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

Soybeans on Share Rent

Avg. Of 100%
All Farms RR
Number of fields 12 10
Number of farms 12 10
Acres 141.79 149.83
Yield per acre (bu.) 30.31 30.27
Operators share of yield % 65.90 66.95
Value per bu. 6.58 6.57
Total product return per acre 131.36 133.12
Miscellaneous income per acre - -
Gross return per acre 131.36 133.12
Direct Expenses
Seed 28.67 31.61
Fertilizer 1.71 1.56
Crop chemicals 13.36 13.20
Crop insurance 5.22 5.41
Fuel & oil 6.84 6.88
Repairs 12.28 12.46
Custom hire 1.07 0.30
Machinery & bldg leases 0.27 -
Operating interest 3.62 3.64
Miscellaneous 0.32 0.24
Total direct expenses per acre 73.37 75.30
Return over direct exp per acre 57.99 57.82
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.50 1.71
Hired labor 4.26 4.53
Machinery & bldg leases 1.63 1.73
Farm insurance 3.66 3.88
Utilities 2.12 2.14
Dues & professional fees 1.96 2.08
Interest 3.74 4.11
Mach & bldg depreciation 9.20 9.38
Miscellaneous 3.17 3.26
Total overhead expenses per acre 31.26 32.82
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 104.63 108.12
Net return per acre 26.73 25.00
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 16.38 16.08
Net return over lbr & mgt 10.35 8.92
Government payments 10.85 10.83
Net return with govt payments 21.20 19.75
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu. 3.67 3.72
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. 5.24 5.33
With labor & management 6.06 6.13
Total exp less govt & oth income 5.51 5.59
Est. labor hours per acre 1.30 1.31