FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT EXAMPLE

DAIRY MANAGEMENT REPORT
Summary   Your Farm   Ave.   Top 10%  
 
1. Yield /Cow (Ltrs.) 4483 4876 5061
 
2. Yield/Acre (Ltrs.) 4181 3899 4202
 
3. Gross Price/Ltr Sold (c) 28 28 29
 
4. Gross Output /Ltr (c) 28 31 36
 
5. Costs per Ltr (c) 20 19 15
 
6. Profit Margin/Ltr. (4-5) 8 12 22
 
7. % Sold at Liquid Price 0 2 3
 
 
BREAKDOWN OF COSTS
PER LITRE (CENT)
Fertiliser Seed, Spray 2.5 1.9 1.6
Purchased Feed 3.5 3.9 2.9
Vet, Medicines and A.I. 0.9 1.2 0.9
Labour and FRS 0.2 0.9 0.6
Conacre/Land Leasing 0.0 0.7 0.6
Quota Leasing 0.3 0.2 0.2
Machinery Costs incl. Contractor 4.0 3.7 3.0
Building and Land Costs 1.8 1.6 1.0
Car, ESB, Phone 2.8 1.5 1.2
Interest and Mach. Leasing 1.6 1.1 0.7
Miscellaneous 2.5 2.6 2.1
Total Costs/Litre 20.1 19.3 14.8

Explanatory Notes :

  • Yield / Cow per year is generally less than "official milk recorded yield " which is per lactation
  • Yield / Acre is yield from the acres used by the dairy herd.
  • Gross Output / Litre is dairy sales less purchases plus/minus inventory change plus the value of milk fed and used in house.
  • Miscellaneous includes levies,insurance,transport,accountancy,quality deductions, milk recording, detergents and other miscellaneous stocks.

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