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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
|
30000
|
lbs. |
$0.06 |
$1,800.00 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total revenue: |
|
|
|
$1,800.00 |
| EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
| Planting |
|
|
|
|
| Herbicide |
1 |
acre
|
$48.00
|
$48.00 |
| Fertilizer (Nitrogen) |
50 |
lbs |
$0.33
|
$16.50 |
| Seed: |
0.75 |
lbs |
$90.00 |
$67.50 |
| Plastic mulch & irrigation tape |
1 |
acre |
$360.00 |
$360.00 |
| Disc
|
1
|
acre |
$9.40 |
$9.40 |
| Applying calcium lime
|
1 |
ton |
$25.00 |
$25.00 |
| Row conditioning |
1
|
acre |
$9.80
|
$9.80 |
| Total Planting |
|
|
|
$536.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Preharvest (Production):
|
|
|
|
|
| Insecticide:
|
4
|
appl
|
$14.00 |
$56.00 |
| Nitrogen: |
30
|
lbs
|
$0.33
|
$9.90 |
| Phospate: |
60 |
lbs
|
$0.22
|
$13.20
|
| Potash
|
50
|
lbs |
$0.14
|
$7.00 |
|
Pesticide
|
4
|
appl
|
$10.50
|
$42.00 |
| Fungicide |
4
|
appl
|
$13.00
|
$52.00
|
| Irrigation |
3
|
AcIn |
$10.00
|
$30.00
|
| Labor: |
13
|
hour
|
$5.00
|
$65.00
|
| Irrigation |
6
|
hour
|
$4.50
|
$27.00 |
| Beehive Rental
|
1
|
acre
|
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
| Other
|
1
|
acre
|
$0.00
|
$0.00 |
| Total Preharvest:
|
|
|
|
$342.10 |
| Harvest: |
$1.00
|
acre |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
| Harvest & Sell: |
15000
|
lbs |
$0.01 |
$150.00 |
| Operating capital interest (6 mo): |
$1,028
|
dol
|
10.00%
|
$51.42 |
| Total Cash Expenses: |
|
|
|
$1,079.72 |
| Overhead: |
|
|
|
|
| Land: |
1
|
acre |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
| Machinery: |
1
|
acre |
$20.00 |
$20.00 |
| Total Overhead: |
|
|
|
$50.00 |
| Total All Expenses: |
|
|
|
$1,129.72 |
| Net Projected Returns: |
|
|
|
$670.29 |
| Breakeven price per lb sold: |
|
|
|
$0.04 |
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