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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

  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
  500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100
OPERATING COSTS/ACRE  
Preplant Cost 313 313 313 313 313 313 313
Cultural Cost 274 274 274 274 274 274 274
Harvest Costs 4138 4964 5791 6618 7445 8271 9098
 
Interest on operating capital 28 31 33 36 38 41 44
 
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE 4768 5598 6427 7256 8086 8915 9744
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 4968 5797 6627 7456 8285 9115 9944
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 5031 5861 6690 7519 8349 9178 10008
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

  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX) 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100
7.00 -1268 -1398 -1527 -1656 -1786 -1915 -2044
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 1085 1256
11.00 732 1002 1273 1544 1814 2085 2356
12.00 1232 1602 1973 2344 2714 3085 3456
13.00 1732 2202 2673 3144 3614 4085 4556

NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE CASH COSTS FOR OKRA

  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX) 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100
7.00 -1468 -1597 -1727 -1856 -1985 -2115 -2244
8.00 -968 -997 -1027 -1056 -1085 -1115 -1144
9.00 -468 -397 -327 -256 -185 -115 -44
10.00 32 203 373 544 715 885 1056
11.00 532 803 1073 1344 1615 1885 2156
12.00 1032 1403 1773 2144 2515 2885 3256
13.00 1532 2003 2473 2944 3415 3885 4356

NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE TOTAL COSTS FOR OKRA

  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX) 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100
7.00 -1531 -1661 -1790 -1919 -2049 -2178 -2308
8.00 -1031 -1061 -1090 -1119 -1149 -1178 -1208
9.00 -531 -461 -390 -349 -249 -178