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