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Commercial Vegetables Budget
Farm info:
ONIONS
06/17/02
Projected Costs
and Returns per Acre
R
EVENUE
|
Name of Crops |
Quantity |
Units |
Price
|
Total
|
| Onions
for food:
|
25000
|
lbs. |
$0.34 |
$8,500.00 |
| Total
revenue:
|
|
|
|
$8,500.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total revenue: |
|
|
|
$1,200 |
| EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
| Planting |
|
|
|
|
| Herbicide |
1 |
acre |
$40.00
|
$40.00 |
| Nitrogen (dry): |
50
|
lbs
|
$0.33
|
$16.50 |
| Lime |
1
|
ton |
$25.00
|
$25.00
|
| Seed: |
3 |
lbs |
$37.00 |
$111.00 |
| Disking
|
1
|
acre |
$9.40 |
$9.40 |
| Row conditioning
|
1
|
acre
|
$9.80
|
$9.80
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total
Planting
|
|
|
|
$211.70 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Preharvest
(Production):
|
|
|
|
|
| Insecticide |
3
|
appl. |
$8.00
|
$24.00 |
| Nitrogen (liquid):
|
50 |
lbs |
$0.33 |
$16.50 |
| Phospate: |
75 |
lbs |
$0.22
|
$16.50 |
| Irrigation |
|
|
|
|
| Fuel
& Lube
|
1 |
acre |
$40.82 |
$40.82 |
|
Repairs |
1
|
acre |
$9.00 |
$9.00 |
| Labor |
1.8 |
hour |
$5.49 |
$9.88 |
| Other
|
1 |
acre |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Other |
1
|
acre |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
Preharvest: |
|
|
|
$116.70 |
| Harvest: |
|
|
|
|
| Hand
pulled |
4 |
hours |
$7.50 |
$30.00 |
| Machine harvested
|
1 |
acre
|
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Operating
capital interest (6 mo): |
$358 |
dol |
10.00% |
$17.92 |
|
Total
Cash Expenses:
|
|
|
|
$376.32 |
| Overhead: |
|
|
|
|
| Land: |
1 |
acre |
$30.00
|
$30.00 |
| Irrigation:
|
1
|
acre |
$31.50
|
$31.50
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
Overhead:
|
|
|
|
$61.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating
capital interest (6 mo):
|
$592 |
dol |
12.00%
|
$71.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
All Expenses: |
|
|
|
$437.82 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Net
Projected Returns: |
|
|
|
$8,062.18 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Breakeven
price per lb sold: |
|
|
|
$0.02 |
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