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

Soybeans, Natto on Cash Rent

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 6
Number of farms 5
Acres 198.45
Yield per acre (bushel) 34.89
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per bushel 6.31
Total product return per acre 220.12
Miscellaneous income per acre 1.16
Gross return per acre 221.28
Direct Expenses
Seed 6.44
Fertilizer 0.63
Crop chemicals 15.63
Crop insurance 4.23
Fuel & oil 6.88
Repairs 11.55
Custom hire 0.33
Land rent 65.96
Operating interest 2.36
Total direct expenses per acre 114.00
Return over direct exp per acre 107.28
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 0.29
Hired labor 1.69
Farm insurance 6.73
Utilities 2.53
Dues & professional fees 2.06
Interest 1.13
Mach & bldg depreciation 8.29
Miscellaneous 0.68
Total overhead expenses per acre 23.42
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 137.42
Net return per acre 83.86
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 16.89
Net return over lbr & mgt 66.97
Government payments 22.29
Net return with govt payments 89.26
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bushel 3.27
Total dir & ovhd exp per bushel 3.94
With labor & management 4.42
Total exp less govt & oth income 3.75
Est. labor hours per acre 1.58