Per Hour

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Picture Frame

  84 Planks Long

  210 Picture Frames

  2.5

  1.1

  47.57%

  Easel

  64 Planks Long

  200 Easel

  3.13

  1.2

  58.10%
• Cost Per Hour: $2.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Planks Long

  10,000

  Input

  $1,946

  Easel

  10,000

  Output

  $984

  Picture Frame

  10,000

  Output

  $1,149

• Price: $120,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 1803, 1864
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Input

  Output

  Output Ratio

  Cycles Per Hour

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Barrel

  50 Planks Long, 25 Metal

  340 Barrel

  4.53

  1

  118.48

  Bucket

  25 Planks Long, 25 Metal

  170 Bucket

  3.4

  1

  76.75%

  Bathtub

  30 Planks Long, 10 Metal

  85 Bathtub

  2.13

  2.5

  86.73%
• Cost Per Hour: $2.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Planks Long

  15,000

  Input

  $1,946

  Metal

  5,000

  Input

  $3,002

  Barrel

  10,000

  Output

  $1,108

  Bucket

  10,000

  Output

  $1,286

  Bathtub

  10,000

  Output

  $1,942

• Price: $110,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 1682, 1610
  
• Recipe: Floor Tiles
  
  Input

  Output

  Output Ratio

  Cycles Per Hour

  Cost Per Hour

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  90 Planks Long

  180 Floor Tiles

  2

  1.2

  $1.79

  94.49%

  140 Planks

  180 Floor Tiles

  1.29

  1.3

  $3.50

  87.14%
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Planks Long

  10,000

  Input

  $1,946

  Planks

  10,000

  Input

  $1,300

  Flooring Tiles

  10,000

  Output

  $1,892

• Price: $110,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 1901, 1760
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Input

  Output

  Output Ratio

  Cycles Per Hour

  Cost Per Hour

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Armoire

  50 Planks Long, 25 Metal

  166 Armoire

  2.21

  1

  $2.00

  114.95%

  Armoire

  75 Planks, 25 Metal

  166 Armoire

  1.66

  1

  $2.00

  114.69%

  Chair

  50 Planks Long

  125 Chiar

  2.5

  1.9

  $2.00

  98.61%

  Chair

  75 Planks

  125 Chair

  1.67

  2

  $3.00

  98.18%

  Table

  80 Planks Long

  100 Table

  1.25

  2.2

  $2.00

  57.53%

  Table

  120 Planks

  100 Table

  0.83

  2.4

  $3.00

  57.19%
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Planks Long

  18,000

  Input

  $1,946

  Planks

  18,000

  Input

  $1,300

  Metal

  5,000

  Input

  $3,002

  Armoire

  10,000

  Output

  $2,232

  Chair

  10,000

  Output

  $1,546

  Table

  10,000

  Output

  $2,452

• Price: $180,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Recipe: Metal
  
  Input

  Output

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  416 Iron Ore

  380 Metal

  0.91

  174.62%
• Cost Per Hour: $5.00
  
• Cycles Per Hour: 1
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Iron Ore

  60,000

  Input

  $999

  Metal

  20,000

  Output

  $3,002

• Price: $250,000
  
• Placeable: No
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 1345, 518
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio*

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Planks

  416 Wood

  560 Planks, 120 Wood chips

  1.35

  75.00%

  Planks Long

  416 Wood

  376 Planks Long, 120 Wood chips

  0.9

  75.87%

  Wood Beam

  416 Wood

  250 Wood Beams, 150 Wood chips

  0.6

  74.08%

  Prefab Wall

  416 Wood

  130 Prefab Wall

  0.31

  56.09%
• Cost Per Hour: $2.00
  
• Cycles Per Hour: 1
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Wood

  120,000

  Input

  $1,000

  Woodchips

  25,000

  Output

  $320

  Planks

  15,000

  Output

  $1,300

  Planks Long

  15,000

  Output

  $1,946

  Wood Beam

  15,000

  Output

  $2,897

  Prefab Wall

  15,000

  Output

  $4,995

* Wood chips excluded from ratio.

• Price: $130,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 902, 1103
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Input-Output Ratio

  Input Ratio

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Carton Roll

  400 Wood

  215 Carton Roll

  0.54

  55.53%

  Paper Roll

  525 Wood

  230 Paper Roll

  0.44

  41.12%
• Cost Per Hour: $2.00
  
• Cycles Per Hour: 1
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Wood

  30,000

  Input

  $1,000

  Carton Roll

  10,000

  Output

  $2,894

  Paper Roll

  10,000

  Output

  $3,221

• Price: $80,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 1669, 1674
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cycles Per Hour

  Cost Per Hour

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Bird House

  150 Planks Long

  200 Bird House

  1.33

  1.2

  $3.00

  3.70% (Price fluxuations may make this bigger, but only slightly)

  Cat Tree

  90 Planks Long, 100 Wool

  215 Cat Tree

  1.13

  1.1

  $3.50

  155.98%

  Dog House

  90 Planks Long

  95 Dog House

  1.13

  2.2

  $2.00

  32.02%
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Planks Long

  20,000

  Input

  $1,946

  Wool

  20,000

  Input

  $940

  Bird House

  10,000

  Output

  $1,513

  Cat Tree

  10,000

  Output

  $3,204

  Dog House

  10,000

  Output

  $2,434

• Price: $56,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio*

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Planks

  208 Wood

  280 Planks, 60 Wood chips

  1.35

  75.00%

  Planks Long

  208 Wood

  188 Planks Long, 60 Wood chips

  0.9

  75.87%

  Wood Beam

  208 Wood

  125 Wood Beams, 75 Wood chips

  0.6

  74.08%

  Prefab Wall

  208 Wood

  75 Prefab Wall

  0.36

  83.89%
• Cost Per Hour: $2.00
  
• Cycles Per Hour: 1
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Wood

  75,000

  Input

  $1,000

  Woodchips

  20,000

  Output

  $320

  Planks

  12,000

  Output

  $1,300

  Planks Long

  12,000

  Output

  $1,946

  Wood Beams

  12,000

  Output

  $2,897

  Prefab wall

  12,000

  Output

  $4,995

* Wood chips excluded from ratio.

• Price: $70,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 1753, 1782
  
• Recipe: Single
  
  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  84 Planks Long

  210 Shingle

  2.5

  66.88%
• Cost Per Hour: $2.00
  
• Cycles Per Hour: 1.1
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Planks Long

  10,000

  Input

  $1,946

  Shingle

  10,000

  Output

  $1,299

• Price: $80,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Silverrun Coordinates: 1934, 1765
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cycles Per Hour

  Cost Per Hour

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Staircase Railing

  100 Wood

  220 Staircase Railing

  2.2

  1

  $5.00

  139.31%

  Staircase Railing

  70 Planks Long

  220 Staircase Railing

  3.14

  1

  $2.00

  75.69%

  Pepper Grinder

  50 Wood

  100 Pepper Grinder

  2

  2.2

  $5.00

  128.83%

  Pepper Grinder

  50 Planks Long

  150 Pepper Grinder

  3

  1.5

  $2.00

  76.40%

  Bowl

  150 Wood

  150 Bowl

  1

  1.4

  $5.00

  64.17%

  Bowl

  150 Planks Long

  210 Bowl

  1.4

  1

  $2.00

  18.12%
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Wood

  30,000

  Input

  $1,000

  Planks Long

  30,000

  Input

  $1,946

  Staircase Railing

  4,000

  Output

  $1,088

  Pepper Grinder

  4,000

  Output

  $1,144

  Bowl

  4,000

  Output

  $1,642

• Price: $110,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Zielonka Coordinates: 700, 376
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Preserved Food Carrots

  100 Carrots

  60 Preserved Food Carrots

  0.6

  277.22%

  Preserved Food Parsnip

  100 Parsnips

  60 Preserved Food Parsnip

  0.6

  270.62%

  Preserved Food Beetroot

  100 Red beet

  60 Preserved Food Beetroot

  0.6

  315.51%
• Cost Per Hour: 10
  
• Cycles Per Hour: $4.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Carrots

  240,000

  Input

  $132

  Parsnip

  240,000

  Input

  $130

  Red Beets

  240,000

  Input

  $119

  Preserved Food Carrots

  45,000

  Output

  $828

  Preserved Food Parsnip

  45,000

  Output

  $805

  Preserved Food Beetroot

  45,000

  Output

  $823

• Price: $135,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Zielonka Coordinates: 453, 1434
  
• Recipes:
  
  Recipe

  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cycles per Hour

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  Triple Soup

  100 Carrots, 100 Parsnips, 100 Red Beets

  100 Triple Soup

  0.33

  5

  228.81%

  Carrot Soup

  300 Carrots

  100 Carrot Soup

  0.33

  6

  172.35%

  Parsnip Soup

  300 Parsnips

  100 Parsnip Soup

  0.33

  6

  175.05.71%

  Red Beet Soup

  300 Red Beets

  100 Red Beet Soup

  0.33

  6

  187.90%

  Potato Soup

  300 Potatoes

  100 Potato Soup

  0.33

  6

  128.53%
• Cost Per Hour: $5.00
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Approximate Average Price ($/1000L)

  Carrots

  450,000

  Input

  $132

  Parsnip

  450,000

  Input

  $130

  Red Beet

  450,000

  Input

  $119

  Potatoes

  450,000

  Input

  $172

  Triple Soup

  45,000

  Output

  $1,252

  Carrot Soup

  45,000

  Output

  $1,087

  Parsnip Soup

  45,000

  Output

  $1,086

  Red Beet Soup

  45,000

  Output

  $1,037

  Potato Soup

  45,000

  Output

  $1,191

• Price: $120,000
  
• Placeable: Yes
  
• Zielonka Coordinates: 1269, 1479
  
• Recipe: Potato Chips
  
  Inputs

  Outputs

  Output Ratio

  Cost Per Hour

  Monetary Gain (approximate)

  100 Potatoes, 5 Sunflower Oil

  30 Potato Chips

  0.29

  $5.00

  79.73%

  100 Potatoes, 5 Canola Oil

  30 Potato Chips

  0.29

  $6.00

  84.68%

  100 Potatoes, 4 Olive Oil

  30 Potato Chips

  0.29

  $2.00

  73.99%
• Cycles Per Hour: 20
  
• Capacity:
  
  Item

  Capacity (L)

  Type

  Base Price ($/1000L)

  Potatoes

  480,000

  Input

  $172

  Canola Oil

  24,000

  Input

  $1,640

  Sunflower Oil

  24,000

  Input

  $1,780

  Olive Oil

  19,200

  Input

  $2,440

  Potato Chips

  45,000

  Output

  ~$1,564

Production Chains allow you multiple avenues of increasing the value of your yield. Productions Chains work via inputs and outputs, and selecting what building you use depends on what you produce.
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!
Thanks to Grimloc for info on how the selling settings works, and grolbu on how cycles per hour works.
Thanks for viewing this guide.
November 14, 2023

• Removed the input-output ratio (1:1)
  
• Replaced input ratio with output ratio

March 3, 2024

• Changed a lot of percentages and base prices for both DLC's.