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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

2005

SAMPLE COSTS TO ESTABLISH AND PRODUCE

PECANS

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY and SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Flood Irrigated

Mark W. Freeman G. Steven Sibbett Karen M. Klonsky Richard L. De Moura

UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Fresno County UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Emeritus, Tulare County UC Cooperative ExtensionEconomist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis Staff Research Associate, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION 2005 SAMPLE COSTS TO ESTABLISH AND PRODUCE PECANS San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley Flood Irrigated STUDY CONTENTS ASSUMPTIONS..............................................................................................................................................3 Establishment Operating Costs .......................................................................................................................3 Production Operating Costs ............................................................................................................................5 Cash Overhead...............................................................................................................................................7 Non-Cash Overhead........................................................................................................................................8REFERENCES...............................................................................................................................................10 Table 1. Costs Per Acre to Establish A Pecan Orchard...................................................................................11 Table 2. Materials and Custom Work Costs Per Acre – Establishment Years ................................................12 Table 3. Costs per acre to ProducePecans......................................................................................................13 Table 4. Costs and Returns Per Acre to Produce Pecans.................................................................................14 Table 5. Monthly Cash Cost Per Acre to Produce Pecans...............................................................................15 Table 6. Ranging Analysis.............................................................................................................................16 Table 7. Whole Farm Annual Equipment, Investment, Business Overhead Costs ...........................................17 Table 8. Hourly Equipment Costs ..................................................................................................................18 Table 9. Operations With Equipment..............................................................................................................18
University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture, Risk Management Agency, Cooperating

INTRODUCTION Sample costs to establish a pecan orchard and produce pecans in the San Joaquin and the Sacramento Valley are presented in this study. This study is intended as aguide only, and can be used to make production decisions, determine potential returns, prepare budgets and evaluate production loans. The production practices described in this study are those considered typical for growing pecans in the San Joaquin and the Sacramento Valley, but they will not apply to every situation. Sample costs for labor, materials, equipment and custom services are based oncurrent figures. A blank column, “Your Costs”, in Tables 3 and 4 is provided to enter your farm costs. The hypothetical farm operation, production practices, overhead, and calculations are described under the assumptions. For additional information or an explanation of the calculations used in the study, call the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis,...