Chili Pepper - Table 2
Chili Pepper Production Practices and Sample Costs
Table 2. COSTS AND RETURNS TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER
Coachella Valley - 1995/1996
- Labor Rate:
- $6.70/hr. machine labor
- $6.70/hr. non-machine labor
- Interest Rate: 11.61%
| Quantity/Acre | Unit | Price or Cost/Unit | Value or Cost/Acre | Your Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROSS RETURNS | |||||
| Jalapeno | 1200 | Box | 6.50 | 7800 | |
| TOTAL GROSS RETURNS FOR CHILI PEPPER | 7800 | ||||
| OPERATING COSTS: | |||||
| Custom: | |||||
| Chicken Manure | 1.00 | Acre | 75.00 | 75 | |
| Water: | |||||
| Water - Pumped | 30.00 | AcIn | 5.00 | 150 | |
| T-tape 4 ml 12" | 7260.00 | Each | 0.01 | 73 | |
| Plastic 1.25 60" BE | 7260.00 | Each | 0.03 | 218 | |
| Transplant: | |||||
| Pepper Transplant | 14520.00 | Each | 0.03 | 436 | |
| Fertilizer: | |||||
| 8/8/08 | 40.00 | Gal | 1.05 | 42 | |
| Harvest: | |||||
| Pick & Pack | 1200.00 | Box | 2.60 | 3120 | |
| Container: | |||||
| Packing Carton | 1200.00 | Box | 0.50 | 600 | |
| Contract: | |||||
| Ship to LA Market | 1200.00 | Box | 0.50 | 600 | |
| LA Broker Comm | 1200.00 | Box | 1.30 | 1560 | |
| Labor (machine) | 12.98 | hrs | 6.70 | 87 | |
| Labor (non-machine) | 33.80 | hrs | 6.70 | 226 | |
| Fuel - Gas | 1.00 | gal | 1.15 | 1 | |
| Fuel - Diesel | 24.99 | gal | 1.00 | 25 | |
| Lube | 4 | ||||
| Machinery repair | 25 | ||||
| Interest on operating capital @ 11.61% | 85 | ||||
| TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE | 7326 | ||||
| TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/BOX | 6.11 | ||||
| NET RETURNS ABOVE OPERATING COSTS | 474 | ||||
| CASH OVERHEAD COSTS: | |||||
| Land Rent | 133 | ||||
| Office Expenses | 30 | ||||
| Liability Insurance | 25 | ||||
| Sanitation | 0 | ||||
| Sprinkler Pipe | 130 | ||||
| Property Taxes | 11 | ||||
| Property Insurance | 8 | ||||
| Investment Repairs | 54 | ||||
| TOTAL CASH OVERHEAD COST/ACRE | 261 | ||||
| TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE | 7588 | ||||
| TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX | 6.32 | ||||
| TOTAL NON-CASH OVERHEAD COSTS (DEPRECIATION & INTEREST): | |||||
| Shop Building | 9 | ||||
| Shop Tools | 3 | ||||
| Fuel Tanks & Pumps | 1 | ||||
| Irrigation System | 80 | ||||
| Equipment | 80 | ||||
| TOTAL NON-CASH OVERHEAD COST/ACRE | 174 | ||||
| TOTAL COSTS/ACRE | 7761 | ||||
| TOTAL COSTS/BOX | 6.47 | ||||
| NET RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL COSTS | 39 | ||||
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