Table 25: Costs and Returns for Cranberries, Per Acre
20-40 Acre Operation, Mature Fruit Bearing Years, 6-20,
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Cranberries |
bbls |
$ 57.40 |
130 |
$ 7,462.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
lb |
$ 1.20 |
35 |
$ 42.00 |
| P |
lb |
$ 0.50 |
60 |
$ 30.00 |
| K |
lb |
$ 0.54 |
110 |
$ 59.40 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Roundup |
gal |
$ 50.00 |
0.1 |
$ 5.00 |
| Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
| Dithane |
lb |
$ 2.30 |
5 |
$ 11.50 |
| Bravo 90DG |
lb |
$ 7.30 |
8 |
$ 58.40 |
| Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Lorsban 4E |
gal |
$ 43.75 |
0.75 |
$ 32.81 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Aerial Applications |
each |
$ 13.00 |
9 |
$ 117.00 |
| Sanding each 4th yr & misc. |
per year |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
| Pollination |
hive |
$ 45.00 |
2 |
$ 90.00 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hours |
$ 14.48 |
15 |
$ 217.20 |
| Regular Hired |
hours |
$ 10.13 |
10 |
$ 101.30 |
| Seasonal Hired |
hours |
$ 7.24 |
48 |
$ 347.52 |
| Fuel & Oil |
|
|
|
|
| Fuel & Oil |
acre |
$ 95.00 |
1 |
$ 95.00 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Repair & Maintenance |
acre |
$ 320.00 |
1 |
$ 320.00 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Operating Costs |
acre |
$ 200.00 |
1 |
$ 200.00 |
| Miscellaneous |
|
|
|
|
| Supplies |
acre |
$ 40.00 |
1< /td> |
$ 40.00 |
| Utilities |
acre |
$ 70.00 |
1 |
$ 70.00 |
| Sub Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,137.13 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 61.98 |
| Total Variable Costs |
|
|
|
$ 2,199.11 |
| Returns above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 5,262.89 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Equipment |
acre |
$ 550.00 |
1 |
$ 550.00 |
| Buildings |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Bog land rent |
acre |
$ 250.00 |
1 |
$ 250.00 |
| Pre-production Cost Allocationb |
acre |
$ 1,706.97 |
1 |
$ 1,706.97 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,606.97 |
| Sub-Total |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,806.08 |
| Management Fees |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 318.93 |
| Total cost |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 5,125.01 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,336.99 |