Table 50: Costs and Returns for Blueberries, Per Acre
Integrated Crop Management, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
|
ITEM |
LAND PREPARATION |
ESTABLISHMENT YEAR |
MATURE PLANTING |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receipts |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 6,312.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
Fertilizer |
$ 293.00 |
$ 56.00 |
$ 112.00 |
|
Herbicide |
$ - |
$ 112.32 |
$ 194.04 |
|
Insecticide |
$ - |
$ 8.94 |
$ 21.26 |
|
Fungicide |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 56.78 |
|
Ryegrass Seed |
$ 38.10 |
$ - |
$ - |
|
Plants |
$ - |
$ 2,176.00 |
$ 8.00 |
|
Irrigation Installation |
$ - |
$ 2,000.00 |
$ - |
|
Irrigation Operating Cost |
$ - |
$ 200.00 |
$ 200.00 |
|
Bee Rental |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 50.00 |
|
Labor |
$ 55.74 |
$ 451.64 |
$ 2,780.69 |
|
Fuel |
$ 11.60 |
$ 11.42 |
$ 11.92 |
|
Repairs and Maintenance |
$ 10.46 |
$ 10.16 |
$ 6.39 |
|
Marketing |
$ - |
$ - |
$ 1,131.60 |
|
Sub-Total |
$ 408.90 |
$ 5,026.48 |
$ 4,572.68 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
$ 20.45 |
$ 251.32 |
$ 132.61 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
$ 429.35 |
$ 5,277.80 |
$ 4,705.29 |
|
Returns Above Variable Costs |
$ (429.35) |
$ (5,277.80) |
$ 1,606.71 |
|
Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
Machinery and Equipment |
$ 21.91 |
$ 44.16 |
$ 12.62 |
|
Land |
$ 100.00 |
$ 100.00 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Pre-Production Cost Allocationb
|
$ - |
$ - |
$ 1,041.96 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
$ 121.91 |
$ 144.16 |
$ 1,154.58 |
|
Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
$ 551.26 |
$ 5,421.96 |
$ 5,859.87 |
|
Management Feesa
|
$ 31.59 |
$ 372.54 |
$ 403.19 |
|
Total Costs |
$ 582.84 |
$ 5,794.50 |
$ 6,263.06 |
|
Net Returns |
$ (582.84) |
$ (5,794.50) |
$ 48.94 |
