Table 59: Costs and Returns for Tomato (Fresh Market), Per Acre
Integrated Crop Management, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
|
ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
|
Receipts |
|
|
|
|
|
Tomatoes |
crt |
$ 8.45 |
800 |
$ 6,760.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Custom |
|
|
|
|
|
Apply Calcium Lime |
ton |
$ 50.00 |
1 |
$ 50.00 |
|
Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
|
N |
pound |
$ 0.28 |
50 |
$ 14.00 |
|
P |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
120 |
$ 38.40 |
|
K |
pound |
$ 0.22 |
75 |
$ 16.50 |
|
Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
|
Devrinol |
pound |
$ 8.40 |
3 |
$ 25.20 |
|
Sencor 75DF |
pound |
$ 25.50 |
0.66 |
$ 16.83 |
|
Poast |
gallon |
$ 104.00 |
0.5 |
$ 52.00 |
|
Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
|
Ridomil Gold 2E |
gallon |
$ 160.00 |
0.25 |
$ 20.00 |
|
Bravo 720 |
gallon |
$ 49.45 |
0.4 |
$ 19.78 |
|
Manzate 200 |
pound |
$ 2.78 |
1.5 |
$ 4.17 |
|
Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
|
Admire |
gallon |
$ 525.00 |
0.125 |
$ 65.63 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
Black Smooth Mulch |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
|
Tomato Transplants |
acre |
$ 450.00 |
1 |
$ 450.00 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
5.44 |
$ 78.77 |
|
Regular Hired |
hour |
$ 10.13 |
15 |
$ 151.95 |
|
Harvesting |
acre |
$ 800.00 |
1 |
$ 800.00 |
|
Packing and Grading |
acre |
$ 250.00 |
1 |
$ 250.00 |
|
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 |
$ 24.37 |
|
Equipment |
acre |
$ 14.26 |
1 |
$ 14.26 |
|
Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Picking Baskets |
basket |
$ 1.30 |
50 |
$ 65.00 |
|
Packing Boxes |
box |
$ 1.20 |
800 |
$ 960.00 |
|
Selling Charge |
gross revenue |
3% |
|
$ 202.80 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 3,780.32 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 64.02 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,844.34 |
|
Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,915.66 |
|
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 |
$ 3,967.91 |
|
Management Feesa
|
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 270.75 |
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,238.66 |
|
Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,521.34 |
