Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community & Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Soybeans, Food on Cash Rent
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 5 |
| Number of farms | 5 |
| Acres | 155.08 |
| Yield per acre (bu.) | 30.83 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per bu. | 7.74 |
| Total product return per acre | 238.73 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 4.47 |
| Gross return per acre | 243.20 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 19.39 |
| Fertilizer | 4.20 |
| Crop chemicals | 36.56 |
| Crop insurance | 14.82 |
| Fuel & oil | 14.32 |
| Repairs | 12.50 |
| Custom hire | 0.87 |
| Land rent | 69.13 |
| Machinery leases | 2.18 |
| Operating interest | 2.00 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.88 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 176.84 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 66.36 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 0.59 |
| Hired labor | 2.13 |
| Farm insurance | 1.32 |
| Utilities | 1.26 |
| Dues & professional fees | 1.24 |
| Interest | 0.97 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 12.41 |
| Miscellaneous | 1.69 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 21.61 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 198.45 |
| Net return per acre | 44.75 |
| Government payments | 15.12 |
| Net return with govt pmts | 59.87 |
| Labor & management charge | 18.98 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | 40.89 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per bu. | 5.74 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. | 6.44 |
| Less govt & other income | 5.80 |
| With labor & management | 6.42 |
| Machinery cost per acre | 43.60 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 0.96 |