Table 76: Costs of Production for Sweet Corn, Per Acre
Organic Prod uction Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| Variable Costs |
| Soil Amendments |
|
|
|
|
| Compost w/Gypsum |
ton |
$ 35.40 |
6 |
$ 212.40 |
| Pest Management |
|
|
|
|
| Trichogramma Wasps |
card |
$ 16.09 |
2 |
$ 32.18 |
| Pheromone |
farm |
$ 5.90 |
15 |
$ 88.50 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Seeds |
lb |
$ 6.43 |
10 |
$ 64.30 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
7.58 |
$ 109.76 |
| Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
14.55 |
$ 147.39 |
| Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
58 |
$ 419.92 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Overhead Irrigation |
acre |
$ 192.00 |
1 |
$ 192.00 |
| Machinery Repair and Fuel |
|
|
|
|
| Diesel Fuel |
gal |
$ 0.969 |
21.97 |
$ 21.29 |
| Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 21.07 |
1 |
$ 21.07 |
| Ma rketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.40 |
200 |
$ 280.00 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 1,588.81 |
| Interest on Operating Capitala |
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 31.59 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
&nbs p; |
1 |
$ 1,620.40 |
| Fixed Costs |
| Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 180.73 |
1 |
$ 180.73 |
| Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 280.73 |
| Total Fixed and Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,901.13 |
| Management Feesa |
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 10 6.48 |
| Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,007.60 |