Commercial Strawberry Enterprise Budget

Author:	John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date:	04 January 2001
Last Reviewed:	04 January 2001

Revenue	Revised December 2000 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Expected Yield	6000.00
Expected Price	1.25
Total Expected Revenue (Yield x Price)
add: Expected Insurance Revenues
Total Revenue

Establishment Costs (preplanting, planting and renovation years)	Revised December 2000 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Plants	490
Manure	240
Straw	360
Green Manure Seed	18
Fumigant	1000
Accumulated Direct Costs
Seasonal Labour	636
Operator Labour	337
Fertilizers:
Preplant Year
#1 10-20-20	24
#2 Lime	28
Planting Year
#1 Am. Nitrate	32
#2 0-46-0	17
#3 Muriate of Potash	6
Renovation Year
#1 Am. Nitrate	32
#2 Muriate of Potash	9
Insectides	12
Fungicides	25
Herbicides	120
Custom Work - Fumigant App.	83
Accumulated Indirect Costs
Fuel	265
Equip. Repair and Maintenance	94
General Variable Costs	14
Interest on Operating Capital	253
Other
Total Variable Costs for Establishment

Fixed Costs	Revised December 2000 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Depreciation	127
Interest on Term Loans	31
Long-Term Leases
General Fixed Costs	150
Total Fixed Costs
Total Costs for Establishment

Annual Production Costs	Revised December 2000 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Seasonal Labour	3410
Operator Labour	292
Fertilizers:
#1 Am. Nitrate	32
#2 Muriate of Potash	9
#3 Phosphate
#4 Other Soil App.
#5 Foliar Fert
Lime
Insecticides	40
Miticides
Fungicides	161
Herbicides	100
Straw	180
Crop Insurance	177
Marketing Expenses
Irrigation	360
Other
Custom Work
Comfort Station Rental	25
Containers	1285
Fuel	182
Machine Repairs and Maintenance	64
Building Repairs and Maintenance
Rent and Labour
General Variable Costs
Interest on Operating Capital	268
Total operating expenses

Gross Margin (Revenue - Variable Costs)

Fixed Costs	Revised December 2000 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Depreciation	52
Interest on Term Loans	13
Long-Term Leases
General Fixed Costs	100
Total Fixed Costs
Total Expenses

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

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