Table 46: Costs and Returns for Fresh Market Apples, Per Acre
Mature Trees – Years 8-20, Integrated Crop Management, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
& nbsp; |
|
| Apples |
lbs |
$ 0.22 |
14,600 |
$ 3,212.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Lime |
ton |
$ 25.00 |
0.5 |
$ 12.50 |
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
lb |
$ 0.26 |
20 |
$ 5.20 |
| P |
lb |
$ 0.25 |
30 |
$ 7.50 |
| K |
lb |
$ 0.14 |
30 |
$ 4.20 |
| Calcium Chloride |
lb |
$ 0.25 |
30 |
$ 7.50 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Princep 80W |
lb |
$ 3.30 |
0.5 |
$ 1.65 |
| Solicam DF |
lb |
$ 17.20 |
0.5 |
$ 8.60 |
| Gramaxone Extra |
gal |
$ 31.50 |
0.09 |
$ 2.95 |
| Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
| Captan 50W |
lb |
$ 2.75 |
21 |
$ 57.75 |
| Dithane 75DF |
lb |
$ 2.78 |
21 |
$ 58.38 |
| Topsin-M 85WDG |
lb |
$ 15.95 |
1 |
$ 15.95 |
| Nova 40W |
lb |
$ 63.44 |
1.5 |
$ 95.16 |
| Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Guthion 50W |
lb |
$ 8.35 |
3.75 |
$ 31.31 |
| Lorsban 4E |
gal |
$ 47.10 |
0.25 |
$ 11.77 |
| Lorsban 50W |
lb |
$ 6.85 |
4 |
$ 27.40 |
| Superior Oil |
gal |
$ 5.54 |
4 |
$ 22.16 |
| Penncap-M |
gal |
$ 23.50 |
0.44 |
$ 10.28 |
| Omite 30W |
lb |
$ 5.40 |
3 |
$ 16.20 |
| Lannate 90SP |
lb |
$ 18.20 |
0.5 |
$ 9.10 |
| Carzol SP |
lb |
$ 34.00 |
0.5 |
$ 17.00 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
4.75 |
$ 68.78 |
| T hinning |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
0.5 |
$ 3.62 |
| Pruning |
tree |
$ 1.00 |
272 |
$ 272.00 |
| Harvesting |
bushel |
$ 1.30 |
348 |
$ 452.40 |
| Irrigation |
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|
|
|
| Drip Irrigation |
acre |
$ 250.00 |
1 |
$ 250.00 |
| Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
17.71 |
$ 17.16 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 8.34 |
1 |
$ 8.34 |
| Equipment |
acre |
$ 7.20 |
1 |
$ 7.20 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Bee Rental |
hive |
$ 25.00 |
1 |
$ 25.00 |
| Fruitone N |
lb |
$ 24.95 |
1 |
$ 24.95 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Field bins |
bins |
$ 4.75 |
4 |
$ 19.00 |
| Cool storage |
bushel |
$ 0.25 |
348 |
$ 87.00 |
| Selling charges |
gross receipts |
6% |
|
$ 192.72 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 1,850.73 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 35.10 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,885.83 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,326.17 |
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|
|
|
|
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 23.00 |
1 |
$ 23.00 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 10.00 |
1 |
$ 10.00 |
| Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Preproduction Cost Allocationb |
acre |
$ 868.44 |
1 |
$ 868.44 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,001.44 |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,887.27 |
| Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 195.11 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,082. 38 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 129.62 |