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South East Area Reports for 1999

 

 

                                         S.E. Minnesota FBM                               
                                   Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999                         
                                (Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)                      

                                         CORN ON OWNED LAND                               


                                                   Average Of   Average Of   Average Of
                                                    All Farms    High 20%       Low 20%  
                                                   
          Number of fields                                259           52           52
          Number of farms                                 251           50           50

          Acres                                        115.16       128.89        94.61
          Yield per acre (bushel)                      156.67       170.02       136.35
          Operators share of yield %                   100.00       100.00       100.00
          Value per bushel                               1.77         1.79         1.77
          Other product return per acre                  0.01         0.00         0.00
          Total product return per acre                277.46       305.12       240.96
          Miscellaneous income per acre                  5.37        10.49         2.00
          Gross return per acre                        282.84       315.61       242.96

          Direct expenses per acre
            Seed                                        32.45        30.68        33.63
            Fertilizer                                  40.99        38.21        42.07
            Crop chemicals                              31.04        27.93        36.05
            Crop insurance                               5.81         5.04         5.98
            Drying fuel                                  7.58         5.41         8.73
            Irrigation energy                            0.08         0.00         0.29
            Fuel & oil                                   9.45         7.41        11.21
            Repairs                                     11.72         8.07        12.54
            Repair, machinery                           11.20         8.35        17.73
            Custom hire                                  9.10         3.93        20.64
            Repair, buildings                            1.72         1.93         0.76
            Repair, irrigation equip                     0.07         0.00         0.04
            Hired labor                                  0.11         0.46         0.00
            Machinery & bldg leases                      1.83         0.47         6.33
            Utilities                                    0.19         0.04         1.09
            Marketing                                    1.23         0.20         1.41
            Operating interest                           8.65         4.50        17.92
            Miscellaneous                                1.25         1.35         0.58
          Total direct expenses per acre               174.48       143.97       217.01
          Return over direct expenses per acre         108.36       171.64        25.96

          Overhead expenses per acre
            Repair, machinery                            0.03         0.00         0.17
            Hired labor                                  7.37         4.26         7.67
            Machinery & bldg leases                      3.85         5.19         7.41
            RE & pers. property taxes                   14.05        13.63        14.12
            Farm insurance                               4.02         3.85         4.28
            Utilities                                    3.07         2.84         3.13
            Dues & professional fees                     1.10         0.79         1.02
            Interest                                    45.63        48.59        45.98
            Mach & bldg depreciation                    30.74        26.68        32.09
            Miscellaneous                                5.30         4.85         4.94
          Total overhead expenses per acre             115.17       110.67       120.80
          Total listed expenses per acre               289.65       254.64       337.81
          Net return per acre                           -6.81        60.97       -94.85


          Total direct expense per bushel                1.11         0.85         1.59
          Total listed expense per bushel                1.85         1.50         2.48
          Net return per bushel                         -0.04         0.36        -0.70
          Breakeven yield per acre                     160.51       136.05       190.02
          Est. labor hours per acre                      2.08         1.75         2.23

          Net return including govt. payments           43.08       102.85       -44.11
          Lbr & mgt charge per acre                     29.50        25.40        31.67
          Net return over lbr & mgt                     13.58        77.45       -75.79
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