Bell Peppers

Table 53: Costs and Returns for Bell Pepper, Per Acre

Integrated Crop Management
Northeastern United States, 1996

ITEM	UNIT	PRICE	QUANTITY	TOTAL
Receipts
Peppers	crt	$ 6.88	925	$ 6,364.00

Variable Costs
Custom
Apply Calcium Lime	ton	$ 25.00	1	$ 25.00
Fertilizer
N	pound	$ 0.28	40	$ 11.20
P	pound	$ 0.32	40	$ 12.80
K	pound	$ 0.22	80	$ 17.60
Herbicides
Command	gallon	$ 72.00	0.13	$ 9.00
Devrinol	pound	$ 7.20	2	$ 14.40
Fungicides
Kocide 606	gallon	$ 14.45	2	$ 28.90
Manzate 200	pound	$ 2.70	10	$ 27.00
Insecticides
Asana	gallon	$ 118.00	0.07	$ 8.14
Diazinon	gallon	$ 31.20	0.75	$ 23.40
Orthene	pound	$ 8.95	5	$ 44.75
Other
Black Plastic Mulch	acre	$ 150.00	1	$ 150.00
Pepper Transplants	thousand	$ 65.00	11.5	$ 747.50
Labor
Operator	hour	$ 14.48	5.44	$ 78.77
Regular Hired	hour	$ 10.13	15	$ 151.95
Laying Plastic Mulch	acre	$ 45.00	1	$ 45.00
Harvesting	acre	$ 700.00	1	$ 700.00
Grading and Packing	acre	$ 125.00	1	$ 125.00
Irrigation
Trickle Irrigation	acre	$ 300.00	1	$ 300.00
Diesel Fuel
Tractors	gallon	$ 0.969	11	$ 10.66
Repair & Maintenance
Tractors	acre	$ 24.37	1	$ 24.47
Equipment	acre	$ 14.26	1	$ 14.26
Marketing
Picking Baskets	basket	$ 1.30	115	$ 149.50
Packing Boxes	box	$ 1.00	925	$ 925.00
Selling Charges	gross revenues	3%		$ 190.92
Sub-Total				$ 3,835.22
Interest on Operating Capital^a	acre	10%	1	$ 16.44
Total Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 3,851.66
Returns Above Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 2,512.34

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	$ 3,975.23
Management Fees^a	acre	7%	1	$ 271.27
Total Costs	acre		1	$ 4,246.50
Net Returns	acre		1	$ 2,117.50

^aSee text for calculation assumptions.

Table 53: Costs and Returns for Bell Pepper, Per Acre

Integrated Crop Management Northeastern United States, 1996

Integrated Crop Management
Northeastern United States, 1996