PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 13.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Okra, irrigated, fresh
market, one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

DIRECT EXPENSE S

___d_o_l_l_a_r_s___________

_d_o_l_l_a_r_s___

FERTILIZER
HERBICIDES

acre
acre

57.36     1.0000

5.63     1.0000

57.36

5.63

_________

HIRED LABOR

acre

217.50     1.0000

217.50

INSECTICIDES

acre

16.50     1.0000

16.50

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS
SEED

acre
acre

315.70     1.0000

15.30     1.0000

315.70

15.30

_________

HARVEST LABOR

OPERATOR LABOR
DIESEL FUEL
GASOLINE

acre
hour
gal
gal

1305.00     1.0000

7.50    20.5970

0.85     4.6170

1.10    33.4960

1305.00

154.48

3.92

36.85

_________

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

41.13     1.0000

41.13

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

acre

54.00     1.0000

54.00

-2--2-23-.-3--6

51.94

-2--2-75-.-3--0

__________________

Table 13.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above
total direct expenses, Okra, irrigated, fresh market, one-row equipment,
average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Bushels)


11.00


-----Price Per Bushel---------

13.00         15.00       17.00

---

-----------N

et Returns Per Acre------

-------------

200.00       220.64

620.64

1

020.64

1

420.64

1820.64

220.00        31

8.64

758.64

1

198.64

1

638.64

2078.64

240.00        41

6.64

896.64

1

376.64

1

856.64

2336.64

260.00        51

4.64

1034.64

1

554.64

2074.64

2594.64

280.00        61

2.64

1172.64

1

732.64

2292.64

2852.64

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