Vegetables and Pulses Outlook No. (VGS-328-01) 26 pp
Vegetables and Melons Outlook: September 2009
Vegetable and melon production requires a substantial investment in production inputs. Using data from USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), this article presents and explores the major expense components of specialized U.S. and regional vegetable and melon farms during 1998-2006. Total cash expenses per acre for specialized U.S. vegetable and melon farms increased 32 percent between 1998-2000 and 2004-06 and were highest in the West and lowest in the Midwest. Labor accounted for 30 percent of U.S. cash expenses, followed by fertilizer and agricultural chemicals at 18 percent.
Keywords: Vegetables, costs, production expense, labor, fertilizer, fuel, interest, seed, sales class, regions
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- 2019
- Vegetables and Pulses Outlook: September 2019
- Vegetables and Pulses Outlook: May 2019
- Unpacking the Growth in Per Capita Availability of Fresh Market Tomatoes
- 2012
- Vegetables and Pulses Outlook; December 2012
- Vegetables and Pulses Outlook: September 2012
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- 2005
- Vegetables and Melons Outlook: December 2005
- Price Premiums Hold on as U.S. Organic Produce Market Expands
- 2004
- The Economics of Food Safety: The Case of Green Onions and Hepatitis A Outbreaks
- European Trading Arrangements in Fruits and Vegetables
- Organic Produce, Price Premiums, and Eco-Labeling in U.S. Farmers' Markets
- Factors Affecting Spinach Consumption in the United States
- 2003
- Vegetables and Melons Outlook: December 2003
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- Factors Affecting U.S. Mushroom Consumption
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