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Farm info:                             SWEET CORN                               06/17/02

Projected Costs and Returns per Acre                                    

R EVENUE

Name of Crops

Quantity

Units

Price

Total

Sweet Corn:

1000

doz

$4.00

$333.33

Other Income:

0

acre

$0.00

$0.00

Total revenue:

$333.33

EXPENSES
Planting

 

 

Lime

0.5

ton

$25.00

$12.50

Cultivating

3

times

$7.60

$22.80

Seeds

12

lbs.

$7.50

$90.00

Herbicide

 

 

 

 

Bladex 4L

0.5

gal

$24.00

$12.00

Dual 8E

0.18

gal

$58.90

$10.60

Total Planting

$147.90

Preharvest (Production):
Insecticide:

 

 

 

Asana XL:

0.53

gal

$118.00

$62.54

Lannate LV:

1.3

gal

$44.00

$57.20

Seven 80S

8.75

lbs.

$3.78

$33.08

Counter 15G

8.7

lbs.

$1.67

$14.53

Nitrogen:

100

lbs

$0.33

$33.00

Phospate:

80

lbs

$0.22

$17.60

Potassium

40

lbs

$0.14

$5.60

Total Preharvest:  

 

$223.54

Hand harvesting

1

acre

$140.00

$140.00

Operating capital interest (6 mo):

$511

acre

10%

$25.57

Total Cash Expenses:

$537.02

Overhead:
Land:

1

acre

$20.00

$20.00

Total All Expenses:

$557.02

Net Projected Returns:

($223.68)

Breakeven price per crtn sold:

$0.56

Upcoming

Crop Budgets

 

 

 

 

 

 

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