PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 25.A (continued)

OPERATION/

OPERATING INPUT

SIZE /

UNIT

TRACTOR
SIZE

PERF

RATE

TIMES
OVER

MTH

TRACTOR COST

EQUIP COST

ALLOC LABOR

OPERATING INPUT

TOTAL
COST

DIRECT

FIXED

DIRECT

FIXED

HOURS

---C-OS--T

AMOUNT

PRICE

---C-O--S-T

---------

_-_-_-d_o_l__l

ars-----

------

dollars

-------

dollars-

-------

Drip irrigation

acin

1.00

Jun

2.90

0.400

3.00

2.0000

5.90

Water (from hydrant) acin

2.0000

3.25

6.50

6.50

CaNO3, regular

lb

50.0000

0.18

9.00

9.00

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Jun

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

Harvest labor

hour

140.000 0

7.50

1050.00

1050.00

harvest container

each

8.0000

3.00

24.00

24.00

Small wet pack line

acre

1.0 0

Jun

2.4 7

12.52

1.0000

14.99

Packing labor

hour

75.0000

7.50

562.50

562.50

Other labor

hour

8.0000

7.50

60.00

60.00

Lug boxes

each

1400.0000

1.10

1540.00

1540.00

Trailer utility

10 ft

23

1.000

1.00

Jul

3.68

1.65

0.40

1.43

1.100

8.25

15.41

Other labor

hour

8.000 0

7.50

60.00

60.00

Shredder 1R

5 ft

23

0.740

1.00

Jul

2.72

1.22

0.28

0.74

0.814

6.11

11.08

Coulter

1 row

23

1.500

1.00

Jul

5.52

2.48

0.19

0.28

1.650

12.38

20.85

Other labor

hour

15.000 0

7.50

112.50

112.50

Pickup truck

½ ton

1.000

1.00

Jul

4.16

3.36

1.000

7.50

15.02

Disk 2R

6 ft

4 3

0.570

2.00

Jul

5.79

2.92

0.75

1.07

1.254

9.40

19.94

TOTAL S

---8-8-.4-7- --

-4-0-.6-6- -

--3-3-.5--0 -

--7-2.-8-5-

-3-6-.8-6--9

-2-7-6.-5-2-

-5-1-6-2.--13-

-5-6-74-.-1--2

INTEREST ON OPERATING

CAPITAL

135.33

UNALLOCATED LABOR

0.00

TOTAL SPECIFIED COST

5809.46

Table 25.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Tomatoes, drip irrigated,
fresh market, one-row standard trellis, plastic mulch, 60" skip row,
Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE

QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZER

acre

dollars
157.56

dollars

1.0000

157.56

FUNGICIDES

acre

206.17

1.0000

206.17

HERBICIDES

acre

28.13

1.0000

28.13

HIRED LABOR

acre

615.00

1.0000

615.00

INSECTICIDES

acre

109.52

1.0000

109.52

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

1564.00

1.0000

1564.00

STAKES & TWINE

acre

305.00

1.0000

305.00

PLASTIC

acre

410.00

1.0000

410.00

PLANTS

acre

125.00

1.0000

125.00

CUSTOM

acre

29.25

1.0000

29.25

HARVEST LABOR

acre

1612.50

1.0000

1612.50

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

29.0690

218.02

HAND LABOR

hour

7.50

6.0000

45.00

IRRIGATION LABOR

hour

7.50

1.8000

13.50

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85

8.8560

7.53

ELECTRICITY

kWh

0.09

5.2500

0.47

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

33.7160

37.09

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

76.88

1.0000

76.88

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

135.33

1.0000

135.33

_________

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

--------

5695.95
113.51

-5--8-09-.-4--6

_________

Table 25.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above total
direct expenses, Tomatoes, drip irrigated, fresh market, standard trellis,
plastic mulch, 60" skip row, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Boxes)

---------

5.75

--------Price

6.75

Per 20 Lb

7.75

Box-------------------

8.75

9.75

1200.00

____-_-_-_-_-_--__-_-
1664.05

--------Net Returns Per

2864.05      4064.05

Acre---------

5264.05

----------

6464.05

1300.00

2009.05

3309.05

4609.05

5909.05

7209.05

1400.00

2354.05

3754.05

5154.05

6554.05

7954.05

1500.00

2699.05

4199.05

5699.05

7199.05

8699.05

1600.00

3044.05

4644.05

6244.05

7844.05

9444.05

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