Table 34: Costs and Returns for Tomato (Fresh Market), Per Acre
Conventional Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Tomatoes |
crt |
$ 8.45 |
800 |
$ 6,760.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Custom |
|
|
|
|
| Apply Calcium Lime |
ton |
$ 27.65 |
1 |
$ 27.65 |
| Soil Test |
acre |
$ 1.00 |
1 |
$ 1.00 |
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
85 |
$ 41.60 |
| P |
lb |
$ 0.32 |
150 |
$ 48.00 |
| K |
lb |
$ 0.14 |
200 |
$ 28.00 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Devrinol 50DF |
lb |
$ 8.15 |
3 |
$ 24.45 |
| Sencor 75DF |
lb |
$ 26.48 |
0.33 |
$ 8.74 |
| Gramaxone Extra |
gallon |
$ 34.50 |
0.25 |
$ 8.60 |
| Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
| Benlate 50W |
lb |
$ 15.80 |
0.75 |
$ 11.85 |
| Terraclor |
lb |
$ 7.32 |
3 |
$ 21.96 |
| Ridomil Gold 2E |
gallon |
$ 160.00 |
0.25 |
$ 20.00 |
| Bravo 720 |
gallon |
$ 51.80 |
0.4 |
$ 20.72 |
| Manzate 200 |
lb |
$ 3.05 |
1.5 |
$ 4.58 |
| Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Admire |
gallon |
$ 525.00 |
0.125 |
$ 65.63 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Black Smooth Mulch |
|
$ 150.00 |
|
$ 150.00 |
| Tomato Transplants |
|
$ 450.00 |
|
$ 450.00 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
5.44 |
$ 78.77 |
| Regular Hired |
hour |
$ 10.13 |
15 |
$ 151.95 |
| Seasonal (Transplant Labor) |
hour |
$ 7.24 |
2 |
$ 14.48 |
| Harvesting |
acre |
$ 800.00 |
1 |
$ 800.00 |
| Packing and Grading |
acre |
$ 250.00 |
1 |
$ 250.00 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
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|
| Trickle Irrigation Operating Cost |
acre |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
| Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
15 |
$ 14.54 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 24.37 |
1 |
$ 24.37 |
| Equipment |
acre |
$ 1 4.26 |
1 |
$ 14.26 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
|
; |
|
| Picking Baskets |
basket |
$ 1.30 |
50 |
$ 65.00 |
| Packing Boxes |
box |
$ 1.20 |
800 |
$ 960.00 |
| Selling Charge |
gross revenue |
3% |
|
$ 202.80 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 3,808.95 |
| Intere st on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 61.63 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,870.58 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,889.42 |
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|
|
|
|
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| 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 & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,994.15 |
| Management Fees a |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 258.39 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,252.54 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,507.46 |