Table 73: Costs of Production for Leaf Lettuce, Per Acre
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
|
Variable Costs |
|
ITEM
|
UNIT
|
PRICE
|
QUANTITY
|
TOTAL
|
|
Soil Amendments |
|
|
|
|
|
Compost w/Gypsum |
ton |
$ 35.40 |
6 |
$ 212.40 |
|
Pest Management |
|
|
|
|
|
Approved organic chemicals |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
|
Seeds |
|
|
|
|
|
Seeds |
lb |
$ 15.00 |
2.5 |
$ 37.50 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
7.33 |
$ 106.14 |
|
Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
28.3 |
$ 286.68 |
|
Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
96.75 |
$ 700.47 |
|
Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
|
Trickle Irrigation |
acre |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
|
Machinery Repair and Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
Diesel Fuel |
gal |
$ 0.969 |
22.06 |
$ 21.38 |
|
Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 24.92 |
1 |
$ 24.92 |
|
Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.50 |
600 |
$ 900.00 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,739.49 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 79.45 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,818.94 |
|
Fixed Costs |
|
ITEM
|
UNIT
|
PRICE
|
QUANTITY
|
TOTAL
|
|
Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 160.91 |
1 |
$ 160.91 |
|
Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 260.91 |
|
|
|
Total Fixed and Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,079.85 |
|
Management Feesa
|
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 145.59 |
|
|
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$3,225.43 |
