Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998 B-1241 (C12) Jalapeno Peppers, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ JALAPENOS Quantity ========= 100.000 Unit ==== cwt. $ / Unit =========== 22.2500 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST HERBICIDE PHOSPHATE SEED INSECTICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. FUNGICIDE NITROGEN (LIQ) IRRIGATION Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 1.000 80.000 3.000 7.000 7.000 4.000 120.000 7.000 acre lb. lb. appl appl appl lb. AcIn Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour 52.500 .300 40.000 6.940 4.000 3.830 .370 9.000 52.50 24.00 120.00 48.58 28.00 15.32 44.40 63.00 18.66 6.76 43.44 150.00 24.50 =========== 639.16 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 900.00 240.00 50.00 37.50 =========== 1227.50 ________ ________ ________ ________ 21.71 -0.11 =========== 1888.26 18.88 per cwt. of JALAPENOS 336.74 ________ ________ 5.791 24.000 3.500 100.000 100.000 100.000 6.000 - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash 180.946 -3.667 Total VARIABLE COST Break-Even Price, Total Variable Cost GROSS INCOME minus VARIABLE COST Total FIXED Cost Break-Even Price, Total Cost $ Total of ALL Cost NET PROJECTED RETURNS ________ Unit ==== cwt. cwt. cwt. Hour 7.501 6.250 7.000 9.000 2.400 .500 6.250 Total HARVEST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Your Estimate ======== ________ Quantity =========== Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVEST PACK & COUNT MARKETING Labor - Other Interest Interest Total =========== 2225.00 =========== 2225.00 $ Dol. Dol. 0.120 0.030 Unit ==== Acre Acre ________ ________ ________ ________ Total =========== 166.27 85.00 =========== 251.27 ________ ________ 2139.54 ________ 85.46 ________ ________ 21.39 per cwt. of JALAPENOS 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 ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 06/10/98 HARVEST A JALAPENOS 100.0000 .0000 Date ======== 12/10/97 12/15/97 12/20/97 12/30/97 01/05/98 01/10/98 01/20/98 01/25/98 01/30/98 01/30/98 02/05/98 02/05/98 02/10/98 02/10/98 02/20/98 02/25/98 02/25/98 02/25/98 02/25/98 02/27/98 02/28/98 02/28/98 03/10/98 03/10/98 03/14/98 03/15/98 03/20/98 03/25/98 03/25/98 03/25/98 03/25/98 03/30/98 03/31/98 04/10/98 04/10/98 04/14/98 04/15/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 04/25/98 04/30/98 05/10/98 05/10/98 05/14/98 05/15/98 05/25/98 05/25/98 05/25/98 05/25/98 05/30/98 06/10/98 06/10/98 06/10/98 06/10/98 06/15/98 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O HARVEST G HARVEST H HARVEST G HARVEST G K Input Name ========================= SHREDDING 4 ROW PLOWING 4 BOTTOM CHISELING 18 FT DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT FLOATING BEDDING 6 ROW BEDDING 6 ROW ROTOVATING HERBICIDE PEPPERS SPRAYING PHOSPHATE APPLY FERTILIZER SEED JALAPENO PLANTING STANHAY CULTIVATING ROLLING INSECTICIDE PEPPERS PESTICIDE APPL. VEG FUNGICIDE PEPPERS HIRED LABOR DITCHING IRRIGATION NITROGEN (LIQ) PEPPERS INSECTICIDE PEPPERS PESTICIDE APPL. VEG DITCHING IRRIGATION CULTIVATING ROLLING INSECTICIDE PEPPERS PESTICIDE APPL. VEG FUNGICIDE PEPPERS HIRED LABOR IRRIGATION PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON INSECTICIDE PEPPERS PESTICIDE APPL. VEG DITCHING IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE PEPPERS PESTICIDE APPL. VEG FUNGICIDE PEPPERS HIRED LABOR IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE PEPPERS PESTICIDE APPL. VEG DITCHING IRRIGATION INSECTICIDE PEPPERS PESTICIDE APPL. VEG FUNGICIDE PEPPERS HIRED LABOR IRRIGATION HARVEST JALAPENO HIRED LABOR PACK & COUNT JALAPENO MARKETING JALAPENO CASH-RENT VEGETABL Number of Units ============= 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 80.0000 1.0000 3.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 6.0000 1.0000 1.0000 120.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 6.0000 1.0000 20.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 6.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 6.0000 1.0000 100.0000 6.0000 100.0000 100.0000 1.0000 B-1241 (C12) Cash Landlord Break NonShare Even Cash Prod. ===== ======== ===== C .00 Y Cash Fixed Landlord Nonor Share Cash Vari. ===== ===== ======== .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .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.