Table 26: Costs and Returns for Bell Pepper, Per Acre
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Peppers |
crt |
$ 6.88 |
925 |
$ 6,364.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Custom |
|
|
|
|
| Apply Calcium Lime |
ton |
$ 27.65 |
1 |
$ 27.65 |
| Soil Test |
acre |
$ 1.00 |
1 |
$ 1.00 |
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
115 |
$ 36.80 |
| P |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
150 |
$ 48.00 |
| K |
pound |
$ 0.14 |
100 |
$ 14.00 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Command 4EC |
gallon |
$ 86.96 |
0.125 |
$ 10.87 |
| Gramaxone Xtra |
gallon |
$ 34.50 |
0.2 |
$ 6.90 |
| Dual 8E |
gallon |
$ 64.66 |
0.25 |
$ 16.16 |
| Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
| Maneb |
pound |
$ 3.05 |
2 |
$ 6.10 |
| Ridomil Gold 2E |
gallon |
$ 160.00 |
0.75 |
$ 120.00 |
| Terraclor |
pound |
$ 7.32 |
3 |
$ 21.96 |
| Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Asana XL |
gallon |
$ 132.60 |
0.4 |
$ 53.04 |
| Diazinon Ag 500 |
gallon |
$ 32.50 |
0.75 |
$ 24.38 |
| Orthene 75S |
pound |
$ 12.00 |
1 |
$ 12.00 |
| Lannate LV |
gallon |
$ 46.30 |
0.2 |
$ 9.26 |
| Sevin 80S |
pound |
$ 4.45 |
1.5 |
$ 6.68 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Black Plastic Mulch |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
| Pepper Transplants |
thousand |
$ 65.00 |
11.5 |
$ 747.50 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
5.44 |
$ 78.77 |
| Regular Hired |
hour |
$ 10.13 |
15 |
$ 151.95 |
| Laying Plastic Mulch |
acre |
$ 45.00 |
1 |
$ 45.00 |
| Harvesting |
acre |
$ 700.00 |
1 |
$ 700.00 |
| Grading and Packing |
acre |
$ 125.00 |
1 |
$ 125.00 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Trickle Irrigation Operating Costs |
acre |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
| Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
11 |
$ 9.82 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 24.37 |
1 |
$ 24.47 |
| Equipment |
acre |
$ 14.26 |
1 |
$ 14.26 |
| Marketing |
|
|
|
|
| Picking Baskets |
basket |
$ 1.30 |
115 |
$ 149.50 |
| Packing Boxes |
box |
$ 1.00 |
925 |
$ 925.00 |
| Vineland Selling Charge |
gross revenue |
3% |
|
$ 190.92 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 4,026.99 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 71.93 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,098.92 |
| < b> Returns Above Variable Costs |
|
|
|
$ 2,265.08 |
| (Continued on next page) |
|
|
|
|
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 5.89 |
1 |
$ 5.89 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 17.68 |
1 |
$ 17.68 |
| Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 123.57 |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,222.49 |
| Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 213.36 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,435.85 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,928.15 |