Table 29: Costs and Returns for Head Lettuce, Per Acre
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
Variable Costs
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Head Lettuce |
crt |
$ 9.04 |
500 |
$ 4,520.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Custom |
|
|
|
|
| Apply Calcium Lime |
ton |
$ 27.65 |
0.75 |
$ 20.74 |
| Soil Test |
acre |
$ 1.00 |
1 |
$ 1.00 |
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
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| N |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
70 |
$ 22.40 |
| P |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
150 |
$ 48.00 |
| K |
lb |
$ 0.14 |
150 |
$ 21.00 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Bensulide (Prefar) |
lb |
$ 41.50 |
1.5 |
$ 62.25 |
| Pronamide (Kerb) |
lb |
$ 22.05 |
1.5 |
$ 33.08 |
| Sethoxydim (Poast) |
lb |
$ 102.26 |
0.125 |
$ 12.78 |
| Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
| Ridomil Gold |
gallon |
$ 160.00 |
0.75 |
$ 90.00 |
| Aliette |
lb |
$ 10.50 |
3 |
$ 31.50 |
| Rovral WP |
lb |
$ 21.60 |
1.5 |
$ 32.40 |
| Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Admire |
gallon |
$ 525.00 |
0.13 |
$ 69.73 |
| Warrior |
gallon |
$ 310.00 |
0.3 |
$ 93.00 |
| Orthene 75S |
lb |
$ 12.00 |
6 |
$ 72.00 |
| Larvin |
gallon |
$ 54.20 |
0.46 |
$ 24.93 |
| Seed |
|
|
|
|
| Lettuce Seeds |
lb |
15.00 |
2.5 |
$ 37.50 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
14.7 |
$ 212.86 |
| Seasonal Hired |
hour |
$ 7.24 |
7.6 |
$ 55.02 |
| Seasonal Hired – Harvest |
hour |
$ 7.24 |
95 |
$ 687.80 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Overhead Irrigation Operating Costs |
acre |
$ 192.00 |
1 |
$ 192.00 |
| Repair, Maintenance & Fuel |
|
|
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|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 106.50 |
1 |
$ 106.50 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 18.15 |
1 |
$ 18.15 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.50 |
500 |
$ 750.00 |
| Selling Charge |
gross revenue |
3% |
|
$ 135.60 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,830.24 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 48.44 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,878.68 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,641.32 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 143.35 |
1 |
$ 143.35 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 119.25 |
1 |
$ 119.25 |
| Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100. 00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 362.60 |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,241.28 |
| Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 167.39 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,408.67 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,111.33 |