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By Etaferahu Takele, Area Farm Advisor, Farm Management Economics, Southern Region Jose Aguiar, Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops and Small Farms, Riverside County Delos Walton, Staff Research Associate, Farm Management Economics, Southern Region Detailed costs to produce eggplant in Coachella Valley, R...

Table 1. COSTS PER ACRE TO PRODUCE EGGPLANT Coachella Valley - 1996 Labor Rate: $7.04/hr. machine labor $7.04/hr. non-machine labor Interest Rate: 11.

Table 2. COSTS AND RETURNS TO PRODUCE EGGPLANT Coachella Valley - 1996 Labor Rate: $7.04/hr. machine labor $7.04/hr. non-machine labor Interest Rate: 11.61% COSTS AND RETURNS TO PRODUCE EGGPLANT Quantity/Acre Unit Price or Cost/Unit Value or Cost/Acre Your Cost GROSS RETURNS Eggplant 1300 Box 7.

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Table 5. HOURLY EQUIPMENT COSTS BASED ON WHOLE FARM OPERATION Coachella Valley-1996 HOURLY EQUIPMENT COSTS BASED ON WHOLE FARM OPERATION COSTS PER HOUR Non-Cash Overhead Cash Overhead Operating Actual Hours Used Depreciation Interest Insurance Taxes Repairs Fuel & Lube Total Oper. Total Costs/Hr.

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Small Farms Advisors and their teams serve small-scale farmers with diverse programs that address the needs of their counties' clientele.

Mark Gaskell Farm Advisor UC Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties Weekly average fruit yield (gram / plant) of six varieties of southern highbush blueberries. San Luis Obispo County, CA, 2000.