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How To Use The Poultry Profit Calculator: Instructions Assumptions Cost and Profit Worksheet
How To Use The Poultry Profit Calculator: Instructions Assumptions Cost and Profit Worksheet
General Instructions
Areas with yellow highlighting are for your inputs. Areas with grey highlighting are calculated output values that you mig
Before you begin editing, we recommend that you first save a copy of the sheet as it is defined now, in case you need
2. Edit expense categories: Expenses are divided into sections for acquiring birds, raising the bird
processing expenses, there are separate sections for on-farm slaughter with the MPPU vs. off-farm
track, delete categories that are not applicable to you. To add or remove rows, you will need to Dis
expenses should fall into either the per bird/ per batch/ or per year subsections. For items that are
supplies or housing, enter the amount that you want to charge to this year's poultry operation in the
subsections ( per bird / per batch / per year) in each expense section, because the subtotals are us
3. Edit expenses: Enter your estimated, or actual costs in the column indicated (column E). Norma
actual expenses as they occur. If you would like the worksheet formatting to indicate which entries
or 'estimates'.
Your total revenue per bird, and per year will be automatically calculated using your cost and reven
Sheet 2: Assumptions
Some basic calculations and ratios have been created for you on the assumptions sheet. This data
Profit worksheet, but has been moved here to try to reduce clutter on the main sheet. Items such as
slaughter weight are estimated here for you with figures gathered from a panel of farmers participat
Institute. Feel free to change these numbers with accurate data from your own operation, and to ad
defining a name (on the Insert menu) for any additional fields you add to this list, so that you can us
easier to read than if they used cell references like "A4". If you need to find where a particular
Box. The name box is located at the top, left of your formula bar. On Excel for Mac, the formula bar
down control on the name box to display the list of named values. Click on a particular name to be
. If you want to add/delete rows of cost categories, you will need to display the row/column headers.
or Gridlines.
olumn headers and for Gridlines are both in the Page Setup section.
quire per batch, and the number of batches you will raise for the year.
g birds, raising the birds, marketing, other expenses, and processing. For
the MPPU vs. off-farm slaughter. Add any cost categories that you would like to
s, you will need to Display the Row and Column headers (see above). Your
ns. For items that are purchased once and used for several years, such as brooder
oultry operation in the annual expenses section. It is probably best to leave all 3
se the subtotals are used in formulas that calculate the section totals.
ed (column E). Normally, you will start with estimates and gradually enter your
ndicate which entries are which, go to Format -> Style, and choose either 'actuals'
ptions sheet. This data is used to support other calculations on the main Costs and
n sheet. Items such as the number of pounds of feed that a bird will eat to reach
el of farmers participating in focus groups at the New England Small Farms
wn operation, and to add new assumptions that you might need. We recommend
list, so that you can use the name rather than a cell location in formulas.
Expenses
Acquire Birds
Raise Birds
Per bird expenses
Feed costs $8.57 $3,854.73
(Auto-calculated based on expected feed per chick and cost of feed) $0.00
$3,854.73
Per batch expenses
Hired Labor $0.00 $0.00
Veterinary/breeding/medicine $25.00 $75.00
Supplements (incl. grit, calcium) $15.00 $45.00
Electricity for brooders $30.00 $90.00
Bedding $10.00 $30.00
$240.00
Annual or one-time expenses
Small equipment/tools (brooder lamps, waterers, etc.) $75.00 $75.00
Additional Labor Costs $0.00 $0.00
Utilities $25.00 $25.00
Water $10.00 $10.00
New Structures or Capitalization of existing structures $100.00 $100.00
Shipping costs for poultry supplies $0.00 $0.00
Pasture enhancement: fertilizers and lime $0.00 $0.00
Equipment rental $0.00 $0.00
Repair/maintenance for coops/brooders $15.00 $15.00
Seeds/plants (for pasture) $0.00 $0.00
$225.00
Total Bird Raising Expenses: $4,319.73
Marketing
Per bird expenses
$0.00 $0.00
$0.00
Per batch expenses
$0.00 $0.00
$0.00
Annual or one-time expenses
Farmers market stall rental $0.00 $0.00
Selling charges/commissions (i.e. charge card) $0.00 $0.00
Website development/ hosting fees $75.00 $75.00
Advertising/promotion $75.00 $75.00
$150.00
Total Marketing Expenses: $150.00
Other expenses
Per bird expenses
$0.00 $0.00
$0.00
Per batch expenses
$0.00 $0.00
$0.00
Annual or one-time expenses
Rental fee for land/buildings $0.00 $0.00
Car and truck repair/maintenance/other expenses $20.00 $20.00
Fuel $500.00 $500.00
Bank service charges $0.00 $0.00
Travel/tolls (not processing-related) $0.00
Business licenses and permits $150.00 $150.00
Dues, memberships and subscriptions $0.00
Charitable contributions and goodwill $0.00
Office supplies $20.00 $20.00
Postage and delivery $30.00 $30.00
Books and other publications $0.00 $0.00
Telephone expenses $0.00
Legal/Administrative $0.00
Insurance $250.00 $250.00
$970.00
Total Other Expenses: $970.00
Subtotal Expenses Before Processing: $6,279.73
Costs for Processing option A: on-farm slaughter with the Mobile Poultry Processing Unit
Per bird expenses
Packaging materials (bags/labels) $0.40 $162.00
$162.00
Per batch expenses
In-kind contribution for helpers (lunch, etc.) $50.00 $150.00
Hourly paid labor $0.00 $0.00
Ice $125.00 $375.00
Electricity $20.00 $60.00
Propane $35.00 $105.00
Transportation of MPPU $150.00 $450.00
Knives (replacement/sharpening) $10.00 $30.00
Aprons $10.00 $30.00
MPPU rental fee $150.00 $450.00
$1,650.00
Annual or one-time expenses
State slaughter license $225.00 $225.00
Town licensing fees $75.00 $75.00
Other regulatory charges $0.00
Small equipment (e.g. bag sealer) $15.00 $15.00
Freezer for ice/processed birds $200.00 $200.00
Bird transport crates $250.00 $250.00
$765.00
Total Processing Expenses with MPPU: $2,577.00
Grand Total Expenses with MPPU processing: $8,856.73
Revenue
Number of birds sold 405 Annual total
Average dressed weight per bird (in lbs) 4.50
Selling price $/lb: retail $5.25 $9,568.13
Selling price $/lb: wholesale $4.00 $0.00
Other income (such as selling organs / feet / stock) $150.00 $150.00
% of Annual
Per bird expenses
$1.10 5%
$0.50 2%
$1.60 8%
$0.27 1%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.27 1%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$1.87 9%
$8.57 41%
$0.00 0%
$8.57 41%
$0.00 0%
$0.17 1%
$0.10 0%
$0.20 1%
$0.07 0%
$0.53 3%
$0.17 1%
$0.00 0%
$0.06 0%
$0.02 0%
$0.22 1%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.03 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.50 2%
$9.60 46%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.17 1%
$0.17 1%
$0.33 2%
$0.33 2%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.04 0%
$1.11 5%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.33 2%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.04 0%
$0.07 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.00 0%
$0.56 3%
$2.16 10%
$2.16 10%
$13.95
Unit
$0.40 2%
$0.40 2%
$0.37 2%
$0.00 0%
$0.93 4%
$0.15 1%
$0.26 1%
$1.11 5%
$0.07 0%
$0.07 0%
$1.11 5%
$4.07 19%
$0.56 3%
$0.19 1%
$0.00 0%
$0.04 0%
$0.49 2%
$0.62 3%
$1.89 9%
$6.36 29%
$20.32
$0.25 1%
$5.00 22%
$5.25 23%
$1.33 6%
$1.33 6%
$0.04 0%
$0.49 2%
$0.62 3%
$1.15 5%
$7.73 33%
$16.11
Per bird
$24.00
Per bird
$2.13
$0.76
per hour
per hour
Instructions Cost and Profit Worksheet Assumptions