Table 6. RANGING ANALYSIS TO PRODUCE OKRA
Coachella Valley-1995/1996
COSTS PER ACRE AT VARYING YIELDS TO PRODUCE OKRA
| |
Yield (BOX/ACRE) |
| |
500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1100 |
| OPERATING COSTS/ACRE |
|
| Preplant Cost |
313 |
313 |
313 |
313 |
313 |
313 |
313 |
| Cultural Cost |
274 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
| Harvest Costs |
4138 |
4964 |
5791 |
6618 |
7445 |
8271 |
9098 |
| |
| Interest on operating capital |
28 |
31 |
33 |
36 |
38 |
41 |
44 |
| |
| TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE |
4768 |
5598 |
6427 |
7256 |
8086 |
8915 |
9744 |
| TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/BOX |
9.54 |
9.33 |
9.18 |
9.07 |
8.98 |
8.92 |
8.86 |
| |
| CASH OVERHEAD COSTS/ACRE |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
| |
| TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE |
4968 |
5797 |
6627 |
7456 |
8285 |
9115 |
9944 |
| TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX |
9.94 |
9.66 |
9.47 |
9.32 |
9.21 |
9.11 |
9.04 |
| |
| NON-CASH OVERHEAD COSTS/ACRE |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
| |
| TOTAL COSTS/ACRE |
5031 |
5861 |
6690 |
7519 |
8349 |
9178 |
10008 |
| TOTAL COSTS/BOX |
10.06 |
9.77 |
9.56 |
9.40 |
9.28 |
9.18 |
9.10 |
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE OPERATING COSTS FOR OKRA
| |
Yield (BOX/ACRE) |
| PRICE ($ PER BOX) | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1100 |
|---|
| 7.00 |
-1268 |
-1398 |
-1527 |
-1656 |
-1786 |
-1915 |
-2044 |
| 8.00 |
-768 |
-798 |
-827 |
-856 |
-886 |
-915 |
-944 |
| 9.00 |
-268 |
-198 |
-127 |
-56 |
14 |
85 |
156 |
| 10.00 |
232 |
402 |
573 |
744 |
914 |
1085 |
1256 |
| 11.00 |
732 |
1002 |
1273 |
1544 |
1814 |
2085 |
2356 |
| 12.00 |
1232 |
1602 |
1973 |
2344 |
2714 |
3085 |
3456 |
| 13.00 |
1732 |
2202 |
2673 |
3144 |
3614 |
4085 |
4556 |
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE CASH COSTS FOR OKRA
| |
Yield (BOX/ACRE) |
| PRICE ($ PER BOX) | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1100 |
|---|
| 7.00 |
-1468 |
-1597 |
-1727 |
-1856 |
-1985 |
-2115 |
-2244 |
| 8.00 |
-968 |
-997 |
-1027 |
-1056 |
-1085 |
-1115 |
-1144 |
| 9.00 |
-468 |
-397 |
-327 |
-256 |
-185 |
-115 |
-44 |
| 10.00 |
32 |
203 |
373 |
544 |
715 |
885 |
1056 |
| 11.00 |
532 |
803 |
1073 |
1344 |
1615 |
1885 |
2156 |
| 12.00 |
1032 |
1403 |
1773 |
2144 |
2515 |
2885 |
3256 |
| 13.00 |
1532 |
2003 |
2473 |
2944 |
3415 |
3885 |
4356 |
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE TOTAL COSTS FOR OKRA
| |
Yield (BOX/ACRE) |
| PRICE ($ PER BOX) | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1100 |
|---|
| 7.00 |
-1531 |
-1661 |
-1790 |
-1919 |
-2049 |
-2178 |
-2308 |
| 8.00 |
-1031 |
-1061 |
-1090 |
-1119 |
-1149 |
-1178 |
-1208 |
| 9.00 |
-531 |
-461 |
-390 |
-319 |
-249 |
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