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Establishment and Production Costs
for Grapes in Ontario - 2005 Economic Report
|
| 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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Variable Costs
|
Cost per acre |
Cost per acre |
|---|---|---|
| Labour: Machine operator, 4.7 hrs |
|
67 |
| Custom Plowing |
|
40 |
| Fertilizer: 15-15-15, 41 kg |
|
14 |
| Lime (3 ton) |
|
36 |
| Cover Crop |
|
10 |
| Machine Costs: Repairs and maintenance |
|
26 |
| Fuel |
|
41 |
| Consulting Fees |
|
0 |
| Interest on operating capital |
|
90 |
| Land rental |
|
|
| Land Preparation (levelling etc.) |
|
300 |
| Tile Drainage |
|
2727 |
| Total Variable Costs |
|
3351 |
|
Fixed Costs
|
Cost per acre |
Cost per acre |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Costs: Depreciation |
|
46 |
| Interest on investment |
|
15 |
| Other overhead |
|
93 |
| Land ownership |
|
|
| Measurable Fixed Costs |
|
154 |
| Total Measurable "Preplant Year" Costs | 3505 |
|
|
Labour |
Labour |
Machine |
Fixed |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discing (2x) |
1.3 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
57 |
| Cultivating |
0.7 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
30 |
| Fertilizing (2x) |
1.3 |
18 |
16 |
11 |
46 |
| Sub Soiling |
0.7 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
26 |
| Sow Cover Crop |
0.7 |
10 |
11 |
16 |
37 |
| Total Machine Operator |
4.7 |
67 |
67 |
61 |
195 |
* includes maintenance, fuel and repair
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