Table 35: Costs and Returns for Processing Tomato, Per Acre
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
Receipts |
|
|
|
|
Tomatoes |
ton |
$ 85.00 |
25 |
$ 2,125.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
130 |
$ 41.60 |
P |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
150 |
$ 48.00 |
K |
pound |
$ 0.14 |
200 |
$ 28.00 |
Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
Treflan 4EC |
gallon |
$ 32.40 |
0.2 |
$ 6.48 |
Sencor 75DF |
pound |
$ 26.48 |
0.33 |
$ 8.74 |
Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
Benlate 50W |
pound |
$ 15.80 |
1.5 |
$ 23.70 |
Kocide |
gallon |
$ 14.45 |
0.5 |
$ 7.22 |
Bravo Weather Stik 6F |
gallon |
$ 54.75 |
15pt |
$ 102.60 |
Manzate 200 |
pound |
$ 3.05 |
3 |
$ 9.15 |
Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
Admire |
gallon |
$ 525.00 |
$ 65.63 |
Other |
|
|
|
|
Tomato Transplants |
acre |
$ 225.00 |
1 |
$ 225.00 |
Labor |
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
5.44 |
$ 78.77 |
Regular Hired |
hour |
$ 10.13 |
15 |
$ 151.95 |
Seasonal Hired |
hour |
$ 7.24 |
2 |
$ 14.48 |
Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
Overhead Irrigation |
acre |
$ 192.00 |
1 |
$ 192.00 |
Repair, Maintenance and Fuel |
|
|
|
|
Machinery and Equipment |
acre |
$ 20 3.33 |
1 |
$ 203.33 |
Harvesting Costs |
|
|
|
|
Harvest Labor |
acre |
$ 340.28 |
1 |
$ 340.28 |
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 1,575.58 |
Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 37.71 |
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,613.29 |
Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 511.71 |
Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
Tractors and Harvester |
acre |
$ 141.11 |
1 |
$ 141.11 |
Implements |
acre |
$ 17.68 |
1 |
$ 17.68 |
Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 258.79 |
Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,872.08 |
Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 124.05 |
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,996.13 |
Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 128.87 |