Updating Labor Efficiency and Productivity Benchmarks
Labor is a significant expense for crop farms. This paper updates labor efficiency and labor productivity benchmark values using financial data from a sample of non-irrigated crop farms in Kansas. Based on a five-year farm-level average from 2020 to 2024, the mean labor efficiency was 19%, and the mean labor productivity was $577,739. Farms with both a below average labor efficiency and above average labor productivity have an average labor efficiency of 12.6% and an average labor productivity of $801,420.
Authors
- Michael R. Langemeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7271-2478)
- Megan N. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2605-255X)
- Chelsea Plummer
Publication Details
- Journal
- AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.410266
- Primary Topic
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00