Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998 B-1241 (C12) Cucumbers, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ CUCUMBERS Quantity ========= 225.000 Unit ==== crtn $ / Unit =========== 7.2000 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST PHOSPHATE HERBICIDE SEED NITROGEN IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. HERBICIDE FUNGICIDE BEE RENT Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 60.000 1.000 1.000 100.000 4.000 3.000 6.000 1.000 3.000 1.500 lb. appl acre lb. AcIn appl appl appl appl hive Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour .300 10.830 34.000 .370 9.000 6.000 4.000 10.830 8.740 75.000 18.00 10.83 34.00 37.00 36.00 18.00 24.00 10.83 26.22 112.50 9.35 3.55 21.35 93.75 14.00 =========== 469.39 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 371.25 438.74 90.00 =========== 900.00 ________ ________ ________ 8.57 -0.20 ________ ________ 1377.76 ________ 2.846 15.000 2.000 225.000 225.000 225.000 - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash crtn crtn crtn 7.502 6.250 7.000 1.650 1.950 .400 71.430 -6.500 Dol. Dol. 0.120 0.030 Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost $ Unit ==== Acre Acre Total FIXED Cost Total of ALL Cost NET PROJECTED RETURNS ________ ________ 6.12 per crtn of CUCUMBERS GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ ________ Unit ==== Total HARVEST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Your Estimate ======== ________ Quantity =========== Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVEST PACK & COUNT MARKETING Interest Interest Total =========== 1620.00 =========== 1620.00 242.24 ________ Total =========== 51.64 85.00 =========== 136.64 ________ ________ 1514.40 ________ 105.60 ________ ________ 6.73 per crtn of CUCUMBERS Information presented is prepared solely as a general guide and is not intended to recognize or predict the costs and returns from any one particular farm or ranch operation. These projections were collected and developed by staff members of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and approved for publication. Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998 Date Stage Type Product Name Number Weight of of of per Production Prod. Units Head ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 05/05/98 HARVEST A CUCUMBERS 225.0000 .0000 Date ======== 01/10/98 01/20/98 01/25/98 01/25/98 01/29/98 02/05/98 02/10/98 02/10/98 02/10/98 02/14/98 02/15/98 02/15/98 02/15/98 02/20/98 02/20/98 02/25/98 02/25/98 02/28/98 03/09/98 03/10/98 03/10/98 03/10/98 03/10/98 03/10/98 03/15/98 03/20/98 03/25/98 03/25/98 03/30/98 04/01/98 04/10/98 04/10/98 04/15/98 04/17/98 04/17/98 04/19/98 04/20/98 04/22/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 05/05/98 05/05/98 05/05/98 05/15/98 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST K Input Name ========================= SHREDDING 4 ROW DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT PHOSPHATE APPLY FERTILIZER DITCHING BEDDING 6 ROW CULTIVATING ROLLING HERBICIDE CUCUMBER SPRAYING DITCHING SEED CUCUMBER PLANTING STANHAY HIRED LABOR IRRIGATION NITROGEN INSECTICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. VEG PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON DITCHING PESTICIDE APPL. VEG SPRAYING IRRIGATION HERBICIDE CUCUMBER FUNGICIDE CUCUMBER HIRED LABOR CULTIVATING ROLLING INSECTICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. VEG IRRIGATION BEE RENT FUNGICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. VEG HIRED LABOR FUNGICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. VEG DITCHING IRRIGATION CULTIVATING ROLLING INSECTICIDE CUCUMBER PESTICIDE APPL. VEG HARVEST CUCUMBER PACK & COUNT CUCUMBER MARKETING CUCUMBER CASH-RENT VEGETABL Number of Units ============= 1.0000 1.0000 60.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 5.0000 1.0000 100.0000 1.0000 1.0000 20.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 5.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.5000 1.0000 1.0000 5.0000 1.0000 1.0000 .0100 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 225.0000 225.0000 225.0000 1.0000 B-1241 (C12) Cash Landlord Break NonShare Even Cash Prod. ===== ======== ===== C .00 Y Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 F .00 Information presented is prepared solely as a general guide and is not intended to recognize or predict the costs and returns from any one particular farm or ranch operation. These projections were collected and developed by staff members of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and approved for publication.