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1999 PICKLING CUCUMBER PRODUCTION BUDGET |
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Hand Harvest |
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EXPLANATION |
PRICE PER |
YIELD (cwt./A) |
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YOUR |
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BUDGET |
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172 |
230 |
288 |
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Cucumbers |
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20% |
#1 |
$23.00 |
/cwt. |
$791 |
$1,058 |
$1,325 |
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50% |
#2 |
$7.75 |
/cwt. |
667 |
891 |
1,116 |
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30% |
#3 |
$3.50 |
/cwt. |
181 |
242 |
302 |
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RECEIPTS |
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1,638 |
2,191 |
2,743 |
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| VARIABLE COSTS |
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Seed |
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2.5 |
lb. |
11.00 |
/lb. |
28 |
28 |
28 |
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Fertilizer 2 |
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Starter (8-25-3) |
225 |
lb. |
0.10 |
/lb. |
23 |
23 |
23 |
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100 |
lb. |
0.23 |
/lb. |
23 |
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23 |
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P2O5 |
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125 |
lb. |
0.28 |
/lb. |
35 |
35 |
35 |
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K2O |
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225 |
lb. |
0.13 |
/lb. |
29 |
29 |
29 |
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Lime |
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2000 |
lb. |
14 |
/ton |
14 |
14 |
14 |
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Pesticides 3 |
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102 |
102 |
102 |
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Custom Spraying |
5 |
sprays |
5.5 |
/A |
28 |
28 |
28 |
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Bee Rental |
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0.8 |
hive/A |
40 |
/hive |
32 |
32 |
32 |
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Hired Labor (pre-harvest)
4,5,6 |
30 |
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6 |
/hr. |
180 |
180 |
180 |
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Hired Labor (harvest) 4,5,6 |
60% |
of gross |
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983 |
1314 |
1646 |
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Employer Costs |
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154 |
226 |
298 |
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Unemploy. Insurance |
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73 |
76 |
89 |
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Hail Insurance 7 |
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16 |
/A |
16 |
16 |
16 |
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Hampers |
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75 |
/A |
2.50 |
/hmpr. |
188 |
188 |
188 |
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Fuel, Oil, Grease |
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17 |
17 |
17 |
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Repairs |
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21 |
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21 |
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Transportation for Labor |
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3 |
3 |
3 |
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Miscellaneous 8 |
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Int. on Oper. Cap. 9 |
6 |
mo. |
9.0% |
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87 |
105 |
124 |
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VARIABLE COSTS |
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-Per Acre |
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2040 |
2465 |
2900 |
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-Per Cwt. |
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11.86 |
10.72 |
10.07 |
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Housing Charge 10 |
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446 |
446 |
446 |
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Operator Labor Charge |
7 |
hours |
7.50 |
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53 |
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53 |
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Mach. And Equip. Charge |
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57 |
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57 |
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Land Charge |
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Rent |
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100 |
150 |
200 |
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Management Charge |
5% |
of gross revenue |
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82 |
110 |
137 |
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| TOTAL
FIXED COSTS |
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737 |
815 |
893 |
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| TOTAL
COSTS |
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-Per Acre |
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2777 |
3280 |
3793 |
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-Per Cwt. |
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16 |
14 |
13 |
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| RETURN
ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS |
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(402) |
(274) |
(157) |
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ABOVE TOTAL COSTS |
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(1139) |
(1089) |
(1049) |
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| 1 |
Receipts
include production payment plus a management fee paid by the processor to
grower. |
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Assumes only maintenance
fertilizer is needed. |
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See current OSUE
bulletins 472, 789, and 672 for recommended pesticides. |
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Pre-harvest labor is
estimated at 30 hours/acre at $6.00/hour.
Harvest labor cost is 50% of gross receipts plus 10% |
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of gross receipts for
field supervision. |
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Employer costs for
employees include Social Security and Workers Compensation |
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Federal and State
unemployment insurance is required for some operations. |
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Hail insurance would be
$1,000 per acre with 15% deductible |
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Includes supplies,
utilities, soil tests, small tools, check-off fund. |
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Does not include interest
on harvesting costs, inspections costs, plant or seed costs |
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Interest charges are for
6 months at 9% interest. |
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Housing charge can be
estimated at $45/ft2 x 105 ft2 per person x 15 workers per unit = $70,875 x
20.75% overhead x |
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50% usage on cucumbers=
$7,353. Trash collection, utilit.,
land charge, water @ $2,000 x 50% usage on cucumbers= $1,000 |
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$7,353
+ $1,000 = $8,353/ 15 workers per unit x 0.8 workers per acre = $446 per
harvested acre. Some cost sharing on |
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housing investment is
available through Agr. Labor Camp Improvement funds (Ohio 614-466-2285) |
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