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 |