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Okra - Table 6

Table 6. RANGING ANALYSIS TO PRODUCE OKRA
Coachella Valley-1995/1996

COSTS PER ACRE AT VARYING YIELDS TO PRODUCE OKRA

UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
COSTS PER ACRE AT VARYING YIELDS TO PRODUCE OKRA
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - 2005
	Yield (BOX/ACRE)
	500	600	700	800	900	1,000	1,100
OPERATING COSTS/ACRE
Preplant Cost	313	313	313	313	313	313	313
Cultural Cost	274	274	274	274	274	274	274
Harvest Costs	4,138	4,964	5,791	6,618	7,445	8,271	9,098
Interest on operating capital	28	31	33	36	38	41	44
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE	4,768	5,598	6,427	7,256	8,086	8,915	9,744
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/BOX	9.54	9.33	9.18	9.07	8.98	8.92	8.86
CASH OVERHEAD COSTS/ACRE	200	200	200	200	200	200	200
TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE	4,968	5,797	6,627	7,456	8,285	9,115	9,944
TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX	9.94	9.66	9.47	9.32	9.21	9.11	9.04
NON-CASH OVERHEAD COSTS/ACRE	63	63	63	63	63	63	63
TOTAL COSTS/ACRE	5,031	5,861	6,690	7,519	8,349	9,178	10,008
TOTAL COSTS/BOX	10.06	9.77	9.56	9.40	9.28	9.18	9.10

NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE OPERATING COSTS FOR OKRA
PRICE ($ PER BOX)	Yield (BOX/ACRE)
	500	600	700	800	900	1,000	1,100
7.00	-1,268	-1,398	-1,527	-1,656	-1,786	-1,915	-2,044
8.00	-768	-798	-827	-856	-886	-915	-944
9.00	-268	-198	-127	-56	14	85	156
10.00	232	402	573	744	914	1,085	1,256
11.00	732	1,002	1,273	1,544	1,814	2,085	2,356
12.00	1,232	1,602	1,973	2,344	2,714	3,085	3,456
13.00	1,732	2,202	2,673	3,144	3,614	4,085	4,556

NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE CASH COSTS FOR OKRA
PRICE ($ PER BOX)	Yield (BOX/ACRE)
	500	600	700	800	900	1,000	1,100
7.00	-1,468	-1,597	-1,727	-1,856	-1,985	-2,115	-2,244
8.00	-968	-997	-1,027	-1,056	-1,085	-1,115	-1,144
9.00	-468	-397	-327	-256	-185	-115	-44
10.00	32	203	373	544	715	885	1,056
11.00	532	803	1,073	1,344	1,615	1,885	2,156
12.00	1,032	1,403	1,773	2,144	2,515	2,885	3,256
13.00	1,532	2,003	2,473	2,944	3,415	3,885	4,356

NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE TOTAL COSTS FOR OKRA
PRICE ($ PER BOX)	Yield (BOX/ACRE)
	500	600	700	800	900	1,000	1,100
7.00	-1,531	-1,661	-1,790	-1,919	-2,049	-2,178	-2,308
8.00	-1,031	-1,061	-1,090	-1,119	-1,149	-1,178	-1,208
9.00	-531	-461	-390	-319	-249	-178	-108
10.00	-31	139	310	481	651	822	992
11.00	469	739	1,010	1,281	1,551	1,822	2,092
12.00	969	1,339	1,710	1,981	2,251	2,522	2,792
13.00	1,469	1,939	2,410	2,681	2,951	3,222	3,492