Establishment
and Production Costs for Tender Fruit in Ontario - 2006 Economic Report
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Variable Costs |
Cost per acre ($) |
Cost per acre ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour: hand 76 hrs |
760
|
|
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Labour: machine operator, 17.6 hrs |
|
246 |
|
Fertilizer: 34-0-0, 120 kg |
|
45 |
| Fertilizer: 0-0-60, 120 kg |
44
|
|
| Insecticides |
363
|
|
| Fungicides |
216
|
|
| Herbicides |
29
|
|
|
Cover Crop Seed |
|
8 |
|
Machine repair, maintenance |
|
105 |
|
Fuel |
|
191 |
|
Consulting Fees |
|
0 |
| Miscellaneous (leaf analysis) |
40
|
|
|
Interest on operating capital |
|
902 |
|
Land rental |
|
|
|
Total Variable Costs |
|
2949 |
|
Fixed Costs |
Cost per acre ($) |
Cost per acre ($) |
|---|---|---|
|
Machine: depreciation |
|
111 |
|
Machine: Interest on investment |
|
53 |
| Cold storage and packing equipment |
|
|
|
Other overhead |
|
120 |
|
Land ownership |
|
|
|
Measurable Fixed Costs |
|
284 |
|
Total Measurable "Seventh Year" Costs |
|
3233 |
|
Contribution Margin |
Cost per acre |
Cost per acre |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Income (6.6 ton x $496 per ton) |
|
3274 |
|
Total Variable Costs |
|
2949 |
|
Contribution margin (no land costs) |
|
325 |
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Hand Labour |
Labour |
Labour |
Machine |
Fixed |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruning |
30
|
300
|
|
|
300
|
| Thinning |
12
|
120
|
|
|
120
|
| Harvest |
34
|
340
|
|
|
340
|
|
Total Hand Labour |
76 |
760 |
|
|
760 |
|
Machine Operator |
Labour |
Labour |
Machine |
Fixed |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fertilizing (2x) |
1.4 |
20 |
18 |
12 |
50 |
|
Mowing (5x) |
3.5 |
49 |
54 |
31 |
134
|
| Weed spraying (3x) |
2.1
|
29
|
28
|
15
|
73
|
| Pesticide spraying (9x) |
3.6
|
50
|
61
|
40
|
151
|
| Distribute & collect containers |
3.0
|
42
|
37
|
16
|
95
|
| Delivery |
2.0
|
28
|
71
|
38
|
137
|
| Orchard maintenance |
2.0
|
28
|
27
|
12
|
67
|
|
Total Machine Operator |
17.6 |
246 |
296 |
164 |
706 |
Related Links:
- Pre-plant
Year
- Planting
Year
- Second
Year
- Third
Year
- Fourth
Year
- Fifth
Year
- Sixth
Year
- Eighth
Year
- Total
Establishment Cost
- Mature
Orchard
- Break Even and Profitability Worksheet
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| Author: | Ken Slingerland - Tender Fruit & Grape Specialist/OMAFRA; John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Lead/OMAFRA |
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| Creation Date: | 01 March 2007 |
| Last Reviewed: | 01 March 2007 |