PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 37.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Strawberries, irrigated, fresh
market, plastic mulch, row covers, 4-row equipment, high yield, production
parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE

QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZER

acre

dollars

116.17

1.0000

dollars

116.17

FUNGICIDES

acre

300.44

1.0000

300.44

HERBICIDES

acre

20.21

1.0000

20.21

HIRED LABOR

acre

596.25

1.0000

596.25

INSECTICIDES

acre

48.52

1.0000

48.52

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

1200.00

1.0000

1200.00

SEED

acre

50.00

1.0000

50.00

PLASTIC

acre

300.00

1.0000

300.00

FUMIGANT

acre

240.00

1.0000

240.00

PLANTS

acre

1050.00

1.0000

1050.00

HARVEST LABOR

acre

1500.00

1.0000

1500.00

ROW COVERS

acre

1721.00

1.0000

1721.00

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

23.3690

175.27

IRRIGATION LABOR

hour

7.50

50.0000

375.00

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85

8.0430

6.84

ELECTRICITY

kWh

0.09

950.0000

85.50

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

34.1160

37.53

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

171.92

1.0000

171.92

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

299.47

1.0000

299.47

_________

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

-8--2-94-.-1--1

155.90

-8--4-50-.-0--1

_________

Table 37.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above total
direct expenses, Strawberries, irrigated, fresh market, 4-row equipment, row
covers, high yield, production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture
Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Flat)

----------

7.00

-----------Price Per Flat------------

----------

11.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

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

--------Net

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

----------

1000.00

-844.11

155.89

1155.89

2155.89

3155.89

1100.00

-369.11

730.89

1830.89

2930.89

4030.89

1200.00

105.89

1305.89

2505.89

3705.89

4905.89

1300.00

580.89

1880.89

3180.89

4480.89

5780.89

1400.00

1055.89

2455.89

3855.89

5255.89

6655.89

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