Table 2:

Summary for Establishing Strawberries By Alison DeMarree and Regina Rieckenberg - Cornell Cooperative Extension - 1996
Avg. price received per quart > $2.00 Discount Rate You Would Like to Use> 6%
Yield Income Variable Expenses Profit Discounted Accum. Discount
Year per A. per A. Labor Service Materials Equip. Comm Total Fixed Total or Net Cash Flow NPV Rate
Harvest Variable Costs Costs Income of Profit 6%
Preplant $38 $0 $125 $31 $194 $494 $688 ($688) ($688) ($688) 1
Planting Yr 0 $0 $689 $0 $867 $321 $0 $1,877 $801 $2,677 ($2,677) ($2,526) ($3,214) 0.9434
1st bearing 5,000 $10,000 $744 $0 $1,129 $258 $1,845 $3,975 $800 $4,774 $5,226 $4,651 ($1,437) 0.89
2nd bearing 4,000 $8,000 $744 $0 $902 $258 $1,476 $3,379 $800 $4,178 $3,822 $3,209 ($4,645) 0.8396
3rd bearing 2,000 4,000$ $744 $0 $712 $258 $738 $2,451 $800 $3,251 $749 $594 $5,239 0.7921
4th bearing 1,000 $2,000 $744 $0 $592 $258 $369 $1,962 $800 $2,762 ($762) ($569) $4,670 0.7473
Breakeven price > $1.47 Net Establishment Costs> $3,365
Breakeven Yield Costs
Pre-plant $688
Plntg yr 0 $2,526
1st brng 4,450 $4,249
2nd brng 3,358 $3,508
3rd brng 1,584 $2,575
4th brng 747 $2,064
sum 10,140 $14,922
Breakeven price $1.47


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