The Best Early-Game Production Chains In Farming Simulator 25

Key Takeaways

• Focus on growing and selling crops for a fixed income, or try production chains for higher profits.
• Consider production chains like the sawmill for forestry, bakery for grain crops, or canning factory for vegetables.
• Evaluate factors like cost, ROI, and specialization when choosing a production chain in Farming Simulator 25.

Like previous Farming Sim titles, the most common way to make money in Farming Simulator 25 is by growing and selling crops. The game offers contracts you can do to earn a fixed income, and most of these contracts are either growing, plowing, or harvesting jobs that pay extremely well.

If you want to take your profits to the next level, though, you can use crops to make processed goods, like sugar and bread, via production chains. These goods often exceed €10,000 per unit, resulting in a bucketload of earnings. However, picking the right chain from a list of 15 on a limited budget can be overwhelming. That said, some chains are meant for beginners, so which ones should you pick when starting out?

8 Oil Mill

Price: €240,000

• Primary Material Used: Oilseed crop (olive, sunflower, rice, and more.)

The oil mill is generally the last early-game production chain you should get since it, although making a decent profit, is simply not as beginner-friendly. Growing crops like olives and long-grain rice is a pain, and their return on investment (or ROI) isn’t too appealing.

However, unlike some blatantly redundant production chains, the oil mill’s uniqueness remains a key factor. Most oilseed crops aren’t used anywhere else, so it becomes the prime chain for those materials by default. All in all, the mill’s usefulness completely depends on your dedication and whether you want to try growing niche crops.

7 Cement Factory

Price: €370,000

• Primary Material Used: Stone.

Accumulating stones from contracts like rock removal is fairly common, and the only production chain to properly utilize this resource is the cement factory. Although it has an incredibly slow monthly cycle, it manufactures unique items like cement bricks, bags, and roof plates.

This factory is just a nice chain to have as it encourages you to collect stones instead of wasting them. However, since it’s so limited by demand and supply, it’s one of the last early-game production chains you should consider. Also, the €370,000 buying price is a huge ask, especially compared to other chains, which are significantly more diverse and versatile.

6 Rope Maker

Price: €300,000

• Primary Material Used: Cotton.

Cotton is a great crop for beginners due to its high value in both raw and processed forms. Among processing options — fabric and rope — the latter’s production at the rope maker stands out as the best starting choice. The rope maker not only has lower monthly costs, but you’ll also get a much larger return.

In their respective peak selling months, you can use 90 cottons to sell either €620,000 worth of rope or €258,000 worth of fabric. Although the rope maker’s cycle per month is much smaller, it shouldn’t be a massive problem for anyone starting out.

5 Sawmill

Price: €300,000

• Primary Material Used: Wood.

Doing forestry-related jobs like wood transport contracts is an efficient way to earn money and wood. Despite a massive catalog of machinery prerequisites, the follow-up rewards are worthwhile, and the sawmill does it better than anything. By manufacturing items like planks, beams, and prefab walls, you open a multitude of industrial pipelines that generate a stable income.

This is the ideal production chain for anyone even remotely interested in forestry. You can use the items made at the sawmill by selling them as is or at the carpentry or cooper to make furniture, barrels, and more. Either way, both pipelines thoroughly utilize wood to streamline revenue.

4 Carpentry

Price: €300,000

• Primary Material Used: Plank and wood.

Planks and long planks are the two primary wood products, and the two most common production chains that use them are carpentry and cooper. Of the two, the former is the stronger choice, not only because you get a 60 percent better return, but also because the operating speed is much higher.

The barrier to entry for carpentry is also comparatively low — the carpentry’s only product chain, furniture, just needs ten planks. If you don’t have or want to use planks, you can even produce 14 units of furniture with ten pieces of wood, getting an even better return. For simplicity and profit margins alone, the carpentry is incredible for utilizing wood.

3 Grain Mill

Price: €288,000

• Primary Material Used: Grain crop (wheat, barley, oat, and more.)

When looking at safe and beginner-friendly options, the grain mill has no major competition. It’s the prime production chain for the most common beginner crop type, the grain crop, with incredibly modest monthly costs. The mill uses these crops to make different types of flour, an essential raw material for several other chains.

From the flour produced at the grain mill, you can branch off to avenues like the bakery and canning factory, making easy-to-sell items like bread and noodle soup. The only downside is the initial cost, since buying the mill will set you back €288,000. However, when considering the scope, the sacrifice is worth it.

In the early stages, you should stick to exclusively making wheat and rice flour and using it at the bakery.

2 Bakery

Price: €50,000

• Primary Material Used: Wheat and rice.

Grain crops are among the most reliable crops in the game, and the two most popular options are wheat and rice. Both crops have an extremely high yield, but their individual selling prices are on the lower end. Thus, with a bakery, you can make bread and double your revenue.

At €50,000, the bakery is, by far, the cheapest and most accessible production chain in Farming Simulator 25. After buying a chain, you gain a route to convert €138,000 worth of wheat and rice into €270,000 of bread. Furthermore, this building even supports future-proofing — after making more raw materials, you can invest in cakes, which sell at tremendous prices on the market.

1 Canning Factory

Price: €330,000

• Primary Material Used: Vegetable crop (spinach, peas, carrots, and more.)

While most production chains in Farming Simulator 25 specialize in utilizing one or two crops or raw materials, the canning factory is the jack of all trades. It features a huge catalog of recipes that use unique yields, like spinach, peas, green beans, and other vegetables.

The canning factory truly has no competition in what it does — once you feel like you want to diversify your portfolio by trying to grow other crops, this factory becomes a must-have. And, apart from growing those crops just for exploration’s sake, there’s also some monetary incentive. Rice and spinach, for instance, are among the most profitable yields in the game!