Inventory Changes
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)

Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% 40 - 60% High 20%
Number of farms 75 15 15 15
Net cash farm income 72,445 69,450 64,879 167,082
Crops and Feed
Ending inventory 249,161 244,280 149,480 422,992
Beginning inventory 226,167 268,823 147,673 376,920
Inventory change 22,995 -24,543 1,807 46,072
Market Livestock
Ending inventory 5,438 - - 27,191
Beginning inventory 4,760 - 1,971 21,828
Inventory change 678 - -1,971 5,363
Accts Receivable & Other Current Assets
Ending inventory 20,378 37,871 9,354 25,663
Beginning inventory 40,255 92,289 23,197 51,008
Inventory change -19,877 -54,418 -13,843 -25,346
Prepaid Expenses and Supplies
Ending inventory 44,164 57,132 18,924 79,058
Beginning inventory 44,654 56,108 13,046 81,422
Inventory change -489 1,024 5,877 -2,364
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses
Beginning inventory 20,569 32,442 10,926 28,472
Ending inventory 32,084 53,111 14,378 16,671
Inventory change -11,515 -20,669 -3,452 11,802
Total inventory change -8,208 -98,606 -11,582 35,527
Net operating profit 64,237 -29,156 53,297 202,610