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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
Operation	Operation Time (Hrs/A)	Labor Cost	Fuel, Lube & Repairs	Material Cost	Custom/Rent	Total Cost
		Cash and Labor Costs per Acre
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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