PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 9.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Corn (Sweet), hybrid,
fresh market, irrigated, one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM


UNIT PRICE QUANTITY AMOUNT YOUR FARM

dollars

dollars

DIRECT EXPENSES

FERTILIZER

acre

139.56

1

.0000

139.56

HER

BICIDES

acre

19.38

1

.0000

19.38

INS

ECTICIDES

acre

62.64

1

.0000

62.64

PAC
SEE

K & HARVEST ITEMS

acre
acre

6650..0000

1

1

..00000000

6650..0000

HARVEST LABOR

acre

225.00

1

.0000

225.00

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

27.5930

206.95

IRRIGATION LABOR

hour

7.50

4.0000

30.00

DIESEL FUEL

gal
kWh

0.85

6.1560

5.23

ELECTRICITY

0.09

24.0000

2.16

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

49.5640

54.52

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

64.30

1.0000

64.30

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

17.67

1.0000

17.67

TOTAL

DIRECT EXPENSES

--------

952.41

TOTAL

FIXED EXPENSES

132.90

TOTA L

SPECIFIED EXPENSES

--1-0-8-5-.-3-1

Table 9.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above
total direct expenses, Corn (Sweet), hybrid, irrigated, fresh market,
one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Dozen)

----------

1.00

-----1-.-2--5-

--Price Per Dozen
1.50

----1-.-7-5----

---------

2.00

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

__________

_-_N_e_t__R_e_t_ur__ns__P_e_r__

_A_c_r_e_-_-_--__-_-_-

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

450.00

-438.66

-326.16

-213.66

-101.16

11.34

525.00

-395.54

-264.29

-133.04

-1.79

129.47

600.00

-352.41

-202.41

-52.41

97.59

247.59

675.00

-309.29

-140.54

28.22

196.97

365.72

750.00

-266.16

-78.66

108.84

296.34

483.84

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