Projections for Planning Purposes Only Not to be Used without Updating after April 21, 1998 Yellow Onions, Irrigated South Texas (12) 1998 Projected Costs and Returns per Acre GROSS INCOME Description ============================ ONIONS Quantity ========= 500.000 Unit ==== bags $ / Unit =========== 8.3000 Total GROSS Income VARIABLE COST Description ================================= PREHARVEST CROP INSURANCE PHOSPHATE HERBICIDE SEED NITROGEN IRRIGATION FUNGICIDE PESTICIDE APPL. INSECTICIDE FOLFEED Fuel & Lube - Machinery Repairs - Machinery Labor - Machinery - Other - Irrigation $ / Unit =========== Total =========== 1.000 80.000 1.000 2.000 180.000 7.000 10.000 10.000 5.000 9.000 acre lb. acre lb. lb. AcIn appl appl appl appl Acre Acre Hour Hour Hour 39.770 .300 88.500 89.000 .370 9.000 11.500 4.000 6.470 1.000 39.77 24.00 88.50 178.00 66.60 63.00 115.00 40.00 32.35 9.00 13.20 5.16 29.53 150.00 24.50 =========== 878.61 ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 750.00 725.00 200.00 150.00 =========== 1825.00 ________ ________ ________ ________ 55.01 -1.31 =========== 2757.32 5.51 per bags of ONIONS 1392.68 ________ ________ 3.936 20.000 3.500 500.000 500.000 500.000 500.000 - OC Borrowed - Positive Cash 458.446 -43.564 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 ==== bag bag bag bag 7.502 7.500 7.000 1.500 1.450 .400 .300 Total HARVEST FIXED COST Description ================================= Machinery and Equipment Land Your Estimate ======== ________ Quantity =========== Total PREHARVEST HARVEST HARVESTING PACK & COUNT MARKETING DRYING ONIONS Interest Interest Total =========== 4150.00 =========== 4150.00 B-1241 (C12) $ Dol. Dol. Unit ==== Acre Acre 0.120 0.030 ________ ________ ________ ________ Total =========== 74.32 85.00 =========== 159.32 ________ ________ 2916.63 ________ 1233.37 ________ ________ 5.83 per bags of ONIONS 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 ======== ================ ===== ========================= ============= ============= 05/20/98 HARVEST A ONIONS 500.0000 .0000 Date ======== 07/10/97 07/15/97 07/20/97 07/20/97 08/05/97 08/07/97 08/10/97 08/15/97 09/10/97 09/15/97 09/15/97 09/20/97 10/10/97 10/10/97 10/14/97 10/15/97 10/15/97 10/15/97 10/25/97 11/10/97 11/10/97 11/14/97 11/15/97 11/15/97 11/20/97 11/20/97 11/20/97 11/20/97 12/10/97 12/10/97 12/10/97 12/14/97 12/15/97 12/15/97 12/20/97 12/20/97 12/30/97 12/30/97 12/30/97 12/30/97 01/10/98 01/10/98 01/10/98 01/14/98 01/15/98 01/15/98 01/15/98 01/20/98 01/20/98 01/20/98 01/20/98 01/31/98 02/10/98 02/10/98 02/10/98 02/14/98 02/15/98 02/15/98 02/20/98 02/20/98 02/20/98 02/20/98 03/10/98 03/10/98 03/10/98 03/15/98 03/15/98 03/20/98 03/20/98 03/20/98 05/20/98 05/20/98 05/20/98 05/21/98 05/31/98 Stage Type of of Production Input ================ ===== PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST M PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST H PREHARVEST O PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST E PREHARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G HARVEST G K Input Name Number of Units ========================= ============= SHREDDING 4 ROW 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 PLOWING 4 BOTTOM .5000 CHISELING 18 FT .5000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 CROP INSURANCE ONIONS 1.0000 FLOATING 1.0000 DISCING-OFFSET 13 FT 1.0000 BEDDING 6 ROW 1.0000 APPLY FERTILIZER 1.0000 PHOSPHATE 80.0000 HERBICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PLANTING STANHAY 1.0000 SEED ONION 2.0000 DITCHING .0100 OPERATOR LABOR 3.0000 IRRIGATION 1.0000 NITROGEN 180.0000 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 OPERATOR LABOR 4.0000 IRRIGATION 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 INSECTICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 OPERATOR LABOR 4.0000 IRRIGATION 1.0000 INSECTICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 IRRIGATION 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 CULTIVATING 6 ROW 1.0000 OPERATOR LABOR 3.0000 IRRIGATION 1.0000 INSECTICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 PICKUP TRUCK 3/4 TON 40.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 DITCHING .0100 OPERATOR LABOR 3.0000 IRRIGATION 1.0000 INSECTICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 FOLFEED ONIONS 1.0000 OPERATOR LABOR 3.0000 IRRIGATION 1.0000 INSECTICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 FUNGICIDE ONIONS 1.0000 PESTICIDE APPL. VEG 1.0000 HARVESTING ONIONS 500.0000 PACK & COUNT ONIONS 500.0000 MARKETING ONIONS 500.0000 DRYING ONIONS 500.0000 CASH-RENT VEGETABL 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 C V .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 C V .00 .00 C V .00 C V .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.