36 types of business

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Farming, fishing and forestry

15 types of business

Broadacre cropping farm financial modelGrows grain, oilseeds, pulses or cotton on dryland or irrigated country and sells the harvest into the export supply chain, with earnings driven by hectares × yield × price and the season.Sample structure in Excel
Beef and sheep farm financial modelBreeds and grows cattle and sheep on pasture (and may finish cattle in a feedlot), earning revenue from livestock and wool sales and from growth in the value of the herd.Sample structure in Excel
Dairy farm financial modelMilks a herd of cows and sells milk to a processor at a farmgate price, plus cull cows and calves, with earnings driven by milk solids per cow, the milk price and feed costs.Sample structure in Excel
Orchard and vineyard financial modelGrows tree fruit, nuts, citrus, avocados or wine and table grapes on planted blocks that take years to reach full production, selling the crop domestically, for export or to wineries.Sample structure in Excel
Greenhouse grower financial modelGrows tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums, berries or leafy greens under glass or polytunnels on supply programs with supermarkets, with earnings driven by yield per square metre, price and energy costs.Sample structure in Excel
Aquaculture farm financial modelFarms salmon, barramundi, prawns or oysters from juvenile stock to harvest, selling by the kilogram, with earnings driven by biomass growth, survival, feed conversion and price, and large fair-value swings.Sample structure in Excel
Cattle feedlot financial modelBuys feeder cattle (or feeds cattle for others on custom terms) and grain-finishes them for 60–400 days for domestic, export and Wagyu programmes, earning the margin between sale value and purchase cost plus cost of gain, with grain and cattle prices as the main risks.Sample structure in Excel
Chicken meat producer financial modelRuns breeder farms, hatcheries, feed mills and processing plants and places chicks with contract growers paid per bird or kilogram, selling fresh and further-processed chicken to supermarkets and QSR chains under contracts that pass feed-cost changes through with a lag.Sample structure in Excel
Egg producer financial modelKeeps laying hens in cage, barn or free-range systems, replacing flocks on a laying cycle, and sells graded eggs and egg products to supermarkets and food manufacturers, with feed the main cost and cage-free conversion the main capital program.Sample structure in Excel
Pork producer financial modelBreeds and grows pigs from sow herds through weaner and grower-finisher sheds to slaughter weight, selling on a carcass grid to processors, with piglets weaned per sow, feed conversion and grain prices driving profit.Sample structure in Excel
Vegetable grower financial modelGrows lettuce, brassicas, carrots, onions, potatoes and other field vegetables in successive plantings through the year, supplying supermarket programmes, processors and central markets, with labour, water and weather driving results.Sample structure in Excel
Plant nursery and turf grower financial modelPropagates and grows ornamental plants, seedlings, trees and instant turf for retailers, landscapers and growers, with pots or square metres produced in batches, spring-peaking demand and big-box retailer supply terms.Sample structure in Excel
Medicinal cannabis producer financial modelGrows medicinal cannabis indoors or under glass under government licences (or industrial hemp outdoors), extracts and manufactures flower, oils and other products and sells them to patients through prescribers and pharmacies or for export, with growing plants carried at fair value.Sample structure in Excel
Fishing company financial modelHolds quota and licences in managed fisheries (rock lobster, abalone, tuna, prawns, finfish) and catches it with its own or contracted vessels, selling live, fresh or frozen to domestic and export markets, with quota value and the total allowable catch setting the business's scale.Sample structure in Excel
Timber plantation financial modelOwns or leases land and grows softwood or hardwood plantations, selling logs to mills and export markets, with standing trees carried at fair value.Sample structure in Excel

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Farmland, agribusiness and rural services

9 types of business

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Food, drink and fibre processing

12 types of business

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