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Commercial Vegetables Budget
Farm info:
SWEETPOTATOS
06/17/02
Projected Costs
and Returns per Acre
R
EVENUE
|
Name of Crops |
Quantity |
Units |
Price
|
Total
|
| Sweetpotatoes
for food
|
290
|
ctns |
$5.00 |
$1,450.00 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total revenue: |
|
|
|
$1,450.00 |
| EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
| Planting |
|
|
|
|
| Herbicide |
1
|
acre
|
$15.00
|
$15.00 |
| Fumigant |
1
|
acre |
$130.00
|
$130.00 |
| Nitrogen |
50
|
lbs |
$0.33 |
$16.50 |
| Insecticide |
1 |
appl |
$8.50 |
$8.50 |
| Plants:
|
140
|
hundreds |
$1.30 |
$182.00 |
| Lime
|
1 |
ton
|
$25.00 |
$25.00 |
| Disking |
1 |
acre |
$9.40 |
$9.40 |
| Row conditioning
|
1 |
acre |
$9.80
|
$9.80
|
| Total Planting
|
|
|
|
$396.20 |
| Preharvest
(Production):
|
|
|
|
|
| Soil insecticide:
|
1 |
acre |
$8.00 |
$8.00 |
| Nitrogen: |
100
|
lbs |
$0.33
|
$33.00 |
| Phospate: |
40
|
lbs. |
$0.22 |
$8.80 |
| Irrigation
|
0
|
acre |
$32.00
|
$0.00 |
|
Tractor fuel and lube |
1
|
acre |
$35.00
|
$35.00 |
| Tractor repair cost |
1
|
acre |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
| Machine fuel and lube |
1 |
acre |
$4.00
|
$4.00
|
| Machine repair cost |
1 |
acre |
$41.00 |
$41.00 |
| Machinery labor |
12
|
hrs |
$6.00 |
$72.00 |
| Other labor |
5 |
hours |
$5.50 |
$27.50 |
| Other
|
1
|
acre |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Other:
|
1
|
acre |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Total
Preharvest: |
|
|
|
$244.30 |
| Harvest:
|
|
|
|
|
| Custom harvesting: |
290 |
ctns |
$0.85
|
$246.50 |
| Cartons |
290 |
ctns |
$0.6 |
$174.00 |
| Custom hauling:
|
1
|
acre
|
$50.00 |
$50.00 |
| Overhead: |
|
|
|
|
| Total
Harvest:
|
|
|
|
$50.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating
capital interest (6 mo):
|
$691 |
dol |
10.00% |
$34.53 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
Cash Expenses:
|
|
|
|
$725.03 |
| Overhead: |
|
|
|
|
| Breakeven
price per melon: |
|
|
|
$0.07 |
| Machinery & equipment: |
1
|
acre |
$50.00 |
$50.00 |
| |
1
|
acre |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
| Total
Overhead: |
|
|
|
$80.00 |
| Total
All Expenses: |
|
|
|
$805.03 |
| Net
Projected Returns: |
|
|
|
$644.98 |
| Breakeven
price per carton (50 lb) sold |
|
|
|
$2.78 |
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