Table 71: Costs of Production for Cauliflower, 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 |
$ 150.00 | 1 |
$ 150.00 |
| Transplants |
|
| |
|
| Cauliflower |
thousand |
$ 19.30 | 13 |
$ 250.90 |
| Labor |
|
| |
|
| Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 | 8.33 |
$ 120.62 |
| Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 | 36.6 |
$ 370.76 |
| Seasonal Hired |
hr |
$ 7.24 | 76 |
$ 550.24 |
| Irrigation |
|
| |
|
| Overhead Irrigation |
acre |
$ 192.00 | 1 |
$ 192.00 |
| Machinery Repair
and Fuel | |
| |
|
| Machinery Repair |
acre |
$ 38.28 | 1 |
$ 38.28 |
| Marketing Costs |
| |
|
|
| Packing Crates |
crate |
$ 1.50 | 800 |
$ 1,200.00 |
| Sub-Total |
|
| |
$ 3,085.20 |
| Interest on Operating
Capitala | acre |
10% | 1 |
$ 56.84 |
| Total Variable Costs |
acre |
| 1 |
$ 3,142.04 |
| Fixed Costs |
|
| |
|
| Machinery and equipment |
acre |
$ 212.59 | 1 |
$ 212.59 |
| Land |
acre |
$ 100.00 | 1 |
$ 100.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
acre | |
1 |
$ 312.59 |
| Total Fixed and
Variable Costs | acre |
| 1 |
$ 3,454.63 |
| Management Feesa
| acre |
7% | 1 |
$ 150.82 |
| Total Costs |
acre | |
1 |
$ 3,605.45 |
