Commercial Raspberry Enterprise Budget

Author:	John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date:	16 January 2003
Last Reviewed:	16 January 2003

Revenue	Revised December 2000 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Expected Yield	2700.00
Expected Price	2.50
Total Expected Revenue (Yield x Price)
add: Expected Insurance Revenues
Total Revenue

Establishment Costs (preplanting, planting and growth years)	Revised December 2002 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Plants	880
Trellis Materials	1640
Trickle Irrigation	300
Green Manure Seed	18
Cover Crop Seed	7
Accumulated Direct Costs
Seasonal Labour	638
Operator Labour	369
Fertilizers:
Preplant Year
#1 10-20-20	24
#2 Manure	240
#3 Lime	28
Planting Year
#1 Am. Nitrate	13
#2 0-46-0	17
#3 Muriate of Potash	9
Growth Year
#1 Am. Nitrate	19
#2 Muriate of Potash	11
Preplant Fumigant	1000
Insectides	37
Fungicides	118
Herbicides	76
Custom Work	83
Accumulated Indirect Costs
Fuel	265
Equip. Repair and Maintenance	94
General Variable Costs	14
Interest on Operating Capital	450
Other
Total Variable Costs for Establishment

Fixed Costs	Revised December 2002 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Depreciation	193
Interest on Term Loans	49
Long-Term Leases
General Fixed Costs	250
Total Fixed Costs
Total Costs for Establishment

Annual Production Costs	Revised December 2002 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Seasonal Labour	1788
Operator Labour	364
Fertilizers:
#1 Am. Nitrate	23
#2 Muriate of Potash	11
#3 Phosphate
#4 Other Soil App.
#5 Foliar Fert
Lime
Insecticides	37
Miticides
Fungicides	85
Herbicides	29
Trellis Materials	140
Crop Insurance
Marketing Expenses
Other
Custom Work
Comfort Station Rental	25
Containers	405
Fuel	327
Machine Repairs and Maintenance	115
Building Repairs and Maintenance
Rent and Labour
General Variable Costs
Interest on Operating Capital	171
Total Variable Costs

Gross Margin (Revenue - Variable Costs)

Fixed Costs	Revised December 2002 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Depreciation	135
Interest on Term Loans	34
Long-Term Leases
General Fixed Costs	100
Total Fixed Costs
Total Annual Production Expenses

Breakeven Price on Your Farm is (Total Expenses / Expected Yield)

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