Okra Production Practices and Sample Costs
Table 3. MONTHLY CASH COSTS PER ACRE TO PRODUCE OKRA
Coachella Valley - 1995/1996
|
1994 |
1995 |
DEC 94-
NOV 95 |
D |
Ja |
F |
Mr |
Ap |
My |
Jn |
Jl |
Au |
S |
O |
N |
Sum |
| Preplant: |
|
Chop Prior Crop Residue |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Disc 2X |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
Plow |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
Leveling - Land Plane (2x) |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
Apply & Incorporate Herbicide |
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
|
Custom
Manure Application |
|
75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
Disc & Float |
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
List |
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
Irrigation
Furrow |
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
Shape Beds |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
Seed Okra |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67 |
| TOTAL PREPLANT COSTS |
64 |
173 |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
313 |
| Cultural: |
|
Irrigation
Furrow |
|
|
|
40 |
25 |
21 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
107 |
|
Thin Stand |
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
Cultivate Beds |
|
|
|
|
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
Side Dress
CAN-17 |
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
Irrigate & UN 32 |
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
Hoe Weed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
Apply Ladybird Beetles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
| TOTAL CULTURAL COSTS |
|
|
|
109 |
72 |
72 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
274 |
| Harvest: |
|
Hand Pick & Pack Peppers |
|
|
|
|
1374 |
1370 |
1474 |
|
|
|
|
|
4218 |
|
Ship to LA
Market |
|
|
|
|
266 |
266 |
268 |
|
|
|
|
|
800 |
|
LA Broker Commission |
|
|
|
|
532 |
532 |
536 |
|
|
|
|
|
1600 |
| TOTAL HARVEST COSTS |
|
|
|
|
2172 |
2168 |
2278 |
|
|
|
|
|
6618 |
| Postharvest: |
|
Chop Okra
Stalks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
TOTAL
POST-
HARVEST COSTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
| Interest on oper. capital |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
| TOTAL OPERATING COST/ACRE |
65 |
175 |
79 |
113 |
2270 |
2239 |
2299 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
7256 |
| TOTAL OPERATING COST/BOX |
0.08 |
0.22 |
0.10 |
0.14 |
2.84 |
2.80 |
2.87 |
0.02 |
|
|
|
|
9.07 |
| Overhead: |
|
Land Rent |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
133 |
|
Office Expense |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
30 |
|
Liability Insurance |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
Sanitation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
Property Taxes |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Property Insurance |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Investment Repairs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| TOTAL CASH OVERHEAD COST |
24 |
27 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
200 |
| TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE |
89 |
203 |
102 |
137 |
2294 |
2263 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7456 |
| TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX |
0.11 |
0.25 |
0.13 |
0.17 |
2.87 |
2.83 |
2.9 |
0.05 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.32 |
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