Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999                         
                  North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program            
                                       State Report                                  
                           (Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)                      
                          CONFECTIONARY SUNFLOWERS ON OWNED LAND                     
                                              Average Of   Average Of   Average Of
                                               All Farms     Low 20%      High 20%  
     Number of fields                                 27            7            7
     Number of farms                                  23            5            5
     Acres                                        125.37        75.51       109.96
     Yield per acre (cwt)                          11.10         7.55        13.47
     Operators share of yield %                   100.00       100.00       100.00
     Value per cwt                                 14.50        12.67        16.76
     Total product return per acre                160.96        95.68       225.61
     Miscellaneous income per acre                  3.22        15.84         0.00
     Gross return per acre                        164.18       111.51       225.61
     Direct expenses per acre
       Seed                                        19.80        18.16        18.73
       Fertilizer                                  11.83        16.26        11.26
       Crop chemicals                              19.88        23.88        19.42
       Crop insurance                               6.92         5.50         8.05
       Drying fuel                                  0.37         0.50         0.39
       Fuel & oil                                   6.51         8.16         6.50
       Repairs                                     10.45        13.53         5.02
       Custom hire                                  2.74         0.00         2.52
       Operating interest                           3.94         7.08         2.47
     Total direct expenses per acre                82.44        93.07        74.35
     Return over direct expenses per acre          81.74        18.44       151.27
     Overhead expenses per acre
       Hired labor                                  4.64         5.36         3.85
       Machinery & bldg leases                      1.46         3.92         0.16
       RE & pers. property taxes                    4.58         4.34         4.62
       Farm insurance                               2.01         2.97         1.46
       Utilities                                    1.96         2.06         2.05
       Hauling and trucking                         0.27         0.00         1.01
       Dues & professional fees                     0.52         0.57         0.47
       Interest                                    21.89        19.29        27.66
       Mach & bldg depreciation                    14.31        11.89        16.80
       Miscellaneous                                4.54         3.06         5.82
     Total overhead expenses per acre              56.17        53.46        63.88
     Total listed expenses per acre               138.61       146.54       138.23
     Net return per acre                           25.57       -35.02        87.38
     Total direct expense per cwt                   7.43        12.32         5.52
     Total listed expense per cwt                  12.48        19.40        10.27
     Net return per cwt                             2.30        -4.64         6.49
     Breakeven yield per acre                       9.34        10.32         8.25

 

                              Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999                         
                  North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program            
                                       State Report                                  
                           (Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)                      
                       CONFECTIONARY SUNFLOWERS ON CASH RENTED LAND                  
                                              Average Of   Average Of   Average Of
                                               All Farms     Low 20%      High 20%  
     Number of fields                                 72           18           17
     Number of farms                                  40            8            8
     Acres                                        148.33       132.69       149.05
     Yield per acre (cwt)                          11.42         7.16        15.05
     Operators share of yield %                   100.00       100.00       100.00
     Value per cwt                                 14.17        12.01        15.10
     Total product return per acre                161.83        85.99       227.28
     Miscellaneous income per acre                 17.21        23.46         6.77
     Gross return per acre                        179.04       109.44       234.05
     Direct expenses per acre
       Seed                                        19.64        18.51        19.62
       Fertilizer                                  13.88        15.31        12.12
       Crop chemicals                              19.66        25.05        17.26
       Crop insurance                               8.28         8.82        10.61
       Drying fuel                                  0.30         0.04         0.00
       Fuel & oil                                   6.82         6.68         6.48
       Repairs                                     12.01        17.14        10.57
       Custom hire                                  5.16         6.03         3.97
       Hired labor                                  0.08         0.00         0.00
       Land rent                                   34.86        32.11        35.18
       Operating interest                           5.16         4.40         4.27
     Total direct expenses per acre               125.84       134.10       120.08
     Return over direct expenses per acre          53.20       -24.66       113.96
     Overhead expenses per acre
       Hired labor                                  5.35         5.81         5.13
       Machinery & bldg leases                      2.29         2.26         3.07
       Farm insurance                               1.95         2.71         1.59
       Utilities                                    1.57         1.66         1.79
       Hauling and trucking                         0.15         0.00         0.57
       Dues & professional fees                     0.35         0.19         0.52
       Interest                                     5.89         7.23         5.69
       Mach & bldg depreciation                    14.98        15.33        14.75
       Miscellaneous                                3.76         2.64         6.03
     Total overhead expenses per acre              36.29        37.82        39.15
     Total listed expenses per acre               162.14       171.92       159.23
     Net return per acre                           16.90       -62.48        74.81
     Total direct expense per cwt                  11.02        18.74         7.98
     Total listed expense per cwt                  14.20        24.02        10.58
     Net return per cwt                             1.48        -8.73         4.97
     Breakeven yield per acre                      10.23        12.36        10.10

 

                              Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999                         
                  North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program            
                                       State Report                                  
                                  (Average of All Farms)                             
                       CONFECTIONARY SUNFLOWERS ON SHARE RENTED LAND                 
                                                                Average For
                                                                 All Farms 
               Number of fields                                         51
               Number of farms                                          22
               Acres                                                105.45
               Yield per acre (cwt)                                  10.73
               Operators share of yield %                            66.92
               Value per cwt                                         14.15
               Total product return per acre                        101.44
               Miscellaneous income per acre                          3.82
               Gross return per acre                                105.25
               Direct expenses per acre
                 Seed                                                18.87
                 Fertilizer                                           8.26
                 Crop chemicals                                      13.75
                 Crop insurance                                       6.55
                 Drying fuel                                          0.69
                 Fuel & oil                                           7.40
                 Repairs                                             13.15
                 Custom hire                                          2.65
                 Hired labor                                          0.14
                 Operating interest                                   4.15
                 Miscellaneous                                        0.07
               Total direct expenses per acre                        75.69
               Return over direct expenses per acre                  29.57
               Overhead expenses per acre
                 Hired labor                                          5.38
                 Machinery & bldg leases                              1.26
                 Farm insurance                                       2.14
                 Utilities                                            1.37
                 Hauling and trucking                                 0.10
                 Dues & professional fees                             0.37
                 Interest                                             5.81
                 Mach & bldg depreciation                            13.58
                 Miscellaneous                                        2.63
               Total overhead expenses per acre                      32.63
               Total listed expenses per acre                       108.32
               Net return per acre                                   -3.06
               Total direct expense per cwt                          10.54
               Total listed expense per cwt                          15.08
               Net return per cwt                                    -0.43
               Breakeven yield per acre                              11.04