Table 33: Costs and Returns for Sweet Corn (Mid to Late Season), Per Acre
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
&nb sp; |
|
| Sweet Corn |
crt |
$ 8.40 |
240 |
$ 2,016.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Custom |
|
|
|
|
| Apply Calcium Lime |
ton |
$ 27.65 |
0.5 |
$ 13.83 |
| Soil Test |
acre |
$ 1.00 |
1 |
$ 1.00 |
| Cultivating |
acre |
$ 7.60 |
3 |
$ 22.80 |
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
135 |
$ 43.20 |
| P |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
120 |
$ 38.40 |
| K |
pound |
$ 0.14 |
120 |
$ 16.80 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Bladex 90DF |
gallon |
$ 5.41 |
0.75 |
$ 4.06 |
| Dual 8E |
gallon |
$ 64.66 |
0.18 |
$ 11.64 |
| Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Asana XL |
gallon |
$ 132.00 |
0.75 |
$ 99.00 |
| Lannate LV |
gallon |
$ 46.30 |
0.25 |
$ 11.57 |
| Sevin 80S |
pound |
$ 4 .45 |
2 |
$ 8.90 |
| Warrior |
gallon |
$ 310.00 |
0.4 |
$ 124.00 |
| Lorsban 4E |
gallon |
$ 48.70 |
0.5 |
$ 24.35 |
| Corn Seed |
|
|
|
|
| Seed |
pound |
$ 7.50 |
12 |
$ 90.00 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
3.82 |
$ 55.31 |
| Seasonal Hired – Harvesting |
acre |
$ 140.00 |
1 |
$ 140.00 |
| Packing and Grading |
acre |
$ 140.00 |
1 |
$ 140.00 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Overhead Irrigation Operating Cost |
acre |
$ 192.00 |
1 |
$ 192.00 |
| Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
10.33 |
$ 10.01 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 5.67 |
1 |
$ 5.67 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 5.58 |
1 |
$ 5.58 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.40 |
240 |
$ 336.00 |
| Selling Charge |
gross revenue |
3% |
|
$ 69.93 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 1,464.05 |
| Interest on Opera ting Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 27.68 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,491.73 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 524.27 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 12.28 |
1 |
$ 12.28 |
| Implements |
acre |
$ 9.98 |
1 |
$ 9.98 |
| Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 122.26 |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,613.99 |
| Management Fees a |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 101.08 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,715.07 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 300.93 |