Crop Enterprise Analysis
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community and Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Soybeans on Owned Land , Roundup Ready
| Avg. Of | |
| All Farms | |
| Number of fields | 15 |
| Number of farms | 15 |
| Acres | 229.06 |
| Yield per acre (bushel) | 30.39 |
| Operators share of yield % | 100.00 |
| Value per bushel | 5.07 |
| Total product return per acre | 154.07 |
| Miscellaneous income per acre | 18.33 |
| Gross return per acre | 172.40 |
| Direct Expenses | |
| Seed | 31.52 |
| Fertilizer | 2.64 |
| Crop chemicals | 15.12 |
| Crop insurance | 8.69 |
| Fuel & oil | 5.72 |
| Repairs | 8.45 |
| Custom hire | 0.88 |
| Operating interest | 4.85 |
| Miscellaneous | 0.06 |
| Total direct expenses per acre | 77.93 |
| Return over direct exp per acre | 94.47 |
| Overhead Expenses | |
| Custom hire | 1.14 |
| Hired labor | 6.52 |
| Machinery & bldg leases | 0.96 |
| RE & pers. property taxes | 9.75 |
| Farm insurance | 3.04 |
| Utilities | 2.13 |
| Dues & professional fees | 1.39 |
| Interest | 34.92 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 9.79 |
| Miscellaneous | 3.94 |
| Total overhead expenses per acre | 73.57 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre | 151.51 |
| Net return per acre | 20.89 |
| Lbr & mgt charge per acre | 13.69 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | 7.21 |
| Government payments | 23.75 |
| Net return with govt payments | 30.96 |
| Cost of Production | |
| Total direct expense per bushel | 2.56 |
| Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel | 4.99 |
| With labor & management | 5.44 |
| Total exp less govt & oth income | 4.05 |
| Est. labor hours per acre | 1.40 |