Table 78: Costs of Production for Processing Tomato, Per Acre
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
|
ITEM
|
UNIT
|
PRICE
|
QUANTITY
|
TOTAL
|
|
Variable Costs |
|
Fertilizer and Soil Amendments |
|
|
|
|
|
Composted Manure |
ton |
$ 31.00 |
4.5 |
$ 139.50 |
|
Gypsum |
ton |
$ 44.00 |
0.5 |
$ 22.00 |
|
Fish Powder |
lb |
$ 2.07 |
4 |
$ 8.28 |
|
Kelp Extract |
lb |
$ 5.96 |
1 |
$ 5.96 |
|
Pest Management |
|
|
|
|
|
Approved organic chemicals |
acre |
$ 9.50 |
1 |
$ 9.50 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
Tomato Seed |
thousand |
$ 1.93 |
60 |
$ 115.80 |
|
Labor |
|
|
|
|
|
Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
10.06 |
$ 145.67 |
|
Regular Hired |
hr |
$ 10.13 |
39 |
$ 395.07 |
|
Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
|
Overhead Irrigation |
acre |
$ 192.00 |
1 |
$ 192.00 |
|
Repair, Maintenance and Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery and Equipment |
acre |
$ 252.79 |
1 |
$ 252.79 |
|
Harvesting |
|
|
|
|
|
Harvest Labor |
acre |
$ 340.28 |
1 |
$ 340.28 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 1,626.85 |
|
Interest on Operating Capitala
|
acre |
10% |
1 |
$ 65.38 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 1,692.23 |
|
Fixed Costs |
|
Machinery and Equipment |
acre |
$ 249.54 |
1 |
$ 249.54 |
|
Land Charge |
acre |
$ 100.00 |
1 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Total Fixed Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 349.54 |
|
Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,041.77 |
|
Management Fees a
|
acre |
|
1 |
$ 135.92 |
|
Total Costs |
acre |
|
1 |
$ 2,177.70 |
