PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 7.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Cantaloupes


hybrid


.yp,p,y

irrigated, local fresh market, one-row equipment, average yield,


Lo,uisiana, 1997.


ITEM

UNIT

PRICE QUANTITY

D I

R

ECT EXP

ENSES

dollars

F

ERTILIZ

ER

acre

88.56      1

.0000

F

UNGICID

ES

acre

52.56      1

.0000

H

ERBICID

ES

acre

27.74      1

.0000

H

IRED LA

BOR

acre

60.00      1

.0000

I

NSECTICIDES

acre

14.56      1

.0000

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS
SEED

acre
acre

112.00      1

380.00      1

.0000

.0000

HARVEST

LABOR

acre

450.00      1

.0000

OPERATOR

LABOR

hour

7.50    23.3100

IRRIGATION LABOR

hour

7.50     6.0000

DIESEL FUEL

gal
kWh
gal

0.85     4.6170

EGLAESOCLTIRINCE

ITY

01..0190       3461

..06204000

REPAIR &

M A I N T E N A NC E

acre

62.53      1

.0000

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

T O T A L D I R E C T E XP E N SE S

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

T O T A L S P E C I F IE D E X PE N S E S

acre

3 2 . 2 9           1

. 0 0 00


AMOUNT YOUR FARM


dollars


88.56

52.56

27.74

60.00

14.56

112.00
380.00
450.00
174.83

45.00

3.92

453..2749
62.53
32.29


1553.02

119.40


1672.41


Table 7.C


Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above
total direct expenses, Cantaloupes, hybrid, irrigated, fresh
market, one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.


Yield
(Boxes)


5.50


6.50


Price Per Box-------

7.50        8.50


9.50


----------

-----------Net Returns Per

Acre----------------

200.00

-278.02

-78.02

12

.98

321.98

52

.98

225.00

-228.02

-3.02

22

.98

446.98

67

.98

250.00

-178.02

71.98

32

.98

571.98

82

.98

275.00

-128.02

146.98

42

.98

696.98

97

.98

300.00

-78.02

221.98

52

.98

821.98

112

.98


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