Red
River Valley Reports For 1998
TABLE 12 - 18
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1998
Minnesota and North Dakota Farm Business Mgmt Education
Red River Valley
(Farms sorted according to Return to Overhead per Acre)
SUGAR BEETS ON OWNED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
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Number of fields 75 18 12
Number of farms 53 11 11
Acres 89.42 48.54 84.34
Yield per acre (ton) 19.63 11.85 22.92
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per ton 33.06 31.96 32.95
Total product return per acre 648.91 378.65 755.37
Miscellaneous income per acre 29.25 68.70 37.00
Gross return per acre 678.16 447.35 792.37
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 39.75 43.19 38.13
Fertilizer 31.80 34.76 27.68
Crop chemicals 106.97 105.44 105.22
Crop insurance 13.17 15.27 10.67
Fuel & oil 22.51 25.94 22.69
Repairs 48.46 51.37 24.32
Custom hire 12.88 5.59 13.14
Hired labor 17.18 29.48 22.34
Sugar beet stock 59.71 95.08 53.79
Operating interest 20.53 20.75 14.29
Miscellaneous 2.43 2.71 0.51
Total direct expenses per acre 375.39 429.57 332.78
Return over direct expenses per acre 302.77 17.78 459.59
Overhead expenses per acre
Custom hire 3.00 2.16 4.59
Hired labor 29.46 22.26 17.44
Machinery & bldg leases 8.32 14.05 15.21
RE & pers. property taxes 13.77 9.91 11.32
Farm insurance 4.95 6.97 3.24
Utilities 7.53 5.51 5.89
Dues & professional fees 5.25 5.74 4.02
Interest 63.78 46.71 72.12
Mach & bldg depreciation 43.59 44.96 39.07
Miscellaneous 11.83 7.65 11.11
Total overhead expenses per acre 191.47 165.93 183.99
Total listed expenses per acre 566.86 595.50 516.78
Net return per acre 111.30 -148.15 275.59
Total direct expense per ton 19.13 36.26 14.52
Total listed expense per ton 28.88 50.27 22.55
Net return per ton 5.67 -12.51 12.02
Breakeven yield per acre 16.26 16.48 14.56
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 58.77 59.29 55.19
Net return over lbr & mgt 52.53 -207.44 220.40
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