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| Category | Acre a | Flat |
| Yield (wt. average 8 and 10 lb flats) |
2600 |
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| OPERATING COSTS | -------Dollars----- | |
| Transplants | 17000 | |
| Fertilizer | 343.75 | |
| Fumigant | 715.20 | |
| Fungicide | 503.37 | |
| Herbicide | 113.70 | |
| Insecticide | 471.42 | |
| General Farm Labor | 44.50 | |
| Machinery Variable Cost | 346.66 | |
| Tractor Driver Labor | 283.59 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| Transplant Labor | 220.00 | |
| Plastic Disposal | 75.00 | |
| Cut Runners, Hoe and Hand Weed | 120.00 | |
| Farm Vehicles | 87.94 | |
| Drip Tape | 100.00 | |
| Plastic Mulch | 248.88 | |
| Scouting | 55.00 | |
| Predatory Mites | 120.00 | |
| Crop Insurance | 100.00 | |
| Interest on Operating Capital | 442.09 | |
| Total Operating Costs | 6128.60 | |
| FIXED COSTS | ||
| Land Rent | 1000.00 | |
| Machinery Fixed Costs | 171.92 | |
| Overhead | 2050.67 | |
| Total Fixed Cost | 3222.59 | |
| TOTAL PREHARVEST COST | 9351.19 | 4.56 |
| HARVEST AND MARKETING COSTS | ||
| Pack and Sell | 3485.00 | 1.70 |
| Harvest Berries | 8712.50 | 4.25 |
| Total Harvest and Marketing Cost | 12197.50 | 5.95 |
| TOTAL COST | 21548.69 | 10.51 |
Strawberries: Estimated net returns for various price and yield combinations in the Plant City area, 2001-2002
| Dollars per flat | |||||
| Yield (flats) | 7.50 | 9.00 | 10.50 | 12.00 | 13.50 |
| 1800 | -6561.00 | -3861.00 | -1161.00 | 1539.00 | 4239.00 |
| 1950 | -6329.00 | -3404.00 | -479.00 | 2446.00 | 5371.00 |
| 2100 | -6096.00 | -2946.00 | 204.00 | 3354.00 | 6504.00 |
| 2250 | -5864.00 | -2489.00 | 886.00 | 4261.00 | 7636.00 |
| 2400 | -5631.00 | -2031.00 | 1569.00 | 5169.00 | 8768.00 |
Source: University of Florida, IFAS Agriculture Business Center.