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

Sugar Beets on Owned Land Excluding Joint venture

Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of fields 17
Number of farms 17
Acres 166.21
Yield per acre (ton) 18.55
Operators share of yield % 100.00
Value per ton 35.41
Total product return per acre 656.82
Miscellaneous income per acre 10.32
Gross return per acre 667.14
Direct Expenses
Seed 41.74
Fertilizer 27.26
Crop chemicals 93.62
Crop insurance 10.56
Fuel & oil 31.37
Repairs 56.13
Custom hire 9.80
Hired labor 13.24
Machinery & bldg leases 0.73
Operating interest 20.56
Miscellaneous 1.08
Total direct expenses per acre 306.09
Return over direct exp per acre 361.05
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 2.13
Hired labor 17.81
Machinery & bldg leases 5.46
RE & pers. property taxes 11.85
Farm insurance 4.19
Utilities 6.34
Dues & professional fees 4.05
Interest 57.89
Mach & bldg depreciation 42.82
Miscellaneous 17.58
Total overhead expenses per acre 170.11
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 476.20
Net return per acre 190.94
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 67.48
Net return over lbr & mgt 123.46
Government payments 25.14
Net return with govt payments 148.59
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per ton 16.50
Total dir & ovhd exp per ton 25.67
With labor & management 29.31
Total exp less govt & oth income 27.40
Est. labor hours per acre 6.29