Table 67: Costs of Production for Soybeans, Per Acre
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
|
ITEM
|
UNIT
|
PRICE
|
QUANTITY
|
TOTAL
|
|
Variable Costs
|
|
Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
|
Composted manure |
acre |
$ 31.00 |
4.5 |
$ 139.50 |
|
Seed |
|
|
|
|
|
Soybean Seed |
bushel |
$ 14.85 |
1.17 |
$ 17.37 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
2.03 |
$ 29.39 |
|
Machinery and Fuel Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Fuel |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
8.3 |
$ 8.04 |
|
Machinery |
acre |
$ 62.54 |
1 |
$ 62.54 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 256.84 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 7.45 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 264.29 |
|
Fixed Costs
|
|
Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 30.26 |
1 |
$ 30.26 |
|
Land Charge |
acre |
$ 50.00 |
1 |
$ 50.00 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 80.26 |
|
Total Fixed and Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 344.55 |
|
Management Feesa
|
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 14.48 |
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 359.03 |
