Table 35: Tomato (Processing)

Table 35: Costs and Returns for Processing Tomato, Per Acre

ITEM	UNIT	PRICE	QUANTITY	TOTAL
Receipts
Tomatoes	ton	$ 85.00	25	$ 2,125.00

Variable Costs
Custom
Apply Calcium Lime	ton	$ 27.65	1	$ 27.65
Soil Test	acre	$ 1.00	1	$ 1.00
Fertilizer
N	pound	$ 0.32	130	$ 41.60
P	pound	$ 0.32	150	$ 48.00
K	pound	$ 0.14	200	$ 28.00
Herbicides
Treflan 4EC	gallon	$ 32.40	0.2	$ 6.48
Sencor 75DF	pound	$ 26.48	0.33	$ 8.74
Fungicides
Benlate 50W	pound	$ 15.80	1.5	$ 23.70
Kocide	gallon	$ 14.45	0.5	$ 7.22
Bravo Weather Stik 6F	gallon	$ 54.75	15pt	$ 102.60
Manzate 200	pound	$ 3.05	3	$ 9.15
Insecticides
Admire	gallon	$ 525.00	0.125	$ 65.63
Other
Tomato Transplants	acre	$ 225.00	1	$ 225.00
Labor
Operator	hour	$ 14.48	5.44	$ 78.77
Regular Hired	hour	$ 10.13	15	$ 151.95
Seasonal Hired	hour	$ 7.24	2	$ 14.48
Irrigation
Overhead Irrigation	acre	$ 192.00	1	$ 192.00
Repair, Maintenance and Fuel
Machinery and Equipment	acre	$ 203.33	1	$ 203.33
Harvesting Costs
Harvest Labor	acre	$ 340.28	1	$ 340.28
Sub-Total				$ 1,575.58
Interest on Operating Capital^a	acre	10%	1	$ 37.71
Total Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,613.29
Returns Above Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 511.71
Fixed Costs
Tractors and Harvester	acre	$ 141.11	1	$ 141.11
Implements	acre	$ 17.68	1	$ 17.68
Land Charge	acre	$ 100.00	1	$ 100.00
Total Fixed Costs	acre		1	$ 258.79
Total Fixed & Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,872.08
Management Fees^a	acre	7%	1	$ 124.05
Total Costs	acre		1	$ 1,996.13
Net Returns	acre		1	$ 128.87

^aSee text for calculation assumptions.