Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
SUNFLOWERS ON OWNED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 82 18 15
Number of farms 62 12 12
Acres 111.06 114.62 79.32
Yield per acre (cwt) 9.95 4.27 16.84
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per cwt 9.85 8.02 11.06
Total product return per acre 97.96 34.23 186.14
Miscellaneous income per acre 4.52 0.07 0.84
Gross return per acre 102.48 34.30 186.98
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 12.57 8.74 14.78
Fertilizer 9.69 6.19 11.19
Crop chemicals 11.38 9.46 14.28
Crop insurance 5.02 2.39 7.43
Drying fuel 0.47 0.00 0.60
Fuel & oil 7.70 7.40 6.98
Repairs 12.85 13.02 14.01
Custom hire 1.95 1.14 3.04
Operating interest 4.67 5.78 3.49
Miscellaneous 0.29 0.00 0.00
Total direct expenses per acre 66.60 54.12 75.79
Return over direct expenses per acre 35.88 -19.82 111.19
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 4.79 9.17 1.32
Machinery & bldg leases 2.08 4.94 0.74
RE & pers. property taxes 4.33 4.36 3.95
Farm insurance 1.93 2.24 1.44
Utilities 1.80 2.43 1.29
Hauling and trucking 0.02 0.00 0.12
Dues & professional fees 0.55 0.98 0.20
Interest 14.59 9.70 17.28
Mach & bldg depreciation 12.14 13.24 13.88
Miscellaneous 2.90 2.45 5.16
Total overhead expenses per acre 45.12 49.51 45.37
Total listed expenses per acre 111.72 103.63 121.16
Net return per acre -9.24 -69.33 65.82
Total direct expense per cwt 6.70 12.68 4.50
Total listed expense per cwt 11.23 24.28 7.20
Net return per cwt -0.93 -16.24 3.91
Breakeven yield per acre 10.88 12.91 10.88
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
SUNFLOWERS ON CASH RENTED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 153 24 27
Number of farms 85 17 17
Acres 102.53 113.07 115.70
Yield per acre (cwt) 10.84 6.08 15.58
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per cwt 9.95 7.92 11.42
Total product return per acre 107.80 48.12 177.91
Miscellaneous income per acre 7.46 7.70 6.73
Gross return per acre 115.26 55.82 184.64
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 14.36 14.04 16.16
Fertilizer 11.40 12.12 13.02
Crop chemicals 13.54 13.36 15.20
Crop insurance 5.35 3.88 5.54
Drying fuel 0.46 0.44 0.18
Fuel & oil 6.67 8.08 5.31
Repairs 12.34 16.07 8.13
Custom hire 3.41 3.78 1.66
Land rent 29.60 30.07 32.68
Operating interest 4.66 6.47 4.52
Miscellaneous 0.60 0.00 0.29
Total direct expenses per acre 102.40 108.30 102.68
Return over direct expenses per acre 12.87 -52.48 81.96
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 3.18 4.00 4.87
Machinery & bldg leases 2.96 3.86 2.03
Farm insurance 1.97 2.71 1.55
Utilities 1.47 2.70 1.17
Hauling and trucking 0.15 0.77 0.05
Dues & professional fees 0.41 0.50 0.12
Interest 4.75 6.03 4.21
Mach & bldg depreciation 9.79 13.20 10.76
Miscellaneous 3.29 5.39 2.60
Total overhead expenses per acre 27.97 39.15 27.35
Total listed expenses per acre 130.37 147.46 130.03
Net return per acre -15.11 -91.64 54.61
Total direct expense per cwt 9.45 17.82 6.59
Total listed expense per cwt 12.03 24.26 8.35
Net return per cwt -1.39 -15.08 3.51
Breakeven yield per acre 12.36 17.65 10.80
Crop Enterprise Analysis, 1999
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
SUNFLOWERS ON SHARE RENTED LAND
Average Of Average Of Average Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 70 11 19
Number of farms 43 9 9
Acres 72.13 58.83 81.87
Yield per acre (cwt) 12.24 7.27 16.23
Operators share of yield % 65.45 63.93 66.86
Value per cwt 9.30 7.09 9.93
Total product return per acre 74.45 33.07 107.16
Miscellaneous income per acre 3.87 1.51 0.24
Gross return per acre 78.32 34.59 107.40
Direct expenses per acre
Seed 10.33 11.52 9.95
Fertilizer 9.19 7.21 8.88
Crop chemicals 10.85 12.48 9.63
Crop insurance 4.17 3.45 3.94
Drying fuel 0.19 0.00 0.35
Fuel & oil 7.18 7.96 7.78
Repairs 12.02 14.77 10.53
Custom hire 2.02 2.95 0.70
Operating interest 2.78 4.91 1.91
Miscellaneous 0.33 0.55 0.45
Total direct expenses per acre 59.07 65.81 54.12
Return over direct expenses per acre 19.25 -31.22 53.28
Overhead expenses per acre
Hired labor 2.50 3.83 2.08
Machinery & bldg leases 1.20 1.10 1.23
Farm insurance 1.62 2.02 1.37
Utilities 1.31 1.38 0.87
Hauling and trucking 0.04 0.00 0.00
Dues & professional fees 0.33 0.63 0.10
Interest 5.33 8.09 5.23
Mach & bldg depreciation 9.83 10.32 10.85
Miscellaneous 2.80 2.46 4.72
Total overhead expenses per acre 24.97 29.82 26.44
Total listed expenses per acre 84.04 95.63 80.56
Net return per acre -5.71 -61.05 26.83
Total direct expense per cwt 7.37 14.16 4.99
Total listed expense per cwt 10.49 20.58 7.42
Net return per cwt -0.71 -13.14 2.47
Breakeven yield per acre 13.17 20.76 12.10