Apricot Enterprise Budget

Author:	John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date:	04 January 2001
Last Reviewed:	08 September 2003

Revenue	Revised August 2003 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Expected Yield (tons)	5
Expected Price ($/ton)	1920.00
Total Expected Revenue (Yield x Price)
add: Expected Insurance Revenues
Total Revenue

Expenses	Revised August 2003 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Annual Production Costs
Seasonal Labour	1676
Operator Labour	373
Fertilizer #1 Am. Nitrate	48
Fertilizer #2 Muriate of Potash	43
Fertilizer #3
Insecticides #1	49
Insecticides #2
Insecticides #3
Herbicides #1	41
Herbicides #2
Fungicides #1	120
Fungicides #2
Other Sprays #1
Other Sprays #2
Manure
Cover Crop Seed	24
Consulting Fees
Crop Insurance
Irrigation	63
Other - Bee Rental, Bird Control, Mulch	273
Custom Work #1 Harvest
Custom Work #2 Delivery
Fuel	202
Mach. Repair and Maint.	177
Bldg. Repair and Maint.
Rent and Labour
General Variable Costs
Interest on Operating Capital	93
Total Variable Costs

Fixed Costs	Revised August 2003 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Depreciation	350
Interest on Term Loans	105
Long-Term Leases
General Fixed Costs	440
Total Fixed Costs
Total Expenses

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

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