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Eggplant - Table 1

Eggplant Production Practices and Sample Costs

 

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: 11.61%
  • Yield per Acre: 1300 Boxes
COSTS PER ACRE TO PRODUCE EGGPLANT
  Cash and Labor Costs per Acre  
OperationOperation Time (Hrs/A)Labor CostFuel, Lube & RepairsMaterial CostCustom/RentTotal CostYour Cost
Preplant:
  Disc 0.33 3 4 0 0 7  
  Plow 0.76 1.10 9 0 0 20  
  Landplane 0.29 2 3 0 0 5  
  Pre-Irrigate 2.50 18 0 68 0 86  
  Disc - 2x's 0.67 6 8 0 0 14  
  Chicken Manure 0.00 0 0 0 100 100  
  List 0.20 2 2 0 0 3  
  Drip Tape 0.57 5 5 0 122 132  
  Plastic Mulch 1.05 9 10 0 250 269  
  Cultivate 0.50 4 5 0 0 9  
  Soil Fumigation 0.00 0 0 0 384 384  
  Puncture Mulch 0.44 4 2 0 0 6  
TOTAL PREPLANT COSTS 7.65 61 50 68 856 1036  
 
Cultural:
  Drip Irrigation 12.50 88 0 341 0 429  
  Transplant Eggplant 0.00 0 0 1478 0 1478  
  Calcium Nitrate Fertilizer 0.00 0 0 10 0 10  
  Light Fertilizer 0.00 0 0 10 0 10  
  Phosphate Fertilizer 0.00 0 0 2 0 2  
  Insecticide Treatment 1.00 8 10 64 0 83  
  Mite Treatment 0.50 4 5 30 0 39  
  B.T. Treatment 0.50 4 5 10 0 20  
  Weeds 0.00 0 0 0 50 50  
  Pickup Truck 4.45 38 26 0 0 63  
TOTAL CULTURAL COSTS 18.95 142 47 1945 50 2184  
 
Harvest:
  Harvest 0.00 0 0 5467 0 5467  
TOTAL HARVEST COSTS 0.00 0 0 5467 0 5467  
 
Postharvest:
  Cleanup Costs 0.00 0 0 0 100 100  
TOTAL POSTHARVEST COSTS 0.00 0 0 0 100 100  
 
Interest on operating capital @ 11.61%   220  
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE   204 97 7480 1006 9006  
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/BOX           6.93  
 
CASH OVERHEAD:
  Land Rent   113  
  Office Expense   30  
  Sprinkler Pump Rent   6  
  Sprinkler Pipe   10  
  Liability Insurance   4  
  Property Taxes   9  
  Property Insurance   6  
  Investment Repairs   52  
TOTAL CASH OVERHEAD COSTS   228  
 
TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE   9234  
TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX   7.10  
 
    Annual Cost  
NON-CASH OVERHEAD: Per Producing Acre Depreciation Interest @ 4.00%  
Investment:
  Shop Building 21 1 0     2  
  Shop Tools 42 3 1     3  
  Fuel Tanks & Pumps 8 1 0     1  
  Drip Irrigation System 942 57 21     77  
  Equipment 548 47 12     59  
TOTAL NON-CASH OVERHEAD COSTS 1560 108 34     142  
 
TOTAL COSTS/ACRE           9377  
TOTAL COSTS/BOX           7.21  

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