Tomatoes--Processing (Organic)

Table 78: Costs of Production for Processing Tomato, Per Acre

ITEM	UNIT	PRICE	QUANTITY	TOTAL
Variable Costs
Fertilizer and Soil Amendments
Composted Manure	ton	$ 31.00	4.5	$ 139.50
Gypsum	ton	$ 44.00	0.5	$ 22.00
Fish Powder	lb	$ 2.07	4	$ 8.28
Kelp Extract	lb	$ 5.96	1	$ 5.96
Pest Management
Approved organic chemicals	acre	$ 9.50	1	$ 9.50
Other
Tomato Seed	thousand	$ 1.93	60	$ 115.80
Labor
Operator	hr	$ 14.48	10.06	$ 145.67
Regular Hired	hr	$ 10.13	39	$ 395.07
Irrigation
Overhead Irrigation	acre	$ 192.00	1	$ 192.00
Repair, Maintenance and Fuel
Machinery and Equipment	acre	$ 252.79	1	$ 252.79
Harvesting
Harvest Labor	acre	$ 340.28	1	$ 340.28
Sub-Total				$ 1,626.85
Interest on Operating Capital^a	acre	10%	1	$ 65.38
Total Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,692.23
Fixed Costs
Machinery and Equipment	acre	$ 249.54	1	$ 249.54
Land Charge	acre	$ 100.00	1	$ 100.00
Total Fixed Costs	acre		1	$ 349.54
Total Fixed & Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 2,041.77
Management Fees^a	acre		1	$ 135.92
Total Costs	acre		1	$ 2,177.70

^a See text for calculation assumptions.