Crop Enterprise Analysis
(Farms Sorted By RoundUp Ready)

Soybeans on Cash Rent

Avg. Of 100% RR No RR No Answer
All Farms
Number of fields 2331 1599 70 662
Number of farms 1445 1011 62 396
Acres 205.55 201.62 230.91 212.36
Yield per acre (bu.) 45.48 46.53 42.06 43.46
Operators share of yield % 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Value per bu. 6.03 6.04 6.05 5.99
Other product return per acre 0.01 0.01 - 0.03
Total product return per acre 274.03 281.05 254.48 260.19
Miscellaneous income per acre 5.45 5.84 7.71 4.28
Gross return per acre 279.48 286.89 262.19 264.47
Direct Expenses
Seed 30.54 31.74 20.41 28.96
Fertilizer 5.36 5.36 5.06 5.39
Crop chemicals 18.38 17.89 22.87 19.00
Crop insurance 11.95 12.39 12.11 10.91
Fuel & oil 15.57 15.03 16.46 16.72
Repairs 17.81 17.71 18.38 17.98
Custom hire 3.04 2.97 1.81 3.34
Land rent 90.92 95.22 83.31 81.96
Machinery leases 0.77 0.98 0.92 0.27
Marketing 0.67 0.71 0.58 0.58
Operating interest 8.17 8.36 5.41 8.06
Miscellaneous 1.33 1.34 1.78 1.26
Total direct expenses per acre 204.52 209.69 189.08 194.43
Return over direct exp per acre 74.96 77.20 73.11 70.04
Overhead Expenses
Custom hire 1.49 1.51 1.53 1.44
Hired labor 5.21 5.07 6.13 5.41
Machinery leases 2.80 2.87 1.98 2.74
Building leases 0.64 0.76 0.99 0.34
Farm insurance 3.74 3.57 3.76 4.12
Utilities 2.54 2.41 2.69 2.80
Dues & professional fees 1.39 1.40 1.86 1.30
Interest 4.94 4.96 5.99 4.77
Mach & bldg depreciation 17.78 18.56 15.25 16.28
Miscellaneous 3.36 3.38 3.54 3.28
Total overhead expenses per acre 43.88 44.50 43.72 42.47
Total dir & ovhd expenses per acre 248.40 254.19 232.80 236.90
Net return per acre 31.08 32.70 29.39 27.56
Government payments 23.85 25.06 19.56 21.59
Net return with govt pmts 54.93 57.76 48.95 49.15
Labor & management charge 22.17 23.19 21.65 19.91
Net return over lbr & mgt 32.76 34.57 27.30 29.24
Cost of Production
Total direct expense per bu. 4.50 4.51 4.50 4.47
Total dir & ovhd exp per bu. 5.46 5.46 5.54 5.45
Less govt & other income 4.82 4.80 4.89 4.85
With labor & management 5.30 5.30 5.40 5.31
Machinery cost per acre 61.82 61.79 60.04 62.10
Est. labor hours per acre 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78

Copyright (c) 2005-2007, University of Minnesota
Data Source(s): Minnesota Farm Business Management Education, 1317 farms
Southwest Minnesota Farm Business Management Association, 84 farms
Southeast Minnesota Farm Business Management Association, 22 farms
North Dakota Farm and Ranch Business Management - Red River Valley, 22 farms

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Report Summary

1. Report number 88078
2. Location
    State: Minnesota
3. Farm Characteristics
    Year(s): 2006
    Crop tenure type: Cash Rent

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