Table 70: Costs of Production for Cabbage, Per Acre
Organic Production Pract ices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Soil Amendments |
|
|
|
|
| Compost w/Gypsum |
ton |
$ 35.40 |
6 |
$ 212.40 |
| Pest Management |
|
|
|
|
| Approved organic chemicals |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Cabbage Seed |
lb |
$ 69.20 |
0.5 |
$ 34.60 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
7.83 |
$ 113.38 |
| Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
24.2 |
$ 245.15 |
| Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
133.75 |
$ 968.35 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Overhead Irrigation |
acre |
$ 192.00 |
1 |
$ 192.00 |
| Machinery Repair and Fuel Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Diesel |
gal |
$ 0.97 |
23.47 |
$ 22.74 |
| Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 26.55 |
1 |
$ 26.55 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.50 |
550 |
$ 825.00 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,790.17 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 43.79 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,833.96 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 1 63.48 |
1 |
$ 163.48 |
| Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 263.48 |
| Total Fixed and Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,097.44 |
| Management Fe esa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 152.07 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,249.51 |