PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 31.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Eggplant, bare soil, trellis,
one-row equipment, 60 inch skip rows, 2500 plants/acre, production parameters
specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE

QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZER

acre

dollars

133.56

1.0000

dollars

133.56

FUNGICIDES

acre

9.57

1.0000

9.57

HERBICIDES

acre

38.12

1.0000

38.12

HIRED LABOR

acre

566.25

1.0000

566.25

INSECTICIDES

acre

71.94

1.0000

71.94

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

232.00

1.0000

232.00

STAKES & TWINE

acre

255.00

1.0000

255.00

PLANTS

acre

100.00

1.0000

100.00

HARVEST LABOR

acre

525.00

1.0000

525.00

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

29.0830

218.12

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85

11.2050

9.52

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

37.0280

40.73

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

67.07

1.0000

67.07

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

74.22

1.0000

74.22

_________

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

-2--3-41-.-1--0

75.38

2416.48

_________

Table 31.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above total
direct expenses, Eggplant, bare soil, trellis, one-row equipment, 60" skip rows,
fresh market, production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist,
Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Boxes)

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

5.75

6.75

7.75

8.75

9.75

----------

--------Net

Returns Per

Acre---------

----------

340.00

-162.60

177.40

517.40

857.40

1197.40

370.00

-101.85

268.15

638.15

1008.15

1378.15

400.00

-41.10

358.90

758.90

1158.90

1558.90

430.00

19.65

449.65

879.65

1309.65

1739.65

460.00

80.40

540.40

1000.40

1460.40

1920.40

H-65



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