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Farm Income and Costs: Farm Sector Income Forecast

U.S. farm sector production expenses, 2004-2008F          
Expense accounts 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008F
08/18/08 
    $ billion    
Farm origin inputs 57.5 56.9 61.0 68.8 81.8
 Feed 29.7 28.0 31.4 38.1 47.9
 Livestock 18.1 18.5 18.5 18.8 18.6
 Seed 9.6 10.4 11.0 11.9 15.3
Manufactured inputs 31.6 35.4 37.5 43.7 59.5
 Fertilizer & lime 11.4 12.8 13.3 16.7 26.4
 Fuels and oils 8.2 10.3 11.3 13.0 18.1
 Electricity 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.2
 Pesticides 8.6 8.8 9.0 10.0 10.7
Total interest charges 11.6 13.2 14.0 15.1 14.6
 Short-term interest 4.7 5.8 6.1 7.0 6.8
 Real estate interest 6.9 7.4 7.8 8.1 7.8
Other operating expenses 69.0 72.7 76.9 81.3 89.6
 Repair and maintenance 11.9 11.9 12.5 13.6 15.3
 Hired & contract labor expenses 23.3 23.6 24.2 25.6 27.2
 Machine hire & custom work 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.1
 Marketing, storage, & transportation 7.2 8.8 9.0 9.8 11.0
 Misc. operating expenses 22.9 25.0 27.7 28.6 32.0
Overhead expenses 40.1 43.6 44.5 45.5 49.4
 Capital consumption 23.1 24.9 26.1 26.9 28.4
 Property taxes 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.8 10.2
 Net rent to nonoperator landlords 10.0 10.6 9.4 8.8 10.8
TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES 209.8 221.8 233.9 254.4 294.8
Noncash expenses 16.6 17.6 18.1 18.2 18.5
 Labor perquisites 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3
 Net capital consumption 16.1 17.1 17.7 17.8 18.1
  Cap. cons. exc. dwellings 18.7 19.9 20.5 20.7 21.6
  Landlord capital consumption 1/ 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.4
Dwelling expenses 8.2 9.3 9.7 10.2 11.2
 Capital consumption 4.3 5.1 5.6 6.2 6.9
 Interest 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
 Taxes 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5
 Repairs & maintenance 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.3
 Insurance 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8
CASH EXPENSES 2/ 185.0 194.8 206.0 226.0 265.1
F = forecast. P = preliminary. na = not applicable. ( ) = negative number. Numbers may not add due to rounding.  
1/ Sector capital consumption minus landlord capital consumption equals net of capital consumption excluding dwellings.
2/ Total expenses minus noncash and operator dwelling expenses.        

See all forecast tables.

 

For more information, contact: Chris McGath

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Updated date: August 28, 2008