Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2014 Estimated Costs and Returns per Acre
Grapefruit, Year 1, Orchard Establishment, Flood Irrigated, Rio Grande Valley - 100 Acres
South Extension District - 12
Crop Acres
100
REVENUE
Total Revenue
Quantity
Units
$/Unit
Total
$0.00
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Seed
Young Citrus Trees
Fertilizer
Ammonium Sulfate (21% N)
Ammonium Sulfate (21% N)
Ammonium Sulfate (21% N)
Herbicide
Simazine 4L
Krovar I 80 DF
Miscellaneous
Insurance, Grapefruit, Year 1
Tree Wraps
Custom
Land Prep and Level
Layout and Plant
Custom Fertilize Citrus
Custom Fertilize Citrus
Custom Fertilize Citrus
Tree Wrap/Unwrap
Irrigation
Energy or Water Cost
Irrigation Labor
Other Labor
Unallocated Labor
Machinery Labor
Tractors/Self-Propelled
Diesel Fuel
Tractors/Self-Propelled
Repairs & Maintenance
Tractors/Self-Propelled
Implements
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
Quantity
Units
$/Unit
Total
Enterprise
Total
$0.00
Enterprise
Total
FIXED COSTS
Machinery Depreciation
Tractors/Self-Propelled
Implements
Equipment Investment
Tractors/Self-Propelled
Implements
Allocated Establishment Cost
Land Cost, Orchard
Total Fixed Costs
Total Specified Costs
Quantity
140
Tree
$12.00
$1,680.00
$168,000.00
0.286
0.286
0.286
CWT
CWT
CWT
$20.70
$20.70
$20.70
$5.92
$5.92
$5.92
$592.02
$592.02
$592.02
1.25
3
Gallon
Pound
$22.88
$13.50
$28.60
$40.50
$2,860.00
$4,050.00
1
140
Acre
Tree
$40.00
$1.10
$40.00
$154.00
$4,000.00
$15,400.00
1
140
1
1
1
140
Acre
Tree
Acre
Acre
Acre
Tree
$165.00
$1.38
$4.40
$4.40
$4.40
$1.10
$165.00
$193.20
$4.40
$4.40
$4.40
$154.00
$16,500.00
$19,320.00
$440.00
$440.00
$440.00
$15,400.00
2.40
6.00
Acre/Foot
Hour
$20.00
$9.00
$48.00
$54.00
$4,800.00
$5,400.00
0.0112
Hour
$9.00
$0.10
$10.08
0.18
Hour
$9.00
$1.62
$162.00
0.94
Gallon
$3.25
$3.06
$305.50
Acre
Acre
$0.65
$0.28
9.00%
1
1
$64.72
$27.67
$18,345.89
$277,741.92
($277,741.92)
n/a
Units
1
1
$15.10
$2.21
1
1
Acre
Acre
Dollars
Dollars
Acre
Acre
$/Unit
Total
Enterprise
Total
$1.08
$0.28
$1.08
$0.28
$107.87
$27.67
9.00%
9.00%
$45.00
$120.00
$1.36
$0.20
$45.00
$120.00
$167.91
$2,945.33
$135.91
$19.92
$4,500.00
$12,000.00
$16,791.37
$294,533.29
($2,945.33)
($294,533.29)
Returns Above Specified Costs
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
$0.65
$0.28
$183.46
$2,777.42
($2,777.42)
n/a
Example Breakeven Prices
Example
Yield
Percent
75%
90%
100%
110%
125%
Example
Yield
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Price Needed to Cover Price Needed to Cover
Example Variable Costs Example Total Costs
Own/Rent ShareTenant Own/Rent
ShareTenant
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Landlord
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Developed by Luis Ribera, Associate Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
Information presented is prepared solely as a general guide and not intended to recognize or predict the costs
and returns from any one operation. Brand names are mentioned only as examples and imply no endorsement.