PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 1. Yields, prices, costs and returns for selected vegetable crops, Louisiana, 1997.

Crop

Yield Per Acre

Budgeted
1997
price

Total
Direct
Expense

Returns
Above
Direct

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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