Table 13: Costs and Returns for Fresh Market Peaches, Per Acre
Planting Year, Conventional Production Practices,
Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
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|
| Peaches |
bushel |
|
0 |
$ – |
|
|
|
|
|
| Var iable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
25 |
$ 8.00 |
| P |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
50 |
$ 16.00 |
| K |
lb |
$ 0.14 |
50 |
$ 7.00 |
| Trees |
|
|
|
|
| Peach Trees |
each |
$ 5.00 |
141 |
$ 705.00 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Surflan AS |
gal |
$ 67.04 |
0.75 |
$ 50.28 |
| Karmex 80DF |
lb |
$ 4.36 |
1.5 |
$ 6.54 |
| Sinbar 80W |
lb |
$ 24.65 |
1.5 |
$ 36.98 |
| Gramaxone Extra |
gal |
$ 34.50 |
0.08 |
$ 2.76 |
| Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
| Captan 50W |
l b |
$ 2.75 |
4 |
$ 11.00 |
| Benlate 50W |
lb |
$ 15.80 |
1.5 |
$ 23.70 |
| 90% Sulfur |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
30 |
$ 9.60 |
| Pesticides |
|
|
|
|
| Carzol SP |
lb |
$ 34.00 |
0.25 |
$ 8.50 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
7.63 |
$ 110.48 |
| Regular Hired |
hour |
$ 10.13 |
14 |
$ 141.82 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Install Drip Irrigation |
acre |
$ 700.00 |
|
$ 700.00 |
| Operating Cost |
acre |
$ 250.00 |
|
$ 250.00 < /td> |
| Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
gal |
$ 0.969 |
20.6 |
$ 19.96 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 9.22 |
1 |
$ 9.22 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 4.07 |
1 |
$ 4.07 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Ivory Soap |
bar |
$ 0.05 |
141 |
$ 7.05 |
| Tree Guards |
each |
$ 0.15 |
141 |
$ 21.15 |
| Tree Planter |
acre |
$ 7.00 |
1 |
$ 7.00 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,156.11 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 107.81 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,263.92 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (2,263.92) |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 28.04 |
1 |
$ 28.04 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 5.58 |
1 |
$ 5.58 |
| Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 133.62 |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,397.54 |
| Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 160.83 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,558.36 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ (2,558.36) |