Red
River Valley Reports For 1999
TABLE 12 - 25
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
Minnesota and North Dakota Farm Business Mgmt Education
Red River Valley
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
SPRING WHEAT ON CASH RENTED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 291 56 56
Number of farms 181 36 36
Acres 334.56 256.64 370.60
Yield per acre (bushel) 42.13 34.32 44.67
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per bushel 3.03 2.97 3.07
Total product return per acre 127.72 101.94 137.06
Miscellaneous income per acre 30.55 18.01 48.32
Gross return per acre 158.27 119.95 185.38
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 9.87 9.65 9.83
Fertilizer 24.74 24.71 21.07
Crop chemicals 20.10 23.13 21.57
Crop insurance 6.06 6.93 5.60
Drying fuel 0.15 0.14 0.28
Fuel & oil 4.90 5.10 4.67
Repairs 9.62 8.55 10.08
Custom hire 2.77 2.47 2.44
Land rent 59.86 64.81 52.17
Operating interest 4.14 5.19 3.85
Miscellaneous 0.62 0.50 0.17
Total direct expenses per acre 142.80 151.17 131.73
Return over direct expenses per acre 15.46 -31.22 53.65
Overhead expenses per acre
Custom hire 1.08 1.77 1.18
Hired labor 5.22 3.95 7.32
Machinery & bldg leases 2.49 2.36 1.56
Farm insurance 3.21 2.16 4.65
Utilities 1.39 1.37 1.60
Dues & professional fees 1.03 0.76 1.26
Interest 3.80 3.46 3.69
Mach & bldg depreciation 7.60 7.33 7.71
Miscellaneous 1.91 1.78 2.03
Total overhead expenses per acre 27.72 24.94 30.99
Total listed expenses per acre 170.52 176.11 162.72
Net return per acre -12.26 -56.16 22.66
Total direct expense per bushel 3.39 4.41 2.95
Total listed expense per bushel 4.05 5.13 3.64
Net return per bushel -0.29 -1.64 0.51
Breakeven yield per acre 46.17 53.22 37.28
Net return including govt. payments 18.35 -20.56 55.55
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 11.72 12.16 10.04
Net return over lbr & mgt 6.63 -32.72 45.51
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