Lettuce Production Practices and Sample Costs

Table 6. RANGING ANALYSIS TO PRODUCE LOOSE LEAF LETTUCE
Coachella Valley-1996

COSTS PER ACRE AT VARYING YIELDS TO PRODUCE LETTUCE
  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
  725 775 825 875 925 975 1025
OPERATING COSTS/ACRE  
Preplant Cost 482 482 482 482 482 482 482
Cultural Cost 1091 1091 1091 1091 1091 1091 1091
Harvest Costs 2262 2418 2574 2730 2886 3042 3198
Postharvest Cost 49 49 49 49 49 49 49
 
Interest on operating capital 80 82 83 85 86 88 89
 
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE 3964 4122 4279 4437 4594 4725 4909
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/BOX 6.20 6.01 5.83 5.68 5.54 5.42 5.31
 
CASH OVERHEAD COSTS/ACRE 534 534 534 534 534 534 534
 
TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE 4498 4655 4813 4970 5218 5285 5443
TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX 6.20 6.01 5.83 5.68 5.54 5.42 5.31
 
NON-CASH OVERHEAD COSTS/ACRE 94 94 94 94 94 94 94
 
TOTAL COSTS/ACRE 4592 4750 4907 5065 5222 5380 5537
TOTAL COSTS/BOX 6.33 6.13 5.95 5.79 5.65 5.52 5.40
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE OPERATING COSTS FOR LETTUCE
  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX) 725 775 825 875 925 975 1025
4.70 -557 -479 -402 -324 -247 -169 -92
5.20 -194 -92 11 113 216 318 421
5.70 168 296 423 551 678 806 933
6.20 531 683 836 988 1141 1293 1446
6.70 893 1071 1248 1426 1603 1781 1958
7.20 1256 1458 1661 1863 2066 2268 2471
7.70 1618 1846 2073 2301 2528 2756 2983
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE CASH COSTS FOR LOOSE LEAF LETTUCE
  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX) 725 775 825 875 925 975 1025
4.70 -1090 -1013 -935 -858 -780 -703 -625
5.20 -728 -625 -523 -420 -318 -215 -113
5.70 -365 -238 -110 17 145 272 400
6.20 -3 150 302 455 607 760 912
6.70 360 537 715 892 1070 1247 1425
7.20 722 925 1127 1330 1532 1735 1937
7.70 1085 1312 1540 1767 1995 2222 2450
NET RETURNS PER ACRE ABOVE TOTAL COSTS FOR LETTUCE
  Yield (BOX/ACRE)
PRICE ($ PER BOX) 725 775 825 875 925 975 1025
4.70 -1185 -1107 -1030 -952 -875 -797 -720
5.20 -882 -720 -617 -515 -412 -310 -207
5.70 -460 -332 -205 -77 50 178 305
6.20 -97 55 208 360 513 665 818
6.70 265 443 620 798 975 1153 1330
7.20 628 830 1033 1235 1438 1640 1843
7.70 990 1218 1445 1673 1900 2128 2355

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