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Excerpted from the Small Farm Program'sSpecialty and Minor Crops Handbook Cichorium intybus is a member of the Asteraceae (sunflower) family. Radicchio varieties include "forcing" and "nonforcing" types.

By Etaferahu Takele, Area Farm Advisor, Farm Management Economics, Southern Region Jose Aguiar, Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crops and Small Farms, Riverside County Paul Zellman, Staff Research Associate, Farm Management Economics, Southern Region Detailed costs to produce chili pepper in Coachella Valle...

Table 1. COSTS PER ACRE TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER Coachella Valley - 1995/1996 Labor Rate: $6.70/hr. machine labor $6.70/hr. non-machine labor Interest Rate: 11.

Table 2. COSTS AND RETURNS TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER Coachella Valley - 1995/1996 Labor Rate: $6.70/hr. machine labor $6.70/hr. non-machine labor Interest Rate: 11.

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Table 5. HOURLY EQUIPMENT COSTS TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER Coachella Valley-1995/1996 HOURLY EQUIPMENT COSTS TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER 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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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.