Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Sugar Beets on Owned Land Including Joint venture
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 11 |
| Number of farms | 10 |
| Acres | 84.24 |
| Yield per acre (ton) | 20.17 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per ton | 39.72 |
| Total product return per acre | 801.10 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 23.78 |
| Gross return per acre | 824.88 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 40.66 |
| Fertilizer | 25.21 |
| Crop chemicals | 110.18 |
| Crop insurance | 17.32 |
| Fuel & oil | 18.43 |
| Repairs | 45.27 |
| Custom hire | 2.90 |
| Hired labor | 20.51 |
| Marketing | 211.61 |
| Operating interest | 16.06 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.91 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 509.07 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 315.81 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 2.13 |
| Hired labor | 11.28 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 5.13 |
| RE & pers. property taxes | 11.47 |
| Farm insurance | 3.41 |
| Utilities | 4.21 |
| Dues & professional fees | 4.05 |
| Interest | 44.83 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 45.11 |
| Miscellaneous | 3.61 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 135.22 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 644.29 |
| Net return per acre | 180.59 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 58.96 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | 121.62 |
| Government payments | 14.66 |
| Net return with govt payments | 136.29 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per ton | 25.24 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per ton | 31.95 |
| With labor & management | 34.87 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 32.96 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 3.68 |