Table 28: Costs and Returns for Cucumber, Per Acre
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Cucumbers |
crt |
$ 9.13 |
600 |
$ 5,478.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Custom |
|
|
|
|
| Apply Calcium Lime |
ton |
$ 27.65 |
1 |
$ 27.65 |
| Soil Test |
acre |
$ 1.00 |
1 |
$ 1.00 |
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
po und |
$ 0.32 |
115 |
$ 36.80 |
| P |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
100 |
$ 32.00 |
| K |
pound |
$ 0.14 |
150 |
$ 21.00 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Bensulide |
pound |
$ 41.50 |
1.5 |
$ 62.25 |
| Poast 1.5 EC |
gallon |
$ 102.26 |
0.16 |
$ 15.98 |
| Fungicides |
|
|
|
& nbsp; |
| Ridomil Gold |
gallon |
$ 160.00 |
0.75 |
$ 120.00 |
| Bravo 720 |
gallon |
$ 51.80 |
0.25 |
$ 12.95 |
| I nsecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Asana XL |
gallon |
$ 132.00 |
0.4 |
$ 52.80 |
| Diazinon Ag500 |
gallon |
$ 32.50 |
0.13 |
$ 4.06 |
| Lannate LV |
gallon |
$ 46.30 |
0.25 |
$ 11.58 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Black Smooth Mulch |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
| Cucumber Seed |
pound |
$ 35.00 |
1.5 |
$ 52.50 |
| Labor |
|
|
& nbsp; |
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
5.8 |
$ 83.54 |
| Regular Hired |
hour |
$ 10.13 |
20.6 |
$ 208.68 |
| Harvesting |
acre |
$ 700.00 |
1 |
$ 700.00 |
| Grading and Packing |
acre |
$ 125.00 |
1 |
$ 125.00 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Trickle Irrigation Operating Costs |
acre |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
| Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
15< /td> |
$ 14.54 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
19 .02 |
1 |
$ 19.02 |
| Equipment |
acre |
$ 8.47 |
1 |
$ 8.47 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Picking Basket |
basket |
$ 1.50 |
35 |
$ 52.50 |
| Packing Boxes |
box |
$ 1.05 |
600 |
$ 630.00 |
| Vineland Selling Charge |
gross revenue |
3% |
|
$ 164.34 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,906.66 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 48.32 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,954.98 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,5 23.02 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
1 |
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 5.89 |
1 |
$ 5.89 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 17.68 |
1 |
$ 17.68 |
| Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 123.57 |
| Total Fixed & amp; Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,078.55 |
| Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 160.72 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,239.27 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,238.73 |