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Eggplant - Table 6

Eggplant Production Practices and Sample Costs

Table 6. RANGING ANALYSIS TO PRODUCE EGGPLANT
Coachella Valley-1996

COSTS PER ACRE AT VARYING YIELDS TO PRODUCE EGGPLANT
  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
  1000110012001300140015001600
OPERATING COSTS/ACRE  
Preplant Cost 1036 1036 1036 1036 1036 1036 1036
Cultural Cost 2184 2184 2184 2184 2184 2184 2184
Harvest Costs 4205 4626 5046 5467 5887 6308 6728
Postharvest Cost 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
 
Interest on operating capital 206 211 215 220 225 229 234
 
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE 7731 8156 8581 9006 9431 9856 10281
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/BOX 7.73 7.41 7.15 6.93 6.74 6.57 6.43
 
CASH OVERHEAD COSTS/ACRE 228 228 228 228 228 228 228
 
TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE 7959 8384 8809 9234 9659 10085 10510
TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX 7.96 7.62 7.34 7.10 6.90 6.72 6.57
 
NON-CASH OVERHEAD COSTS/ACRE 142 142 142 142 142 142 142
 
TOTAL COSTS/ACRE 8101 8527 8952 9377 9802 10227 10652
TOTAL COSTS/BOX 8.10 7.75 7.46 7.21 7.00 6.82 6.66
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE OPERATING COSTS FOR EGGPLANT
  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX)1000110012001300140015001600
6.25 -1481 -1281 -1081 -881 -681 -481 -281
6.75 -981 -731 -481 -231 19 269 519
7.25 -481 -181 119 419 719 1019 1319
7.75 19 369 719 1069 1419 1769 2119
8.25 519 919 1319 1719 2119 2519 2919
8.75 1019 1469 1919 2369 2819 3269 3719
9.75 2019 2569 3119 3669 4219 4769 5319
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE CASH COSTS FOR EGGPLANT
  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX)1000110012001300140015001600
6.25 -1709 -1509 -1309 -1109 -909 -710 -510
6.75 -1209 -959 -709 -459 -209 40 290
7.25 -709 -409 -109 191 491 790 1090
7.75 -209 141 491 841 1191 1540 1890
8.25 291 691 1091 1491 1891 2290 2690
8.75 791 1241 1691 2141 2591 3040 3490
9.75 1791 2341 2891 3441 3991 4540 5090
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE TOTAL COSTS FOR EGGPLANT
  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX)1000110012001300140015001600
6.25 -1851 -1652 -1452 -1252 -1052 -852 -652
6.75 -1351 -1102 -852 -602 -352 -102 148
7.25 -851 -552 -252 48 348 648 948
7.75 -351 -2 348 698 1048 1398 1748
8.25 149 548 948 1348 1748 2148 2548
8.75 649 1098 1548 1998 2448 2898 3448
9.75 1649 2198 2748 3298 3848 4398 4948

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