PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 29.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Cabbage, hybrid, direct seeded,
double drilled, irrigated, fresh market, six-row equipment, average yield, production
parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE

QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZER

acre

dollars

142.50

1.0000

dollars

142.50

FUNGICIDES

acre

14.36

1.0000

14.36

HERBICIDES

acre

17.87

1.0000

17.87

HIRED LABOR

acre

30.00

1.0000

30.00

INSECTICIDES

acre

64.67

1.0000

64.67

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

350.00

1.0000

350.00

SEED

acre

202.50

1.0000

202.50

HARVEST LABOR

acre

510.00

1.0000

510.00

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

6.2150

46.61

IRRIGATION LABOR

hour

7.50

4.4400

33.30

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85

31.1040

26.44

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

4.8000

5.28

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

34.85

1.0000

34.85

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

32.47

1.0000

32.47

_________

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

-1--5-10-.-8--4

65.23

-1--5-76-.-0--7

_________

Table 29.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above total
direct expenses, Cabbage, hybrid, direct seeded, fresh market, double drilled,
irrigated, six-row equipment, production parameters specified by Extension
Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Sacks)

----------

1.75

----------Price Per Sack-------------

----------

4.75

2.50

3.25

4.00

----------

--------Net Returns Per

Acre---------

----------

500.00

-280.84

94.16

469.16

844.16

1219.16

600.00

-283.34

166.66

616.66

1066.66

1516.66

700.00

-285.84

239.16

764.16

1289.16

1814.16

800.00

-288.34

311.66

911.66

1511.66

2111.66

900.00

-290.84

384.16

1059.16

1734.16

2409.16

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