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Table 2. COSTS AND RETURNS TO PRODUCE OKRA
Coachella Valley - 1995/1996

UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE TO PRODUCE OKRA
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - 2005
	Quantity/Acre	Unit	Price or Cost/Unit	Value or Cost/Acre
GROSS RETURNS
Okra	800	Box	10	8,000
TOTAL GROSS RETURNS FOR OKRA				8,000
OPERATING COSTS
Herbicide:
Treflan Pro 5	1.00	Pint	5.05	5
Custom:
Chicken Manure 3	1.00	Acre	75.00	75
Water:
Water - District	30.00	AcIn	2.00	60
Seed:
Okra Seed	15.00	Lb	2.00	30
Contract:
Contract Thin	1.00	Appl	30.00	30
Pick & Pack Okra	800.00	Box	5.15	4,214
Ship to LA Market	800.00	Box	1.00	800
Broker Commission	800.00	Box	2.00	1,600
Hoeing - Contract	1.00	Acre	30.00	30
Fertilizer:
CAN-17	20.00	Gal	1.23	25
UN-32	15.00	Gal	1.29	19
Insecticide:
Ladybird Beetles	0.50	Gal	40.00	20
Labor (machine)	18.89	hrs	6.70	127
Labor (non-machine)	13.22	hrs	6.70	89
Fuel - Diesel	52.97	gal	0.86	46
Lube				7
Machinery repair				45
Interest on operating capital @ 11.61%				36
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE				7,256
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/BOX				9.07
NET RETURNS ABOVE OPERATING COSTS				744
CASH OVERHEAD COSTS:
Land Rent				133
Office Expenses				30
Liability Insurance				25
Sanitation				0
Sprinkler Pipe				130
Property Taxes				4
Property Insurance				3
Investment Repairs				4
TOTAL CASH OVERHEAD COST/ACRE				200
TOTAL CASH COSTS/ACRE				7,456
TOTAL CASH COSTS/BOX				9.32
TOTAL NON-CASH OVERHEAD COSTS (DEPRECIATION & INTEREST):
Shop Building				8
Shop Tools				3
Fuel Tanks & Pumps				4
Equipment				48
TOTAL NON-CASH OVERHEAD COST/ACRE				63
TOTAL COSTS/ACRE				7,519
TOTAL COSTS/BOX				9.40
NET RETURNS ABOVE TOTAL COSTS				481

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