Cost Strucure

Indices of growing/ Acre/ Crop

Butternut Squash

first season

Butternut Squash

acres

5

Growth Time In weeks

13

Harvest Time in Weeks

3

Sales prices ton FOB USD

$926

Tone/ yield/ acre

6

Repetition

1

variable costs

concept / crop

Butternut Squash Open field

land preparation

      1,000

fertilizers

      1,500

seeds/plants

        352

irrigation ( water)

        280

plastic mulch

           -  

plant protection

        960

labor

      2,500

direct costs - sub-total

     6,592

adminis.+ manag.+overhead

      2,000

sub-total

     8,592

land  transportation

        240

packing & cooling+ material

      1,800

TOTAL var. costs

    10,632

Net Income per acre

Butternut Squash

income

    27,778

total var. costs

    10,632

net income

    17,146

% of net income from costs

161%