Table 18: Costs and Returns for Blueberries, Per Acre
Planting Year, Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
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|
ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receipts |
|
|
|
|
|
Blueberries |
lb |
|
0 |
$ - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Custom |
|
|
|
|
|
Soil Test |
field |
$ 1.00 |
1 |
$ 1.00 |
|
Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
|
N |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
50 |
$ 16.00 |
|
P |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
50 |
$ 16.00 |
|
K |
lb |
$ 0.14 |
50 |
$ 7.00 |
|
Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
|
Sinbar 80W |
lb |
$ 24.65 |
2.5 |
$ 61.63 |
|
Karmex |
lb |
$ 4.36 |
2.5 |
$ 10.90 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
Blueberry Plants |
each |
$ 2.00 |
1,088 |
$ 2,176.00 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
6.09 |
$ 88.18 |
|
Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
0.14 |
$ 1.46 |
|
Hand Labor |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
26 |
$ 188.24 |
|
Transplanting Labor |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
24 |
$ 173.76 |
|
Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
|
Install Solid Set Irrigation |
acre |
$ 2,000.00 |
1 |
$ 2,000.00 |
|
Operating Cost |
acre |
$ 200.00 |
1 |
$ 200.00 |
|
Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
11.79 |
$ 11.42 |
|
Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
|
Tractors |
acre |
$ 24.24 |
1 |
$ 24.24 |
|
Implements |
acre |
$ 4.55 |
1 |
$ 4.55 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 4,980.38 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 249.02 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 5,229.40 |
|
Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (5,229.40) |
|
Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Tractors |
acre |
$ 37.05 |
1 |
$ 37.05 |
|
Implements |
acre |
$ 7.11 |
1 |
$ 7.11 |
|
Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 144.16 |
|
Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 5,373.56 |
|
Management Fees a
|
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 369.15 |
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 5,742.71 |
|
Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (5,742.71) |
