Table 72: Costs of Production for Cucumber, Per Acre
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Soil Amendments |
|
|
|
|
| Compost w/Gypsum |
ton |
$ 35.40 |
6 |
$ 21 2.40 |
| Pest Management |
|
|
|
|
| Approved organic chemicals |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Seeds |
lb |
$ 35.00 |
1.5 |
$ 52.50 |
| Black smooth mulch |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
7.83 |
$ 113.38 |
| Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
25.9 |
$ 262.37 |
| Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
114 |
$ 825.36 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Trickle Irrigation |
acre |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
| Machinery Repair and Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Diesel Fuel |
gal |
$ 0.969 |
23.47 |
$ 22.74 |
| Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 25.67 |
1 |
$ 25.67 |
| Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Picking Basket |
basket |
$ 1.50 |
24 |
$ 36.00 |
| Packing Boxes |
box |
$ 1.05 |
400 |
$ 420.00 |
| < b> Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 2,570.42 |
| Interest on Operating Capital a |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 48.02 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,618.44 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 157. 75 |
1 |
$ 157.75 |
| Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 257.75 |
| Total Fixed and Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,876.19 |
| Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 162.41 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 3,038.60 |