1999 PROCESSING TOMATO PRODUCTION BUDGET
Machine Harvest
ITEM |
EXPLANATION |
PRICE PER |
-------YIELD (ton/A)------- | YOUR |
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UNIT |
BUDGET |
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21 |
28 |
35 |
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RECEIPTS |
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Tomatoes |
$80.00 |
/ton 1 | $1,680 |
$2,240 |
$2,800 |
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VARIABLE COSTS |
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Plants |
13,000 |
/A. |
22.00 |
/lb. |
286 |
286 |
286 |
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| Fertilizer 2 | ||||||||||||
Starter (10-34-0) |
5 |
gal. |
1.1 |
/gal |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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N (lb.) |
60 |
lb. |
0.23 |
/lb. |
14 |
14 |
14 |
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P2O5 (lb.) |
175 |
lb. |
0.28 |
/lb. |
49 |
49 |
49 |
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K2O (lb.) |
275 |
lb. |
0.13 |
/lb. |
36 |
36 |
36 |
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Lime (lb.) |
1000 |
lb. |
14 |
/ton |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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| Pesticides 3 | 200 |
200 |
200 |
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Custom Spraying |
8 |
sprays |
6 |
/A |
48 |
48 |
48 |
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| Hired Labor 4 | ||||||||||||
Setting |
7 |
hr. |
6 |
/hr. |
42 |
42 |
42 |
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Hoeing |
7 |
hr. |
6 |
/hr. |
42 |
42 |
42 |
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Sorting |
15 |
hr. |
6 |
/hr. |
90 |
90 |
90 |
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| Hail Insurance 5 | 20 |
/A |
20 |
20 |
20 |
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Inspection |
0.5 |
/ton |
11 |
14 |
18 |
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| Fuel, Oil, Grease 6 | 33 |
33 |
33 |
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Repairs |
51 |
51 |
51 |
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Custom Haul |
7 |
/ton |
147 |
196 |
245 |
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| Unemploy. Insurance 7 | 174 |
/A. |
4.5 |
% |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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| Transportation for Labor 8 | 6 |
6 |
6 |
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| Miscellaneous 9 | 8 |
8 |
8 |
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| Int. on Oper. Cap. 10 | 6 |
mo. |
9.0 |
% |
26 |
26 |
26 |
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TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS |
-Per Acre |
1128 |
1180 |
1233 |
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-Per Ton |
53.71 |
42.16 |
35.23 |
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FIXED COSTS |
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| Housing Charge 11 | 111 |
111 |
111 |
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Labor Charge |
14 |
16 |
18 |
7.50 |
/hr. |
105 |
120 |
135 |
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Mach. And Equip. Charge |
325 |
325 |
325 |
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Land Charge |
Rent |
100 |
150 |
200 |
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Management Charge |
5% of Gross | 84 |
112 |
140 |
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TOTAL FIXED COSTS |
725 |
818 |
911 |
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TOTAL COSTS |
-Per Acre |
1853 |
1998 |
2144 |
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-Per Ton |
88.24 |
71.37 |
61.26 |
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RETURN ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS |
552 |
1060 |
1567 |
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RETURN ABOVE TOTAL COSTS |
(173) |
242 |
656 |
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1 |
Estimated price/ton is for canning (peeler) tomatoes. Price for paste tomatoes would be about 15% less. |
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2 |
Assumes only maintenance fertilizer is needed. |
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3 |
Various combinations and kinds of chemicals can be used. See current OSUE Bulletins 648, 701, |
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and 672 for recommendations. Intervals will vary depending on product usage. |
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4 |
Labor rate includes Social Security and Workers compensation. |
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5 |
Hail insurance is estimated at $1,200 coverage per acre with a 15% deductible. |
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6 |
Machine costs reflect the expenses of a bedder, harvester, dump cart, tractor, and transplanter. |
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Irrigation equipment is not included. |
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7 |
Federal and state unemployment insurance is required for some operations. The rating is paid |
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on first $9000 paid per worker. |
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8 |
Producers may reimburse out-of-state workers for transportation costs. One estimate is 1600 miles/ 4 acres |
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out-of-state worker x 50% usage on tomatoes at $0.032/mile = $6 per acre. |
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9 |
Includes supplies, utilities, soil tests, small tools, etc... |
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10 |
Does not include interest on harvesting costs, inspection costs, plant or seed costs, or hauling cost. |
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Interest charges are for 6 months at 9% interest. |
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11 |
Housing cost can be estimated at $45/ft2 x 105 ft2 per person x 15 workers per unit= $70,875 x 20.75 |
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overhead x 50% usage on tomatoes = $7,353. Trash collection, utilities, land charges, |
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water @ $2,000 x 50% usage on tomatoes = $1000 |
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$7,353 + $1,000 = $8,353/15 workers per unit x 18 workers per machine/ 90 acres per machine = $111 |
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per harvested acre. Some cost sharing on housing investment is available through Agr. Labor |
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Camp Improvement Funds (Ohio 614-466-2285). |
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