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Chili Pepper - Table 3

Chili Pepper Production Practices and Sample Costs

Table 3. MONTHLY CASH COSTS PER ACRE TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER
Coachella Valley - 1995/1996

MONTHLY CASH COSTS PER ACRE TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER
NOV 94-OCT 9519941995 
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctSUM
Preplant:
Chop Prior Crop Residue4           4
Disc7           7
Plow12           12
Disc 2X23           23
Leveling - Land Plane14           14
Custom Manure Application75           75
List 8          8
Pre-Irrigation 55          55
Roll cultivate beds 5          5
Shape Beds - mulch & t-tape  326         326
Plumb layflat & irrigate  55         55
Punch holes in mulch   12        12
TOTAL PREPLANT COSTS1356738112        596
Cultural:
Trasplant peppers   524        524
Fertigation - Drip    5959      119
Clip weed seedlings    29       29
Cultivate Beds    7       7
Irrigation - Drip      3838    77
TOTAL CULTURAL COSTS   52496593838    757
Harvest:
Hand Pick & Pack Peppers      18631863    3727
Ship to LA Market      301301    602
LA Broker Commission      780780    1560
TOTAL HARVEST COSTS      29442944    5889
Interest on oper. capital12611121241     85
TOTAL OPERATING COST/ACRE136693875471087230242983    7326
TOTAL OPERATING COST/BOX0.110.060.320.460.090.062.522.49    6.11
Overhead:
Land Rent1717171717171717    133
Office Expense44444444    30
Liability Insurance33333333    25
Sanitation00000000    0
Property Taxes  6     6   11
Property Insurance  4     4   8
Investment Repairs44444444444454
TOTAL CASH OVERHEAD COST282837282828282814444261
TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE1649742457513610030523011144447588
TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX0.140.080.350.480.110.082.542.510.010006.32

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