Table 72: Costs of Production for Cucumber, Per Acre
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
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|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Seeds |
lb |
$ 35.00 |
1.5 |
$ 52.50 |
|
Black smooth mulch |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
7.83 |
$ 113.38 |
|
Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
25.9 |
$ 262.37 |
|
Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
114 |
$ 825.36 |
|
Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
|
Trickle Irrigation |
acre |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
|
Machinery Repair and Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
Diesel Fuel |
gal |
$ 0.969 |
23.47 |
$ 22.74 |
|
Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 25.67 |
1 |
$ 25.67 |
|
Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Picking Basket |
basket |
$ 1.50 |
24 |
$ 36.00 |
|
Packing Boxes |
box |
$ 1.05 |
400 |
$ 420.00 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,570.42 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 48.02 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,618.44 |
|
Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 157.75 |
1 |
$ 157.75 |
|
Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 257.75 |
|
Total Fixed and Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,876.19 |
|
Management Feesa
|
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 162.41 |
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,038.60 |
