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Summary of SAMPLE COSTS TO ESTABLISHAN ORCHARD AND PRODUCEALMONDS Sac Valley 2019 | UC Extension
TR> REVENUE/ACRE FROM PRODUCTION
What - Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Pre-Plant
Remove Irrigation System, Tree Removal/Chip, Spread Chips, Rip 3’ Depth/Root Removal, Rip 6’ Depth/Root Removal, Disc & Roll 2x, Laser Leveling, Survey Mark Site, Make Berms/Rows, Irrigation System Layout, Sooth/Float Row Middles, Strip Spray: Berms
TOTAL PRE-PLANT Costs 2,511
Plant
Treat Roots/Plant/Top (124 trees/acre), Stake/Whitewash/Cartons/Irrigate-Hand
TOTAL PLANTING COSTS 1,845
Cultural:
Irrigate: Pump Test, Irrigate: Water Analysis, Irrigate: Frost Protection, Irrigate, Irrigation Labor, Irrigation: System Flush, Pollination: Hive Rental, Fertilize:, Fertilize: Zinc Sulfate & Yr. 3 + Solubor, Fertilize: K2SO4, Fertilize: Leaf Sample, Fertilize: Hull Sample, Vertebrate Pests: Gophers – Bait 2x, Vertebrate Pests: Squirrels – Traps 6x, Weeds: Strip/Spot Spray, Weeds: Pre-Harvest Spray, Weeds: Mow Middles, Weeds: Dormant Strip Spray, Insects:(Yr.1 Hand, Yr.2 50% of ac., Yr.3+ NOW/Mites), Disease: (Yr. 3, + Insects Yr. 4 & 5 2x, Yr. 6 + 3x), PCA/CCA Fee, Prune: Summer Suckering, Prune: Dormant – Hand Crew, Prune: Push Prunings, Insects: NOW-Winter Sanitation, Pickup Truck Use, UTV Use
TOTAL CULTURAL 606 668 1,336 1,604 1,971 2,132
Harvest
TOTAL HARVEST COSTS 253 281 332 405
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS/ACRE 5,191 686 1,603 1,903 2,327 2,562
Cash Overhead
Cash Overhead, Liability Insurance, Office Expense, Sanitation Fees, Environmental Fee, Miscellaneous Costs, Property Taxes, Property Insurance, Investment Repairs,
TOTAL CASH OVERHEAD COSTS 398 399 401 480 480 480
Non-Cash Overhead
non-Cash Overhead,Fuel Tanks 2-1,000 Gallon, Well/Pump Refurbish, Shop/Field Tools, Irrigation System: Micro-sprinklers, Land: Sacramento Valley, Establishment Costs, Equipment,
TOTAL NON-CASH OVERHEAD COSTS 1,441 1,448 1,465 2,103 2,104 2,107
TOTAL COST/ACRE FOR THE YEAR 7,030 2,533 3,470 4,486 4,911 5,149
Income:
Meat Pounds Per Acre 400 800 1,400 2,000
@$2.50 1000 2000 3500 5000
TOTAL NET COST/ACRE FOR THE YEAR 7,030 2,533 2,470 2,486 1,411 149
Ongoing:
lbs/acre 2,200 @ $2,50/lb
Revenue $5,500/acre
Costs $2,704
Net Return $2,796/acre
@ $1.50/lb
Return $504/acre

Cost to buy ourselves.
Year Dorothy Don-Dale
each
1 $228,645 $85,742 $71,452
2 $49,680 $18,630 $15,525
3 $49,680 $18,630 $15,525
4 $22,330 $8,374 $6,978
Total $350,335 $131,376 $109,480