Table 23: Costs and Returns for Cranberries, Per Acre
20-40 Acre Operation, Non-Fruit Bearing Year, 2
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
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|
ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
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|
|
|
|
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Receipts |
|
|
|
|
|
Cranberries |
bbls |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
|
N |
lb |
$ 1.20 |
35 |
$ 42.00 |
|
P |
lb |
$ 0.50 |
60 |
$ 30.00 |
|
K |
lb |
$ 0.54 |
90 |
$ 48.60 |
|
Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
|
Devrinol 10G |
lb |
$ 1.89 |
70 |
$ 132.30 |
|
Roundup |
gal |
$ 50.00 |
0.06 |
$ 3.00 |
|
Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
|
Dithane |
lb |
$ 2.30 |
5 |
$ 11.50 |
|
Bravo |
gal |
$ 7.30 |
8 |
$ 58.40 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
Aerial Applications |
per appl |
$ 13.00 |
8 |
$ 104.00 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hours |
$ 14.48 |
9 |
$ 130.32 |
|
Regular Hired |
hours |
$ 10.13 |
5 |
$ 50.65 |
|
Seasonal Hired |
hours |
$ 7.24 |
20 |
$ 144.80 |
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Fuel & Oil |
|
|
|
|
|
Fuel & Oil |
acre |
$ 95.00 |
1 |
$ 95.00 |
|
Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 160.00 |
1 |
$ 160.00 |
|
Supplies |
acre |
$ 40.00 |
1 |
$ 40.00 |
|
Utilities |
acre |
$ 70.00 |
1 |
$ 70.00 |
|
Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Costs |
acre |
$ 200.00 |
1 |
$ 200.00 |
|
Sub Total |
|
|
|
$ 1,320.57 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 66.03 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,386.60 |
|
Returns above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (1,386.60) |
|
Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment |
acre |
$ 230.00 |
1 |
$ 230.00 |
|
Buildings |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Bog land rent |
acre |
$ 250.00 |
1 |
$ 250.00 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 580.00 |
|
Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,966.60 |
|
Management Feesa
|
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 120.16 |
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,086.76 |
|
Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
($2,086.76) |
