PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 8.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Cauliflower, irrigated,
fresh-market, two-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

_I_T_E_M______________________U_N_I_T______P_R_I_C_E____Q_U_A_N_T_I_T_Y____A_M_O_U_N_T____Y_OU_R__F_A__R_M

dollars

dollars

DIRECT EXPENSES

FERTILIZER

acre

106.56

1

.0000

106.56

HER

BICIDES

acre

18.81

1

.0000

18.81

HIR

ED LABOR

acre

292.50

1

.0000

292.50

INS
PAC

EKCT&ICHIADREVSEST ITEM S

acre
acre

31360..0904

1

1

..00000000

31360..9040

PLA

NTS

acre

340.00

1

.0000

340.00

HARVEST LABOR

acre

307.50

1

.0000

307.50

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

28.1720

211.29

HAND LABOR

hour

7.50

12.0000

90.00

IRRIGATION LABOR

hour

7.50

6.0000

45.00

DIESEL FUEL

gal
kWh

0.85

4.6170

3.92

ELECTRICITY

0.09

36.0000

3.24

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

48.6960

53.57

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

71.35

1.0000

71.35

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

38.82

1.0000

38.82

TOTA L

DIRECT EXPENSE S

--1-9-2-9-.-4-9

TOTAL

FIXED EXPENSES

130.41

TOTA L

SPECIFIED EXPENSES

--2-0-5-9-.-9-1

Table 8.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above
total direct expenses, Cauliflower, irrigated, fresh market,
two-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Boxes)

------------------------Price Per Box--------------------

6.00        7.00          8.00        9.00         10.00

220.00

260.00

300.00

340.00

380.00

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_N_e_t__R_e_t_u_r_n_s__P_e_r__A_c_r_e_-_-_--_-__--_-_-__-_--_-__--__-
-452.06     -232.06        -12.06      207.94       427.94

-289.78      -29.78       230.22      490.22       750.22

-127.49      172.51       472.51      772.51      1072.51

34.80      374.80       714.80     1054.80      1394.80

197.08      577.08       957.08     1337.08      1717.08

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