Alan Blackburn and Associates Consulting


Farm Managment and Agribusiness Consultants

Cost of Production Analysis

We calculate Cost of Production for Wool, Lamb, Beef and Crop enterprises.


Why calculate cost of production?

Profit is made when prices received exceed costs of production.  Consequently many farmers are interested in their cost of production, and also how it compares with other farmers.

Alan Blackburn and Associates Consulting has prepared a unique software package which we use to calculate a client projected cost of production for wool, lamb, beef and individual crops.

It is an integrated module in a “Farm Business Planner” software which we supply free to clients undertaking business planning. More information


Two measures of Cost of Production

We calculate cost of production two ways:

  • Comparative Cost of Production

In this case we do not include interest costs, thereby providing a fairer comparison between farms.

  • Total Cost of Production

In this calculation interest costs are included.


Our Farm Business Farm Planner Software makes the calculations simple

The stock schedules and other data we prepare as part of business planning, provide information which is required in calculating cost of production.  Our Farm Business Planner software automatically feeds this data into the cost of production calculations thereby simplifying the process.