Bell Peppers (Organic)

Table 69: Costs of Production for Bell Pepper, Per Acre

ITEM	UNIT	PRICE	QUANTITY	TOTAL
Variable Costs
Soil Amendments
Compost w/Gypsum	ton	$ 35.40	6	$ 212.40
Pest Management
Approved organic chemicals	acre	$ 150.00	1	$ 150.00
Other
Peppers	thousand	$ 65.00	11.5	$ 747.00
Black plastic mulch	acre	$ 150.00	1	$ 150.00
Labor
Operator	hour	$ 14.48	8.53	$ 123.51
Regular Hired	hour	$ 10.13	16.6	$ 212.73
Seasonal Hired	hour	$ 7.24	23	$ 166.52
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
Machinery Repair and Fuel Costs
Machinery Repair	acre	$ 28.45	1	$ 28.45
Diesel Fuel	gal	$ 0.969	32.81	$ 31.79
Marketing
Picking Baskets	basket	$ 1.30	110	$ 143.00
Packing Boxes	box	$ 1.00	880	$ 880.00
Sub-Total				$ 3,970.40
Interest on Operating Capital^a	acre	10%	1	$ 80.27
Total Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 4,050.67
Fixed Costs
Machinery and equipment	acre	$ 206.64	1	$ 206.64
Land	acre	$ 100.00	1	$ 100.00
Total Fixed Costs	acre		1	$ 306.64
Total Fixed and Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 4,357.31
Management Fees^a	acre	7%	1	$ 226.40
Total Costs	acre		1	$ 4,583.71

^aSee text for calculation assumptions.