Concord: Second Year

Establishment and Production Costs for Grapes in Ontario - 2005 Economic Report
Concord - 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, 17.6 hr		192
Machine Operator, 17.5 hr		248
Fertilizer: Ammonium nitrate, 20 kg		7
Potash, 41 kg		15
15-15-15, 41 kg		14
Insecticides		17
Fungicides		37
Herbicides		18
Replacement vines, 2%		38
Cover crop seed		10
Machine Costs: Repairs and maintenance		108
Fuel		153
Custom Pruning - $.20/vine		146
Custom Tying - $.15/vine		109
Tying material		20
Irrigation		0
Consulting Fees.		0
Interest on operating capital		612
Land rental
Total Variable Costs		1744

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		2147

Hand Labour	Labour (hours)	Labour Costs	Total Costs
Weed Control: Hand Hoeing	2.6	28	28
Canopy Training	15.0	164	164
Total Hand Labour	17.6	192	192

Machine Operator	Labour (hours)	Labour Costs	Machine Costs*	Fixed Costs	Total Costs
Weed Control: Grape Hoeing	2.6	37	33	19	88
Spraying (1x)	1.0	14	14	10	39
Discing (2x)	1.3	18	21	22	61
Cultivation	0.7	10	12	11	32
Spray Pesticide (3x)	1.4	19	35	41	96
Fertilizing (2x)	1.3	18	17	14	50
Sow cover crop	0.7	10	12	17	39
Replacing vines	1.5	21	19	11	52
Mowing (3x)	2.1	30	33	24	86
Hilling up and removal	2.6	37	36	30	103
Vineyard Maintenance	2.3	33	29	17	80
Total Machine Operator	17.5	248	261	217	727

* includes maintenance, fuel and repair