Table 53: Costs and Returns for Bell Pepper, Per Acre
Integrated Crop Management, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| Receipts |
|
|
|
|
| Peppers |
crt |
$ 6.88 |
925 |
$ 6,364.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Custom |
|
|
|
|
| Apply Calcium Lime |
ton |
$ 25.00 |
1 |
$ 25.00 |
| Fertilizer |
|
|
|
|
| N |
pound |
$ 0.28 |
40 |
$ 11.20 |
| P |
pound |
$ 0.32 |
40 |
$ 12.80 |
| K |
pound |
$ 0.22 |
80 |
$ 17.60 |
| Herbicides |
|
|
|
|
| Command |
gallon |
$ 72.00 |
0.13 |
$ 9.00 |
| Devrinol |
pound |
$ 7.20 |
2 |
$ 14.40 |
| Fungicides |
|
|
|
|
| Kocide 606 |
gallon |
$ 14.45 |
2 |
$ 28.90 |
| Manzate 200 |
pound |
$ 2.70 |
10 |
$ 27.00 |
| Insecticides |
|
|
|
|
| Asana |
gallon |
$ 118.00 |
0.07 |
$ 8.14 |
| Diazinon |
gallon |
$ 31.20 |
0.75 |
$ 23.40 |
| Orthene |
pound |
$ 8.95 |
5 |
$ 44.75 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Black Plastic Mulch |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
| Pepper Transplants |
thousand |
$ 65.00 |
11.5 |
$ 747.50 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hour |
$ 14.48 |
5.44 |
$ 78.77 |
| Regular Hired |
hour |
$ 10.13 |
15 |
$ 151.95 |
| Laying Plastic Mulch |
acre |
$ 45.00 |
1 |
$ 45.00 |
| Harvesting |
acre |
$ 700.00 |
1 |
$ 700.00 |
| Grading and Packing |
acre |
$ 125.00 |
1 |
$ 125.00 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Trickle Irrigation |
acre |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
| Diesel Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
gallon |
$ 0.969 |
11 |
$ 10.66 |
| Repair & Maintenance |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 24.37 |
1 |
$ 24.47 |
| Equipment |
acre |
$ 14.26 |
1 |
$ 14.26 |
| Marketing |
; |
|
|
|
| Picking Baskets |
basket |
$ 1.30 |
115 |
$ 149.50 |
| Packing Boxes |
box |
$ 1.00 |
925 |
$ 925.00 |
| Selling Charges |
gross revenues |
3% |
|
$ 190.92 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 3,835.22 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 16.44 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,851.66 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,512.34 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Tractors |
acre |
$ 5.89 |
1 |
$ 5.89 |
| Impleme nts |
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 |
$ 3,975.23 |
| Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 271.27 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,246.50 |
| Net Returns |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,117.50 |