PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 18.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Potato (Sweet), fresh and process
blend, one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

dollars

_d_o_l_l_a_r_s___

DIR

ECT EXP

ENSES

F

ERTILIZ

ER

acre

65.00      1

.0000

65.00

H

ERBICID

ES

acre

9.84      1

.0000

9.84

H

IRED LA

BOR

acre

187.50      1

.0000

187.50

I

NSECTICIDES

acre

94.35      1

.0000

94.35

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

142.50      1

.0000

142.50

SEED

LABO R

acre

118.96      1

.0000

118.96

HARVEST

acre

375.00      1

.0000

375.00

OPERATOR

LABOR

hour

7.50    25.5070

191.30

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85     7.3170

6.22

GASOLINE

MAINTENANC E

gal

1.10    37.2560

40.98

REPAIR &

acre

63.07     1.0000

63.07

INTEREST

ON OP. CAP.

acre

30.48     1.0000

30.48

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

-1--3-25-.-2--0

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

77.53

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

-1--4-02-.-7--2

Table 18.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above
total direct expenses, Potato (Sweet), fresh and process blend, one-row
equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Cwt)

----------

5.00

-----------Price Per Cwt-------

-.-0-0---

---------

9.00

6.00

7.00

8

1

25.00

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

-580.20

_-_-_-_-_-_-_--__N_e_t
-455.20

__R_e_t_u_r_n_s _P__e_r_
-330.20

Acre---------

-205.20

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

-80.20

1

50.00

-515.20

-365.20

-215.20

-65.20

84.80

1

75.00

-450.20

-275.20

-100.20

74

.80

249.80

200.00

-385.20

-185.20

14.80

214

.80

414.80

225.00

-320.20

-95.20

129.80

354

.80

579.80

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