Table 8: Costs and Returns for Fresh Market Apples, Per Acre
Planting Year, Conventional Production Practices,
Northeastern United States, 1996
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|
ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Receipts |
|
|
|
|
|
Apples |
pound |
|
0 |
$ - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
|
N |
lb. |
$ 0.32 |
25 |
$ 8.00 |
|
P |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
50 |
$ 16.00 |
|
K |
lb |
$ 0.14 |
50 |
$ 7.00 |
|
Calcitic Limestone |
lb |
$ 0.140 |
340 |
$ 47.60 |
|
Trees |
|
|
|
|
|
Apple Trees |
each |
$ 5.00 |
272 |
$ 1,360.00 |
|
Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
|
Gramoxone Extra |
gal |
$ 34.50 |
0.08 |
$ 2.76 |
|
Solicam 80W |
lb |
$ 16.50 |
2.5 |
$ 41.25 |
|
Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
|
Captan 50W |
lb |
$ 2.75 |
8 |
$ 22.00 |
|
Nova 40W |
lb |
$ 63.44 |
0.31 |
$ 19.67 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
7.63 |
$ 110.48 |
|
Regular Hired |
hour |
$ 10.13 |
14 |
$ 141.82 |
|
Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
|
Install Drip Irrigation |
acre |
$ 800.00 |
|
$ 800.00 |
|
Operating Cost |
acre |
$ 250.00 |
1 |
$ 250.00 |
|
Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
20.6 |
$ 19.96 |
|
Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
|
Tractors |
acre |
$ 9.22 |
1 |
$ 9.22 |
|
Implements |
acre |
$ 4.07 |
1 |
$ 4.07 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
Ivory Soap |
bar |
$ 0.05 |
272 |
$ 13.60 |
|
Tree Guards |
each |
$ 0.15 |
272 |
$ 40.80 |
|
Tree Planter |
acre |
$ 7.00 |
1 |
$ 7.00 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,921.23 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 146.06 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,067.29 |
|
Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (3,067.29) |
|
Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
|
|
Tractors |
acre |
$ 28.04 |
1 |
$ 28.04 |
|
Implements |
acre |
$ 5.58 |
1 |
$ 5.58 |
|
Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 133.62 |
|
Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,200.91 |
|
Management Feesa
|
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 217.06 |
|
Total Cost |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,417.98 |
|
Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (3,417.98) |
