Table 70: Costs of Production for Cabbage, Per Acre
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| 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 |
|
| |
|
| Cabbage Seed |
lb |
$ 69.20 | 0.5 |
$ 34.60 |
| Labor |
|
| |
|
| Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 | 7.83 |
$ 113.38 |
| Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 | 24.2 |
$ 245.15 |
| Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 | 133.75 |
$ 968.35 |
| Irrigation |
|
| |
|
| Overhead Irrigation |
acre |
$ 192.00 | 1 |
$ 192.00 |
| Machinery Repair
and Fuel Costs | |
| |
|
| Diesel |
gal |
$ 0.97 | 23.47 |
$ 22.74 |
| Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 26.55 | 1 |
$ 26.55 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
| |
|
| Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.50 | 550 |
$ 825.00 |
| Sub-Total |
|
| |
$ 2,790.17 |
| Interest on Operating
Capitala | acre |
10% | 1 |
$ 43.79 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
| 1 |
$ 2,833.96 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
| |
|
| Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 163.48 | 1 |
$ 163.48 |
| Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 | 1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre | |
1 |
$ 263.48 |
| Total Fixed and
Variable Costs | acre |
| 1 |
$ 3,097.44 |
| Management Feesa
| acre |
7% | 1 |
$ 152.07 |
| Total Costs |
acre | |
1 |
$ 3,249.51 |
