What is the cost of agricultural production

Agricultural production cost is an agricultural enterprise in the production and operation process, according to a certain costing object summarized in the sum of agricultural production costs. Calculate the cost of crop operations, must be set up according to the operation of the cost of operations detailed account, the collection of the cost of each operation to determine the total cost of each operation. Calculate and assess the cost per unit area, conducive to the preparation of the production cost budget, analyze the level of production costs.

Agricultural production costs mainly include seed, feed, fuel, production workers' wages, depreciation of agricultural machinery and equipment, as well as various costs incurred for managing production and for production services for the products of the various industries of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, by-products and fisheries.

Agribusiness cost items can generally include: direct materials, direct wages, other direct expenditures, and indirect costs. Direct materials refers to the actual consumption of various raw materials in the agricultural production process, auxiliary materials, spare parts and accessories, purchased semi-finished products, fuel and power, etc.; direct wages refers to the wages, bonuses, allowances and subsidies of agricultural enterprises directly engaged in production and management personnel.

Other direct expenditures include employee welfare costs of personnel directly engaged in production and operation. Indirect expenses are the wages and welfare costs of management personnel, depreciation and repair machines, machine and material consumption, amortization of low-value consumables, utilities, office expenses, travel expenses, transportation costs, insurance, design and drafting costs, testing costs, labor protection costs, amortization of land development costs, etc., incurred by an agricultural enterprise for the purpose of organizing and managing production.