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				1999 PROCESSING TOMATO PRODUCTION BUDGET
				Machine Harvest
	ITEM				EXPLANATION		PRICE PER		YIELD (ton/A)				YOUR
							UNIT						BUDGET
									21	28	35
RECEIPTS
	Tomatoes						$80.00	/ton 1	$1,680	$2,240	$2,800
VARIABLE  COSTS
	Plants				13,000	/A.	22.00	/lb.	286	286	286
	Fertilizer 2
		Starter (10-34-0)			5	gal.	1.1	/gal	6	6	6
		N (lb.)			60	lb.	0.23	/lb.	14	14	14
		P2O5 (lb.)			175	lb.	0.28	/lb.	49	49	49
		K2O (lb.)			275	lb.	0.13	/lb.	36	36	36
		Lime (lb.)			1000	lb.	14	/ton	7	7	7
	Pesticides 3								200	200	200
	Custom Spraying				8	sprays	6	/A	48	48	48
	Hired Labor 4
		Setting			7	hr.	6	/hr.	42	42	42
		Hoeing			7	hr.	6	/hr.	42	42	42
		Sorting			15	hr.	6	/hr.	90	90	90
	Hail Insurance 5						20	/A	20	20	20
	Inspection						0.5	/ton	11	14	18
	Fuel, Oil, Grease 6								33	33	33
	Repairs								51	51	51
	Custom Haul						7	/ton	147	196	245
	Unemploy. Insurance 7				174	/A.	4.5	%	8	8	8
	Transportation for Labor 8								6	6	6
	Miscellaneous 9								8	8	8
	Int. on Oper. Cap. 10				6	mo.	9.0	%	26	26	26
TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS						-Per Acre			1128	1180	1233
						-Per Ton			53.71	42.16	35.23
FIXED COSTS
	Housing Charge 11								111	111	111
	Labor Charge			14	16	18	7.50	/hr.	105	120	135
	Mach. And Equip. Charge								325	325	325
	Land Charge				Rent				100	150	200
	Management Charge				5%	of gross revenue			84	112	140
TOTAL FIXED COSTS									725	818	911
TOTAL COSTS						-Per Acre			1853	1998	2144
						-Per Ton			88.24	71.37	61.26
RETURN ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS									552	1060	1567
RETURN ABOVE TOTAL COSTS									(173)	242	656
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1	Estimated price/ton is for canning (peeler) tomatoes.  Price for paste tomatoes would be about 15% less.
2	Assumes only maintenance fertilizer is needed.
3	Various combinations and kinds of chemicals can be used.  See current OSUE Bulletins 648, 701,
		and 672 for recommendations.  Intervals will vary depending on product usage.
4	Labor rate includes Social Security and Workers compensation.
5	Hail insurance is estimated at $1,200 coverage per acre with a 15% deductible.
6	Machine costs reflect the expenses of a bedder, harvester, dump cart, tractor, and transplanter.
	Irrigation equipment is not included.
7	Federal and state unemployment insurance is required for some operations.  The rating is paid
		on first $9000 paid per worker.
8	Producers may reimburse out-of-state workers for transportation costs.  One estimate is 1600 miles/ 4 acres
		out-of-state worker x 50% usage on tomatoes at $0.032/mile = $6 per acre.
9	Includes supplies, utilities, soil tests, small tools, etc…
10	Does not include interest on harvesting costs, inspection costs, plant or seed costs, or hauling cost.
		Interest charges are for 6 months at 9% interest.
11	Housing cost can be estimated at $45/ft2 x 105 ft2 per person x 15 workers per unit= $70,875 x 20.75
		overhead x 50% usage on tomatoes = $7,353.  Trash collection, utilities, land charges,
		water @ $2,000 x 50% usage on tomatoes = $1000
		$7,353 + $1,000 = $8,353/15 workers per unit x 18 workers per machine/ 90 acres per machine = $111
		per harvested acre. Some cost sharing on housing investment is available through Agr. Labor
		Camp Improvement Funds (Ohio 614-466-2285).