European Blue Plum Enterprise Budget

Author:	John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date:	04 January 2001
Last Reviewed:	07 October 2003

Revenue	Revised June 2003 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Expected Yield (tons)	6.00
Expected Price ($/ton)	1263.00
Total Expected Revenue (Yield x Price)
add: Expected Insurance Revenues
Total Revenue

Expenses	Revised June 2003 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Seasonal Labour	1488
Operator Labour	378
Fertilizer #1 Am. Nitrate	48
Fertilizer #2 Muriate of Potash	44
Fertilizer #3
Insecticides #1	57
Insecticides #2
Insecticides #3
Herbicides #1	41
Herbicides #2
Fungicides #1	144
Fungicides #2
Other Sprays #1
Other Sprays #2
Cover Crop Seed	24
Containers
Consulting Fees
Crop Insurance	394
Replacement Trees
Other #1 Irrigation
Other #2 Leaf, Hive, Mulch
Other #3 Misc.
Custom Work #1
Custom Work #2
Fuel	205
Mach. Repair and Maint.	177
Bldg. Repair and Maint.
Rent and Labour
General Variable Costs
Interest on Operating Capital	88
Total Variable Costs

Fixed Costs	Revised June 2003 Sample cost per Acre	Your Farm Budget
Depreciation	351
Interest on Term Loans	106
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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