Publication Date
2014
Document Type
Report
DPIRD Collections
Natural resources
Publisher
Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
City
South Perth
Abstract
This report outlines the main drivers of profit – price, production, costs and management. Knowing a farm’s profit drivers assists managers to analyse the risk and resilience of their business and to make more informed expenditure decisions. With significant volatility in both prices and production, farm managers need to have strategies that smooth price volatility and allow adjustments to costs of production.
When analysing business profitability it is important to look beyond gross margins and capture all cost items particularly large fixed costs like finance and machinery allowance costs. By critically examining the full cost structure of their business managers can:
- assess the flexibility of their business in different production scenarios
- know the profit implications of pricing decisions
- evaluate expenditure on inputs
- plan more effectively for the future.
Number of Pages
30
Keywords
Western Australia, Farm planning, Business planning, Farm management.
Disciplines
Agribusiness | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Recommended Citation
Stretch, T. (2014), Generating more profit from your farm business. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, South Perth. Report.
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Agribusiness Commons, Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons
