PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 24.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Tomatoes, irrigated, fresh
market, one-row equipment, average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE

QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZER

acre

dollars

122.36

1.0000

dollars

122.36

FUNGICIDES

acre

38.28

1.0000

38.28

HERBICIDES

acre

6.24

1.0000

6.24

HIRED LABOR

acre

877.50

1.0000

877.50

INSECTICIDES

acre

90.00

1.0000

90.00

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

1014.00

1.0000

1014.00

STAKES & TWINE

acre

175.00

1.0000

175.00

PLASTIC

acre

300.00

1.0000

300.00

PLANTS

acre

200.00

1.0000

200.00

HARVEST LABOR

acre

2400.00

1.0000

2400.00

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

41.3940

310.46

IRRIGATION LABOR

hour

7.50

10.0000

75.00

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85

4.6170

3.92

ELECTRICITY

kWh

0.09

60.0000

5.40

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

63.8780

70.27

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

105.29

1.0000

105.29

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

88.07

1.0000

88.07

_________

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

-5--8-81-.-7--8

152.16

-6--0-33-.-9--4

_________

Table 24.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above
total direct expenses, Tomatoes, irrigated, fresh market, one-row equipment,
average yield, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Boxes)

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

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

----------

--------Net

Returns Per

Acre---------

----------

500.00

-861.78

-361.78

138.22

638.22

1138.22

700.00

-221.78

478.22

1178.22

1878.22

2578.22

900.00

418.22

1318.22

2218.22

3118.22

4018.22

1100.00

1058.22

2158.22

3258.22

4358.22

5458.22

1300.00

1698.22

2998.22

4298.22

5598.22

6898.22

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