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 | 13 |
| Number of farms | 11 |
| Acres | 147.98 |
| Yield per acre (ton) | 18.38 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per ton | 37.60 |
| Total product return per acre | 690.88 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 40.25 |
| Gross return per acre | 731.13 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 44.20 |
| Fertilizer | 30.35 |
| Crop chemicals | 102.75 |
| Crop insurance | 18.37 |
| Fuel & oil | 31.66 |
| Repairs | 66.05 |
| Custom hire | 14.77 |
| Hired labor | 28.55 |
| Stock/quota lease | 212.32 |
| Operating interest | 17.95 |
| Miscellaneous | 1.00 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 567.97 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 163.15 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 3.45 |
| Hired labor | 20.46 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 13.36 |
| RE & pers. property taxes | 8.10 |
| Farm insurance | 5.70 |
| Utilities | 3.49 |
| Dues & professional fees | 3.44 |
| Interest | 43.13 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 46.30 |
| Miscellaneous | 6.23 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 153.65 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 721.63 |
| Net return per acre | 9.50 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 61.87 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | -52.36 |
| Government payments | 12.08 |
| Net return with govt payments | -40.28 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per ton | 30.91 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per ton | 39.27 |
| With labor & management | 42.64 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 39.79 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 5.69 |