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Establishment and Production Costs for Grapes in Ontario - 2005 Economic Report
Cabernet Franc - Planting Year

Author: Ken Slingerland - Tender Fruit & Grape Specialist/OMAFRA; John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 01 May 2006
Last Reviewed: 19 June 2009

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Planting Year - Variable and Fixed Costs

Variable Costs

Cost per acre ($)
Actual

Cost per acre ($)
Budget

Labour: Hand, 28.0 hrs

 

305

Machine Operator, 15.2 hrs

 

216

Fertilizer (15-15-15) 41 kg

 

14

Pesticides

 

25

Grape vines, ($2.50/vine)

 

3025

Custom Trellis: materials, labour

 

5162

Training: Stakes, material

 

726

Cover crop seed

 

10

Machine costs: Repairs and Maintenance

 

85

Fuel

 

120

Custom Planting

 

733

Irrigation

 

129

Consulting Fees

 

42

Interest on operating capital

 

792

Land rental

 

 

Total Variable Costs

 

11384
   
  

Fixed Costs

Cost per acre ($)
Actual

Cost per acre ($)
Budget

Machine Costs: Depreciation

 

129

Interest on investment

 

42

Other overhead

 

186

Land ownership

 

 

Measurable Fixed Costs

 

357
     
Total Measurable "Planting Year" Costs
   11741

Operation Costs

Hand Labour

Labour
(hours)

Labour
Costs

Machine
Costs*

Fixed
Costs

Total
Costs

Weed Control: Hand Hoeing

8.0

87

 

 

87

Summer training, tying, trunk est

20.0

218

 

 

218

Total Hand Labour

28.0

305

 

 

305

 

Machine Operator

Labour
(hours)

Labour
Costs

Machine
Costs*

Fixed
Costs

Total
Costs

Discing (3x)

2.1

30

30

25

85

Cultivating (2x)

1.3

18

18

14

50

Sow Cover Crop

0.7

10

12

16

38

Weed Control: Grape Hoeing

3.0

43

36

18

97

Spray Pesticide (2x)

0.9

13

28

37

78

Picking up vines & supplies

2.2

31

10

4

46

Fertilizing

0.7

10

9

9

29

Mowing (1x)

0.7

10

15

13

38

Hilling up

1.3

18

19

19

56

Vineyard Maintenance

2.3

33

28

15

76

Total Machine Operator

15.2

216

205

171

592

* includes maintenance, fuel and repair

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