Red
River Valley Reports For 1999
TABLE 12 - 24
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
Minnesota and North Dakota Farm Business Mgmt Education
Red River Valley
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
SPRING WHEAT ON OWNED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 161 34 34
Number of farms 124 25 25
Acres 181.81 131.74 225.36
Yield per acre (bushel) 42.07 36.88 42.45
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per bushel 3.05 2.93 3.14
Total product return per acre 128.42 108.10 133.36
Miscellaneous income per acre 34.03 15.96 62.33
Gross return per acre 162.46 124.06 195.69
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 10.18 10.13 11.14
Fertilizer 23.91 24.96 19.63
Crop chemicals 19.36 19.64 16.90
Crop insurance 6.42 6.35 8.12
Drying fuel 0.13 0.21 0.26
Fuel & oil 4.95 6.12 3.85
Repairs 9.77 12.81 9.50
Custom hire 2.47 2.84 3.00
Operating interest 3.79 3.77 3.25
Miscellaneous 0.59 0.43 0.64
Total direct expenses per acre 81.58 87.25 76.28
Return over direct expenses per acre 80.87 36.82 119.40
Overhead expenses per acre
Custom hire 1.00 0.48 1.18
Hired labor 5.71 3.54 5.70
Machinery & bldg leases 1.71 1.88 1.39
RE & pers. property taxes 13.31 12.52 14.59
Farm insurance 3.63 2.88 5.44
Utilities 1.62 1.69 1.82
Dues & professional fees 1.19 1.30 1.37
Interest 31.90 29.80 29.45
Mach & bldg depreciation 8.87 7.13 8.90
Miscellaneous 2.35 2.33 2.28
Total overhead expenses per acre 71.30 63.54 72.11
Total listed expenses per acre 152.88 150.79 148.39
Net return per acre 9.57 -26.72 47.29
Total direct expense per bushel 1.94 2.37 1.80
Total listed expense per bushel 3.63 4.09 3.50
Net return per bushel 0.23 -0.72 1.11
Breakeven yield per acre 38.94 45.99 27.39
Net return including govt. payments 41.68 12.43 78.83
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 12.13 15.87 10.91
Net return over lbr & mgt 29.55 -3.45 67.93
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