Chardonnay: Second Year

Establishment and Production Costs for Grapes in Ontario - 2005 Economic Report
Chardonnay - Second 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

Variable Costs	Cost per acre ($) Actual	Cost per acre ($) Budget
Labour: Hand, 37.6 hr		410
Machine Operator, 21.3 hr		302
Fertilizer: Ammonium nitrate, 20 kg		7
Potash, 41 kg		13
15-15-15, 41 kg		14
Insecticides		90
Fungicides		112
Herbicides		18
Replacement vines, 2%		91
Cover crop seed		10
Machine Costs: Repairs and maintenance		108
Fuel		187
Custom Pruning - $.20/vine		242
Custom Tying - $.15/vine		182
Tying material		20
Irrigation		129
Consulting Fees		42
Interest on operating capital		944
Land rental
Total Variable Costs		2921

Fixed Costs	Cost per acre ($) Actual	Cost per acre ($) Budget
Machine Costs: Depreciation		163
Interest on investment		54
Other overhead		186
Land ownership
Measurable Fixed Costs		403
Total Measurable "Second Year" Costs		3324

Hand Labour	Labour (hours)	Labour Costs	Total Costs
Weed Control: Hand Hoeing	2.6	28	28
Canopy Training	35.0	382	382
Total Hand Labour	37.6	410	410

Machine Operator	Labour (hours)	Labour Costs	Machine Costs*	Fixed Costs	Total Costs
Weed Control: Grape Hoeing	2.6	37	31	15	83
Spraying (1x)	1.0	14	14	9	37
Discing (2x)	1.3	18	20	20	59
Cultivation	0.7	10	11	10	31
Spray Pesticide (6x)	2.7	38	49	47	135
Fertilizing (2x)	1.3	18	16	13	48
Sow cover crop	0.7	10	12	16	38
Replacing vines	4.0	57	48	24	129
Mowing (3x)	2.1	30	31	21	82
Hilling up and removal	2.6	37	34	26	98
Vineyard Maintenance	2.3	33	28	15	75
Total Machine Operator	21.3	302	295	217	814

* includes maintenance, fuel and repair