PROJECTED COSTS FOR SELECTED LOUISIANA VEGETABLE CROPS - 1997 SEASON



Table 40.B Summary of estimated costs per greenhouse, Greenhouse Tomatoes,
spring fresh market, 760 plants in grow bags, drip irrigated and fertilized,
production parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist,
Louisiana, 1997.

ITEM

UNIT

PRICE

QUANTITY

AMOUNT

YOUR FARM

DIRECT EXPENSES
FERTILIZER

acre

dollars

575.00

1.0000

dollars

575.00

FUNGICIDES

acre

20.66

1.0000

20.66

HIRED LABOR

acre

2617.50

1.0000

2617.50

INSECTICIDES

acre

21.95

1.0000

21.95

PACK & HARVEST ITEMS

acre

684.00

1.0000

684.00

PLANTS

acre

266.00

1.0000

266.00

CUSTOM

acre

250.00

1.0000

250.00

HARVEST LABOR

acre

900.00

1.0000

900.00

OTHER

acre

77.40

1.0000

77.40

OPERATOR LABOR

hour

7.50

51.0000

382.50

DIESEL FUEL

gal

0.85

703.5000

597.98

ELECTRICITY

kWh

0.09

1632.0000

146.88

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

acre

88.98

1.0000

88.98

INTEREST ON OP. CAP.

acre

235.86

1.0000

235.86

_________

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL FIXED EXPENSES

TOTAL SPECIFIED EXPENSES

-6--8-64-.-7--0
650.50

-7--5-15-.-2--0

_________

Table 40.C Effects of yields and prices on net returns per greenhouse above
total direct expenses, Greenhouse Tomatoes, combined fall and spring fresh
market crops, 760 plants in grow bags, drip irrigated and fertilized, production
parameters specified by Extension Horticulture Specialist, Louisiana, 1997.

Yield
(Boxes)

---------

18.00

--------Price

19.00

Per 20 Lb

20.00

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

21.00

22.00

600.00

____-_-_-_-_-_--__-_-
-1597.49

--------Net Returns Per

-997.49      -397.49

Acre---------

202.51

----------

802.51

700.00

-42.49

657.51

1357.51

2057.51

2757.51

800.00

1512.51

2312.51

3112.51

3912.51

4712.51

900.00

3067.51

3967.51

4867.51

5767.51

6667.51

1000.00

4622.51

5622.51

6622.51

7622.51

8622.51

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