Table 77: Costs of Production for Fresh Market Tomato, 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Approved organic chemicals |
acre |
$ 550.00 |
1 |
$ 550.00 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
Black Smooth Mulch |
acre |
$ 150.00 |
1 |
$ 150.00 |
|
Tomato Transplants |
acre |
$ 450.00 |
1 |
$ 450.00 |
|
Cover Crop |
|
|
|
|
|
Rye Seed |
50lb |
$ 7.00 |
2 |
$ 14.00 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
8.5 |
$ 123.08 |
|
Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
16.6 |
168.16 |
|
Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 |
145 |
$ 1,049.80 |
|
Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
|
Trickle Irrigation |
acre |
$ 300.00 |
1 |
$ 300.00 |
|
Machinery Repair and Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 93.62 |
1 |
$ 93.62 |
|
Fuel |
gal |
$ 0.969 |
15 |
$ 14.56 |
|
Marketing Costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Picking Baskets |
basket |
$ 1.30 |
40 |
$ 52.00 |
|
Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.20 |
640 |
$ 768.00 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 3,945.62 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 75.71 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,021.33 |
|
Fixed Costs |
|
Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 206.64 |
1 |
$ 206.64 |
|
Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 306.64 |
|
Total Fixed and Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,327.97 |
|
Management Feesa
|
acre |
7% |
1 |
$ 239.96 |
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 4,567.93 |
