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Commercial Vegetables Budget
Farm info:
HYBRID WATERMELONS
06/17/02
Projected Costs
and Returns per Acre
R
EVENUE
|
Name of Crops |
Quantity |
Units |
Price
|
Total
|
| Watermelons for food
|
20000
|
lbs. |
$0.06 |
$1,200.00 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total revenue: |
|
|
|
$1,200.00 |
| EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
| Planting |
|
|
|
|
| Herbicide |
1 |
acre
|
$48.00
|
$48.00 |
| Seed: |
3 |
lbs |
$5.00
|
$15.00 |
| Nitrogen |
50 |
lbs |
$0.33 |
$16.50 |
| Lime |
1 |
tons |
$25.00 |
$25.00 |
| Disking
|
1
|
acre |
$9.40 |
$9.40 |
| Row conditioning
|
1 |
acre
|
$9.80 |
$9.80 |
| Total
Planting |
|
|
|
$123.70 |
| Preharvest
(Production): |
|
|
|
|
| Soil insecticide: |
4
|
appl
|
$8.00
|
$32.00 |
| Nitrogen:
|
30
|
lbs
|
$0.33
|
$9.90 |
| Phospate:
|
60
|
lbs
|
$0.22 |
$13.20 |
| Potash |
50
|
lbs
|
$0.14 |
$7.00 |
| Pesticide |
4 |
appl
|
$4.50
|
$18.00
|
| Fungicide
|
4
|
appl |
$7.00
|
$28.00 |
|
Beehive Rental
|
1
|
acre
|
$40.00
|
$40.00 |
| Other |
1
|
acre
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
| Total Preharvest: |
|
|
|
$148.10
|
| Harvest: |
|
|
|
|
| Harvest & Sell: |
20,000
|
lbs
|
$0.01
|
$200.00 |
| Operating capital interest (6 mo): |
$472
|
dol
|
10.00% |
$23.59 |
| Total Cash Expenses:
|
|
|
|
$495.39 |
| Overhead:
|
|
|
|
$0.03 |
| Land: |
$1.00
|
acre |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
| Total Overhead: |
|
|
|
$30.00 |
| Total All Expenses: |
|
|
|
$525.39 |
| Net Projected Returns: |
|
|
|
$674.61 |
| Breakeven price per lb sold: |
|
|
|
$0.03 |
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