Table 76: Costs of Production for Sweet Corn, 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 |
$ 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 |
|
Marketing 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 |
|
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 |
$ 106.48 |
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,007.60 |
