Table 1. Yields, prices, costs and returns for selected vegetable crops, Louisiana, 1997.
|
Crop |
Yield Per Acre |
Budgeted |
Total |
Returns Expense_ |
Total Specified Expenses |
|
Per Yield |
Dollars Per Acre | ||||
|
Unit _ | |||||
|
Beans, Butter 1R |
100 bu |
20.00 |
1426.83 |
573.17 |
1479.12 |
|
Beans, Snap 1R |
150 bu |
12.00 |
1109.30 |
690.70 |
1160.63 |
|
Broccoli, fresh 1R |
300 boxes |
6.75 |
1973.09 |
231.91 |
2087.21 |
|
Cabbage, fall 1R |
450 50 lb sacks |
3.50 |
1501.50 |
73.50 |
1636.26 |
|
Cabbage, spring 1R |
450 50 lb sacks |
4.25 |
1638.55 |
273.95 |
1775.29 |
|
Cantaloupe 1R |
250 boxes |
7.50 |
1553.02 |
321.98 |
1672.41 |
|
Cauliflower 2R |
300 boxes |
8.00 |
1929.49 |
472.51 |
2059.91 |
|
Corn, Sweet 1R |
600 doz |
1.50 |
952.41 |
-52.41 |
1085.31 |
|
Cucumber, fresh 1R |
300 bu |
6.50 |
1647.66 |
302.34 |
1773.25 |
|
Eggplant, 1R |
350 bu |
7.75 |
2808.39 |
- 95.79 |
2940.61 |
|
Greens, Mustard 1R |
600 dz. bunches |
4.00 |
1496.76 |
903.24 |
1564.89 |
|
Okra, fresh 1R |
240 bu |
15.00 |
2223.36 |
1376.64 |
2275.30 |
|
Peas, Southern 1R |
100 bu |
15.00 |
1060.02 |
439.98 |
1102.40 |
|
Peppers, Bell 1R |
600 bu |
6.50 |
3555.40 |
344.60 |
3693.38 |
|
Peppers, Bell 4R |
600 bu |
6.25 |
3561.01 |
188.99 |
3693.04 |
|
Potatoes, Irish 1R |
150 cwt |
15.00 |
1338.64 |
911.36 |
1406.66 |
|
Potatoes, Sweet 1R |
175 cwt |
7.00 |
1286.02 |
-61.02 |
1361.17 |
|
Potatoes, Sweet 4R, one-row |
175 cwt |
8.00 |
1355.41 |
44.59 |
1448.22 |
|
Potatoes, Sweet 6R, two-row |
175 cwt |
8.00 |
1247.85 |
152.15 |
1325.97 |
|
Shallots 1R |
2000 dz. bunches |
2.00 |
2772.79 |
1227.21 |
2842.29 |
|
Squash, fresh 1R |
375 3/4 bu boxes |
7.50 |
2163.86 |
953.69 |
2249.32 |
|
Strawberries |
1200 flats |
7.50 |
7261.05 |
1738.95 |
7422.27 |
|
Tomatoes 1R |
900 20 lb boxes |
9.00 |
5881.78 |
2218.22 |
6033.94 |
|
Tomatoes, mulch/drip |
1400 20 lb boxes |
7.75 |
5695.95 |
5154.05 |
5809.46 |
|
Watermelon 1R |
200 cwt |
5.00 |
941.83 |
58.17 |
1010.75 |
|
Beans, Butter, mechanical |
50 bu |
20.00 |
631.39 |
368.61 |
708.46 |
|
Beans, Snap, mech. harvest |
125 bu |
12.00 |
1040.23 |
459.77 |
1052.14 |
|
Cabbage, fresh 6R |
700 sacks |
3.25 |
1510.84 |
764.16 |
1576.07 |
|
Cucumber, trellis, bare soil |
380 bu |
6.75 |
3092.41 |
-527.41 |
3181.60 |
|
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