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

Sugar Beets on Owned Land Excluding Joint venture

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 18
Number of farms 18
Acres 119.47
Yield per acre (ton) 19.96
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per ton 35.55
Total product return per acre 709.54
Miscellaneous income per acre 10.97
Gross return per acre 720.51
Direct Expenses
Seed 51.79
Fertilizer 37.63
Crop chemicals 109.68
Crop insurance 17.19
Fuel & oil 43.34
Repairs 74.73
Custom hire 11.75
Hired labor 25.80
Machinery & bldg leases 0.54
Operating interest 13.79
Miscellaneous 1.53
Total direct expenses per acre 387.77
Return over direct exp per acre 332.74
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 7.72
Hired labor 29.27
Machinery & bldg leases 2.98
RE & pers. property taxes 12.69
Farm insurance 5.55
Utilities 4.90
Dues & professional fees 4.68
Interest 47.31
Mach & bldg depreciation 58.44
Miscellaneous 8.88
Total overhead expenses per acre 182.42
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 570.19
Net return per acre 150.32
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 74.81
Net return over lbr & mgt 75.51
Government payments 14.24
Net return with govt payments 89.75
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per ton 19.43
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton 28.57
With labor & management 32.32
Total exp less govt & oth income 31.06
Est. labor hours per acre 6.37