Strawberries: Estimated production costs in the Plant City area, 2003-2004
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Average per |
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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 | 1837.00 | |
| Fertilizer | 435.00 | |
| Fumigant | 840.00 | |
| Fungicide | 528.87 | |
| Herbicide | 120.32 | |
| Insecticide | 535.06 | |
| General Farm Labor | 44.50 | |
| Machinery Variable Cost | 400.48 | |
| Tractor Driver Labor | 283.59 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| Transplant Labor | 116.31 | |
| Plastic Disposal | 330.00 | |
| Cut Runners, Hoe and Hand Weed | 100.00 | |
| Farm Vehicles | 150.00 | |
| Drip Tape | 400.00 | |
| Plastic Mulch | 320.00 | |
| Scouting | 55.00 | |
| Predatory Mites | 150.00 | |
| Crop Insurance | 100.00 | |
| Interest on Operating Capital | 629.62 | |
| Total Operating Costs | 7376.25 | |
| FIXED COSTS | ||
| Land Rent | 1000.00 | |
| Machinery Fixed Costs | 173.65 | |
| Overhead | 2613.69 | |
| Total Fixed Cost | 3787.35 | |
| TOTAL PREHARVEST COST | 11163.60 | 4.29 |
| HARVEST AND MARKETING COSTS | ||
| Pack and Sell | 8060.00 | 3.10 |
| Harvest Berries | 6500.00 | 2.50 |
| Total Harvest and Marketing Cost | 14560.00 | 5.60 |
| TOTAL COST | 25723.60 | 9.89 |
Strawberries: Estimated net returns for various price and yield combinations in the Plant City area, 2003-2004
| Dollars per flat | |||||
| Yield (flats) | 7.50 | 9.00 | 10.50 | 12.00 | 13.50 |
| 2400 | -6604.00 | -3004.00 | 596.00 | 4196.00 | 7796.00 |
| 2600 | -6414.00 | -2664.00 | 1086.00 | 4836.00 | 8586.00 |
| 2800 | -6224.00 | -2324.00 | 1576.00 | 5476.00 | 9376.00 |
| 3000 | -6034.00 | -1984.00 | 2066.00 | 6116.00 | 10166.00 |
| 3200 | -5844.00 | -1644.00 | 2556.00 | 6756.00 | 10956.00 |
Source: University of Florida, IFAS Agriculture Business Center.