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Crop Enterprise Analysis, 2001
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return)
Sunflowers, Confectionary on Cash Rent
Avg. Of
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of fields 37 9 6
Number of farms 26 5 5
Acres 147.82 233.63 113.48
Yield per acre (cwt) 10.94 7.23 15.04
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per cwt 13.16 13.02 13.86
Total product return per acre 144.00 94.21 208.44
Miscellaneous income per acre 15.42 32.80 7.11
Gross return per acre 159.42 127.02 215.55
Direct Expenses
Seed 21.08 21.54 18.10
Fertilizer 17.76 22.26 11.18
Crop chemicals 19.64 18.36 16.33
Crop insurance 8.09 6.76 9.15
Drying fuel 0.41 0.56 -
Fuel & oil 10.50 10.52 8.84
Repairs 12.47 12.29 9.27
Custom hire 5.28 5.80 9.03
Land rent 34.73 37.65 35.60
Operating interest 5.11 7.18 3.16
Miscellaneous 0.01 - -
Total direct expenses per acre 135.06 142.91 120.66
Return over direct exp per acre 24.36 -15.90 94.89
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 4.34 7.86 1.48
Machinery & bldg leases 1.68 2.14 1.18
Farm insurance 1.83 1.62 1.87
Utilities 1.65 1.83 2.10
Dues & professional fees 0.41 0.20 0.80
Interest 5.33 6.43 4.88
Mach & bldg depreciation 15.13 18.46 11.13
Miscellaneous 3.41 3.29 3.45
Total overhead expenses per acre 33.79 41.82 26.89
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 168.85 184.74 147.55
Net return per acre -9.43 -57.72 68.00
Lbr & mgt charge per acre 15.68 14.61 16.11
Net return over lbr & mgt -25.11 -72.33 51.89
Government payments 17.55 17.61 20.25
Net return with govt payments -7.56 -54.72 72.14
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per cwt 12.34 19.76 8.02
Total dir & ovhd exp per cwt 15.43 25.54 9.81
With labor & management 16.86 27.56 10.88
Total exp less govt & oth income 13.85 20.59 9.06