Okra - Table 1 | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

Table 1. COSTS PER ACRE TO PRODUCE OKRAE
Coachella Valley - 1996


Operation	Operation Time (Hrs/A)	Labor Cost	Fuel, Lube & Repairs	Material Cost	Custom/Rent	Total Cost
		Cash and Labor Costs per Acre
Preplant:
Chop Prior Crop Residue	0.30	2	3	0	0	5
Disc 2X	1.40	11	12	0	0	24
Plow	1.20	10	10	0	0	20
Leveling - Land plane (2x)	0.90	7	8	0	0	15
Apply & Incorporate Herbicide	1.40	11	15	5	0	31
Custom Manure Application	0.00	0	0	0	75	75
Disc & Float	1.00	8	9	0	0	17
List	0.60	5	5	0	0	9
Irrigation - Furrow	1.92	28	0	12	0	40
Shape Beds	0.50	4	4	0	0	8
Seed Okra	1.60	24	14	30	0	67
TOTAL PREPLANT COSTS	10.82	111	80	47	75	313

Cultural:
Irrigation - Furrow	7.68	67	0	40	0	107
Thin Stand	0.00	0	0	0	30	30
Cultivate Beds	1.00	8	6	0	0	14
Side dress CAN-17	0.50	4	3	25	0	32
Irrigate & UN 32	1.92	13	0	27	0	40
Hoe Weeds	0.00	0	0	0	30	30
Apply Ladybird Beetles	0.10	1	0	20	0	21
TOTAL CULTURAL COSTS	11.20	92	9	112	60	274

Harvest:
Pick & Pack Okra	0.50	4	0	0	4214	4218
Ship to LA Market	0.00	0	0	0	800	800
LA Broker Commission	0.00	0	0	0	1600	1600
TOTAL HARVEST COSTS	0.50	4	0	0	6614	6618

Postharvest:
Chop Okra Stalks	1.00	8	8	0	0	16
TOTAL POST-HARVEST COSTS	1.00	8	8	0	0	16

Interest on operating capital @ 11.61%						36
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE		215	98	159	6749	7256
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/BOX						9.07

CASH OVERHEAD:
Land Rent						133
Office Expense						30
Liability Insurance						25