PART
II Warm Season Vegetables |
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Budget |
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Tomato
Budget for 1000 square foot High Tunnel
Cost-Return
Projection for 6 square foot spacing of 170 Plants
By David Coltrain & Lewis Jett with
Inputs from Ted Carey and Chuck Marr |
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LINK:
View
original as PDF File |
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This
projection is in the initial phases and we welcome any feedback
you may have from your personal experience (contact
David Coltrain).
The information listed below is in summary form, please link
to the original
PDF containing details for production expenses, fixed costs,
income sensitivities and return over costs sensitivity. |
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Gross
Returns |
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Category
or Grade |
Percentage |
Yield/Plant |
Unit |
Quantity |
Price
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Total |
#1 |
70% |
7 |
pounds |
1190 |
1.50 |
1785.00 |
#2 |
20% |
2 |
pounds |
340 |
1.00 |
340.00 |
Other |
10% |
1 |
pounds |
170 |
0.50 |
85.00 |
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Total |
100% |
10 |
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1700 |
1.30 |
2210.00 |
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Production
Expenses |
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Young
Tomato transplants in black plastic with wire hoops in place
to support rowcovers. |
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| Procedure |
Product
Cost
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Labor
Cost
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Total
Cost
($) |
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Soil Preparation |
63.50 |
80.00 |
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143.50 |
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Seeding or Transplanting |
27.00 |
35.00 |
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62.00 |
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Production Costs |
53.00 |
235.00 |
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288.00 |
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Harvesting Costs |
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120.00 |
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120.00 |
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Post-harvest Costs |
85.00 |
120.00 |
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205.00 |
| 6.
Marketing Costs |
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100.00 |
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100.00 |
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Tomatoes Total Fixed Costs |
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155.25 |
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Cost for Tomato Production |
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1073.75 |
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Net
Return |
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Gross
Return ($2210.00) - Production Expenses ($1073.75)
= Net Return ($1136.50) |
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Single layer of Tomatoes ready for shipment in Truxton Missouri. |
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