PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 5.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Cabbage (fall), direct seeded,
irrigated, fresh market, one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE

DIRECT EXPENSE S
FERTILIZER

acre

___d_o_l_l_ar__s

114.56

HERBICIDES

acre

18.81

HIRED LABOR

acre

75.00

INSECTICIDES

acre

25.41

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

225.00

SEED

HARVEST LABOR

acre
acre

270.00
322.50


QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM


dollars


OPERATOR LABOR
IRRIGATION LABOR

DIESEL FUEL
ELECTRICITY

GRAESPOALIIRNE& MAINTENANC E

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.


hour
hour
gal
kWh


gal
acre
acre


7.50

7.50
0.85
0.09


35.88


1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

1.0000

30.3610

6.0000

6.1560

36.0000

501..09060800

1.0000


114.56

18.81

75.00

25.41

225.00

270.00

322.50

227.71

45.00

5.23

3.24


35.88


TOTAL
TOTAL


DIRECT EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES


1501.50

134.76


TOTAL


SPECIFIED EXPENSES


1636.26


Table 5.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above total
direct expenses, Cabbage (fall), direct seeded, irrigated, fresh market,
one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Sacks)

------------------------Price Per Sack-------------------

1.50

2.50

3.50

4.50

5.50

250.00

____-_-_-_-_--_-__-_-_-

-891.50

-----6-41-.-5--0-

_-_N_e_t__R_e_tu_r__n_s_

-391.50

_P_e_r__A_c_r_e_-_--__-_-_-

-141.50

_-_-_-_-_--_-_-__-_-

108.50

350.00

-859.00

-509.00

-159.00

191.00

541.00

450.00

-826.50

-376.50

73.50

523.50

973.50

550.00

-794.00

-244.00

306.00

856.00

1406.00

650.00

-761.50

-111.50

538.50

1188.50

1838.50

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