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Farm Income and Costs: Farm Sector Income Forecast

Income statement for U.S. farm sector, 2004-2008F            
  Component accounts
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2007
2008F
1998-2007 average
08/28/08 
    $ billion      
Cash income statement:            
1. Cash receipts 237.2 240.9 240.8 284.8 335.8 219.1
  Crops 1/ 113.6 116.0 122.6 147.0 189.7 109.0
  Livestock 123.6 124.9 118.2 137.9 146.1 110.0
2. Direct government payments 2/ 13.0 24.4 15.8 11.9 13.2 17.4
3. Farm-related income 3/ 17.1 16.2 17.5 16.6 17.4 15.5
4. Gross cash income (1+2+3) 267.3 281.5 274.1 313.4 366.4 251.9
5. Cash expenses 4/ 185.0 194.8 206.0 226.0 265.1 183.7
6. NET CASH INCOME 5/ (4-5) 82.3 86.6 68.0 87.4 101.3 68.2
Farm income statement:            
7. Gross cash income (1+2+3) 267.3 281.5 274.1 313.4 366.4 251.9
8. Nonmoney income 6/ 17.1 19.2 21.3 24.0 25.4 15.8
9. Inventory adjustment 11.2 0.5 (3.0) 3.7 (1.3) 0.9
10. Gross farm income (7+8+9) 295.6 301.1 292.4 341.1 390.5 268.6
11. Total expenses 209.8 221.8 233.9 254.4 294.8 207.5
12. NET FARM INCOME (10-11) 85.8 79.3 58.5 86.8 95.7 61.1
F = forecast. P = preliminary. na = not applicable. ( ) = negative number. Numbers may not add due to rounding.    
1/ Includes CCC loans.
2/ Government payments reflect payments made directly to all recipients in the farm sector, including landlords.  The nonoperator landlords’ share is offset by its inclusion in rental expenses paid to these landlords and thus is not reflected in   net farm income or net cash income.
3/ Income from custom work, machine hire, recreational activities, forest product sales, and other farm sources.
4/ Excludes depreciation and perquisites to hired labor.
5/ Excludes farm households.
6/ Value of home consumption of farm products plus the imputed rental value of operator dwellings.
The WASDE reports are available at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1194
Note: This farm income forecast reflects the USDA's assessment of the outlook for commodities as reflected in the latest available WASDE report.

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Updated date: August 28, 2008