Establishment and Production
Costs for Tender Fruit in Ontario - 2010 Economic Report
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Variable Costs
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Cost per acre ($)
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| Actual | Budget | |
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Labour: machine operator, 4.2 hrs
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66
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Custom Ploughing
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50
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Fertilizer: 15-15-15, 50 kg
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34
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Cover Crop Seed
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25
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Machine repair, maintenance
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30
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Fuel
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38
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Interest on operating capital
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62
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Consulting Fees
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37
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Tile drainage
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1942
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Land leveling
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200
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Miscellaneous (soil test)
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40
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Land rental
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Total Variable Costs
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2523
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Fixed Costs
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Cost per acre ($)
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| Actual | Budget | |
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Machine: depreciation
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60
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Machine: Interest on investment
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14
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Other overhead
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300
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Land ownership
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Measurable Fixed Costs
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374
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Total Measurable Costs
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2897
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Operation
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Labour (hours) |
Labour Costs |
Machine Costs |
Fixed Costs |
Total Costs |
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Discing (2x)
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1.4
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22
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22
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21
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65
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Cultivating (1x)
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0.7
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11
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11
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12
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34
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Fertilizing (1x)
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0.7
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11
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9
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8
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28
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Seeding Cover Crop (1x)
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0.7
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11
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15
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25
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51
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Total Machine Operator
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4.2
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66
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67
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74
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207
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Related Links:
- Planting Year
- Second Year
- Third Year
- Fourth Year
- Fifth Year
- Sixth Year
- Seventh Year
- Eighth Year
- Total Establishment Cost
- Mature Orchard
- Break Even and Profitability Worksheet
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| Author: | Ken Slingerland - Tender Fruit & Grape Specialist/OMAFRA; John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA |
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| Creation Date: | 01 March 2007 |
| Last Reviewed: | 21 March 2012 |