Appendix Table 4. Operating inputs: estimated prices Louisiana, 1997.
|
ITEM NAME |
UNIT |
PRICE |
ITEM NAME |
UNIT |
PRICE |
|
dollars | |||||
|
FERTILIZER | |||||
|
10-20-20 |
lb |
0.10 |
13-13-13 |
cwt |
12.00 |
|
13-13-13 |
lb |
0.12 |
2-13-29 |
lb |
0.80 |
|
7-21-21 |
lb |
0.12 |
8-24-24 |
lb |
0.13 |
|
Ammonium Nitrate 33% |
lb |
0.13 |
Anhydrous (82%) |
lb |
0.11 |
|
CaNO3, regular |
lb |
0.18 |
CANO3, water sol. |
lb |
0.35 |
|
Fertilizer cart |
cwt |
0.24 |
Lime (spread) |
cwt |
1.60 |
|
Nitrogen |
lb |
0.24 |
Nitrogen (32%) |
lb |
0.07 |
|
Phosphorus |
lb |
0.19 |
Potash |
lb |
0.12 |
|
FUNGICIDES | |||||
|
Benlate |
lb |
15.80 |
Botran |
lb |
7.25 |
|
Bravo |
pt |
6.38 |
Captan WP |
lb |
3.25 |
|
Dithane |
lb |
2.95 |
Manzate |
lb |
3.00 |
|
Ridomil |
lb |
21.70 |
Ridomil + Bravo |
lb |
15.50 |
|
Rovral |
pt |
19.19 |
Tribasic Copper |
lb |
2.55 |
|
HERBICIDES | |||||
|
Atrazine |
pt |
1.35 |
Basagran |
pt |
8.29 |
|
Command 4EC |
qt |
19.68 |
Crop oil |
pt |
0.78 |
|
Curbit |
pt |
4.54 |
Dacthal |
lb |
7.40 |
|
Devrinol |
lb |
8.00 |
Dual |
pt |
7.85 |
|
Eptam |
pt |
3.79 |
Fusilade 2000 |
pt |
13.89 |
|
Goal |
pt |
8.54 |
Gramoxone |
pt |
3.89 |
|
Lasso |
pt |
3.23 |
Poast |
pt |
12.56 |
|
Prefar |
qt |
9.63 |
Princep |
lb |
2.81 |
|
Prowl |
pt |
3.11 |
Pursuit |
oz |
4.98 |
|
Roneet |
qt |
12.50 |
Roundup |
pt |
7.73 |
|
Sencor 4L |
pt |
17.73 |
Surfactant |
pt |
1.34 |
|
Treflan |
pt |
3.75 | |||
|
HIRED LABOR | |||||
|
Blanching labor |
hour |
7.50 |
Clean berry plants |
hour |
7.50 |
|
Clip, tie and prune |
hour |
7.50 |
Cluster prune |
hour |
7.50 |
|
Contract planting, 1 |
1000 |
18.75 |
Contract planting, |
2 1000 |
12.50 |
|
Cut slip labor |
hour |
7.50 |
Greenhouse prep. |
hour |
7.50 |
|
Greenhouse tie/prune |
hour |
7.50 |
Hoe labor |
hour |
7.50 |
|
Leaf pruning |
hour |
7.50 |
Monitor |
hour |
7.50 |
|
Other labor |
hour |
7.50 |
Planting labor |
hour |
7.50 |
|
Strip berry labor |
hour |
7.50 |
Tomato pollination |
each |
7.50 |
|
INSECTICIDES | |||||
|
Ambush |
pt |
13.88 |
Buffer |
pt |
2.00 |
|
Diazinon 4E |
pt |
5.49 |
Dimethoate |
pt |
3.65 |
|
Dipel |
pt |
3.00 |
Furadan 4F |
qt |
16.00 |
|
Guthion |
pt |
3.58 |
Imodan |
lb |
4.75 |
|
Kelthane |
qt |
12.13 |
Lannate |
pt |
5.80 |
|
Lorsban 4E |
pt |
5.75 |
Malathion |
pt |
2.88 |
|
Mocap |
lb |
1.15 |
Orthene |
lb |
11.80 |
|
Penncap M |
pt |
2.77 |
Phosdrin 4EC |
pt |
11.19 |
|
Pounce |
pt |
21.00 |
Sevin |
lb |
4.40 |
|
Thiodan |
lb |
8.00 |
Thiodan |
pt |
4.50 |
|
PACK & HARVEST ITEMS | |||||
|
Bushel hampers |
each |
2.16 |
Flats |
each |
1.00 |
|
Hand carry |
each |
1.50 |
harvest container |
each |
3.00 |
|
Harvest crate |
each |
1.90 |
Harvest sacks |
each |
0.55 |
|
Ice |
cwt |
2.35 |
Lug boxes |
100 |
90.00 |
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