Red
River Valley Reports For 1999
TABLE 12 - 15
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
Minnesota and North Dakota Farm Business Mgmt Education
Red River Valley
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
SOYBEANS ON SHARE RENTED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 62 10 8
Number of farms 36 7 7
Acres 136.85 102.93 152.46
Yield per acre (bushel) 39.42 30.53 47.40
Operators share of yield % 65.88 62.71 69.95
Value per bushel 4.60 4.10 4.67
Total product return per acre 119.43 78.98 154.10
Miscellaneous income per acre 16.84 23.06 32.16
Gross return per acre 136.27 102.04 186.26
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 12.76 9.20 13.94
Fertilizer 2.22 8.83 0.00
Crop chemicals 19.23 18.81 17.90
Crop insurance 4.77 5.10 7.90
Fuel & oil 8.15 9.80 7.77
Repairs 12.37 14.63 11.70
Custom hire 2.15 0.89 3.12
Operating interest 2.67 2.21 1.80
Miscellaneous 0.35 0.75 0.00
Total direct expenses per acre 64.67 70.22 64.13
Return over direct expenses per acre 71.60 31.82 122.13
Overhead expenses per acre
Custom hire 0.26 0.52 0.00
Hired labor 5.54 3.94 9.38
Machinery & bldg leases 3.68 4.05 5.05
Farm insurance 2.42 1.80 2.43
Utilities 2.13 2.33 2.25
Dues & professional fees 1.14 0.56 1.87
Interest 4.17 5.43 2.98
Mach & bldg depreciation 13.39 10.08 13.84
Miscellaneous 3.27 2.74 3.97
Total overhead expenses per acre 36.00 31.46 41.76
Total listed expenses per acre 100.67 101.68 105.89
Net return per acre 35.60 0.36 80.37
Total direct expense per bushel 2.49 3.67 1.93
Total listed expense per bushel 3.88 5.31 3.19
Net return per bushel 1.37 0.02 2.42
Breakeven yield per acre 27.63 30.61 22.56
Net return including govt. payments 52.40 22.31 97.57
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 15.48 17.65 17.61
Net return over lbr & mgt 36.92 4.66 79.95
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