Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)

Sunflowers, Confectionary on Cash Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 12
Number of farms 12
Acres 313.33
Yield per acre (cwt) 12.23
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per cwt 13.98
Total product return per acre 170.99
Miscellaneous income per acre 8.88
Gross return per acre 179.87
Direct Expenses
Seed 23.08
Fertilizer 20.80
Crop chemicals 21.72
Crop insurance 7.64
Drying fuel 0.82
Fuel & oil 9.72
Repairs 13.43
Custom hire 4.21
Hired labor 0.45
Land rent 66.89
Machinery & bldg leases 0.55
Operating interest 3.85
Miscellaneous 0.72
Total direct expenses per acre 173.88
Return over direct exp per acre 5.99
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.66
Hired labor 8.19
Machinery & bldg leases 2.88
Farm insurance 2.82
Utilities 2.05
Dues & professional fees 2.38
Interest 4.55
Mach & bldg depreciation 8.38
Miscellaneous 2.01
Total overhead expenses per acre 34.91
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 208.78
Net return per acre -28.91
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 17.62
Net return over lbr & mgt -46.53
Government payments 24.34
Net return with govt payments -22.19
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt 14.21
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt 17.06
With labor & management 18.50
Total exp less govt & oth income 15.79
Est. labor hours per acre 1.96