PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 27.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Beans (Butter), shelled fresh
market,
one-row equipment average yield, mechanical harvest, shelled beans, production
parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE

QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZER

acre

dollars

62.56

1.0000

dollars

62.56

FUNGICIDES

acre

41.17

1.0000

41.17

HERBICIDES

acre

38.87

1.0000

38.87

HIRED LABOR

acre

22.50

1.0000

22.50

INSECTICIDES

acre

26.50

1.0000

26.50

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

21.50

1.0000

21.50

SEED

acre

75.00

1.0000

75.00

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

21.3020

159.77

HAND LABOR

hour

7.50

6.5000

48.75

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85

11.8950

10.11

ELECTRICITY

kWh

0.09

12.7500

1.15

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

30.0520

33.06

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

58.85

1.0000

58.85

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

31.60

1.0000

31.60

_________

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

--------

631.39

77.07

--------

708.46

_________

Table 27.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above
total direct expenses, Beans (Butter), shelled fresh market, one-row equipment,
machine harvest, production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture
Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Bushels)

----------

17.00

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

----------

23.00

18.50

20.00

21.50

----------

--------Net Returns Per Acre---------

----------

20.00

-279.09

-249.09

-219.09

-189.09

-159.09

35.00

-30.24

22.26

74.76

127.26

179.76

50.00

218.61

293.61

368.61

443.61

518.61

65.00

467.46

564.96

662.46

759.96

857.46

80.00

716.31

836.31

956.31

1076.31

1196.31

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