PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 38.B Summary of estimated costs per acre, Tomatoes, fresh market,
bare soil, trellis, one row equipment, 60" 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

213.54

1.0000

213.54

HERBICIDES

acre

39.21

1.0000

39.21

HIRED LABOR

acre

641.25

1.0000

641.25

INSECTICIDES

acre

96.18

1.0000

96.18

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

782.00

1.0000

782.00

STAKES & TWINE

acre

305.00

1.0000

305.00

PLANTS

acre

125.00

1.0000

125.00

HARVEST LABOR

acre

600.00

1.0000

600.00

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

27.2460

204.35

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85

10.3950

8.84

ELECTRICITY

kWh

0.09

5.2500

0.47

GASOLINE

gal

1.10

34.5160

37.97

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

64.91

1.0000

64.91

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

86.69

1.0000

86.69

_________

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

-3--3-38-.-9--6

84.23

-3--4-23-.-1--9

_________

Table 38.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per acre above total
direct expenses, Tomatoes, fresh market, one-row equipment, bare soil, trellis,
60" skip row, production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture
Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Boxes)

---------

7.00

--------Price

8.00

Per 20 Lb

9.00

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

10.00

11.00

500.00

---------

651.03

--------Net Returns Per

1151.03      1651.03

Acre---------

2151.03

----------

2651.03

600.00

1106.03

1706.03

2306.03

2906.03

3506.03

700.00

1561.03

2261.03

2961.03

3661.03

4361.03

800.00

2016.03

2816.03

3616.03

4416.03

5216.03

900.00

2471.03

3371.03

4271.03

5171.03

6071.03

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