Table 71: Costs of Production for Cauliflower, Per Acre
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
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 |
| Transplants |
|
|
|
|
| Cauliflower |
thousand |
$ 19.30 |
13 |
$ 250.90 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
8.33 |
$ 120.62 |
| Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
36.6 |
$ 370.76 |
| Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
76 |
$ 550.24 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Overhead Irrigation |
acre |
$ 192.00 |
1 |
$ 192.00 |
| Machinery Repair and Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 38.28 |
1 |
$ 38.28 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.50 |
800 |
$ 1,200.00 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 3,085.20 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 56.84 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,142.04 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 2 12.59 |
1 |
$ 212.59 |
| Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 312.59 |
| Total Fixed and Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,454.63 |
| Management F eesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 150.82 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,605.45 |