Table 31: Snap Beans

Table 31: Costs and Returns for Snap Bean, Per Acre

Conventional Production Practices
Northeastern United States, 1996

ITEM	UNIT	PRICE	QUANTITY	TOTAL

Receipts
Snap Beans	crt	$ 10.02	133	$ 1,333.00

Variable Costs
Custom
Apply Calcium Lime	ton	$ 27.65	1	$ 27.65
Soil Test	acre	$ 1.00	1	$ 1.00
Fertilizer
N	lb	$ 0.32	60	$ 19.20
P	lb	$ 0.32	60	$ 19.20
K	lb	$ 0.14	60	$ 8.40
Herbicides
Imazethapyr (Pursuit)	oz	$ 15.40	0.75	$ 11.55
Dual 8E	gallon	$ 64.66	0.25	$ 16.17
Fungicides
Bravo 720	gallon	$ 51.80	0.4	$ 20.72
Ridomil Gold	gallon	$ 160.00	0.19	$ 60.00
Benlate 50W	lb	$ 15.80	1	$ 15.80
Topsin M	lb	$ 17.50	0.75	$ 13.13
Insecticides
Thimet 20G	lb	$ 2.05	5.75	$ 11.79
Asana XL	gallon	$ 132.00	0.3	$ 39.60
Dimethoate #4	gallon	$ 34.66	0.125	$ 4.33
Sevin 80S	lb	$ 4.45	1.25	$ 5.56
Orthene 75S	lb	$ 12.00	1	$ 12.00
Other
Snap Bean Seed	lb	$ 1.00	80	$ 80.00
Labor
Operator	hour	$ 14.48	5.11	$ 73.99
Harvesting	acre	$ 45.00	1	$ 45.00
Grading and Packing	acre	$ 30.00	1	$ 30.00
Irrigation
Overhead Irrigation Operating Costs	acre	$ 192.00	1	$ 192.00
Diesel Fuel
Tractors	gallon	$ 0.969	9.37	$ 9.08
Repair & Maintenance
Tractors	acre	$ 21.89	1	$ 21.89
Equipment	acre	$ 11.52	1	$ 11.52
Marketing Costs
Packing Boxes	box	$ 1.00	133	$ 133.00
Vineland Selling Charge	gross revenue	3%		$ 39.99
Sub-Total				$ 922.57
Interest on Operating Capital^a	acre	10%	1	$ 21.29
Total Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 943.86
Returns Above Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 389.14
Fixed Costs
Tractors	acre	$ 5.89	1	$ 5.89
Implements	acre	$ 17.68	1	$ 17.68
Land Charge	acre	$ 100.00	1	$ 100.00
Total Fixed Costs	acre		1	$ 123.57
Total Fixed & Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,067.43
Management Fees^a	acre	7%	1	$ 58.41
Total Costs	acre		1	$ 1,125.84
Net Returns	acre		1	$ 207.16

^a See text for calculation assumptions.

Table 31: Costs and Returns for Snap Bean, Per Acre

Conventional Production Practices Northeastern United States, 1996

Conventional Production Practices
Northeastern United States, 1996