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2011 Fungicide Guide for Burley & Dark Tobacco
2011 Guide to Burley Tobacco Varieties
Burley Tobacco Curing Advisory
Protect Yourself and Your Workers from Dusts & Molds on Cured Tobacco
Tobacco Enterprise Analysis
A tobacco enterprise analysis was recently completed by the Kentucky Farm Business Management (KFBM) program. Nineteen (19) burley enterprises from across the state were examined and averaged. Average yield was 2333 lbs/acre with a max of 3775 lbs/acre and a minimum of 1490 lbs/acre. Gross returns averaged $4159/acre ($1.78/lb) with a maximum of $6607/acre and a minimum of $2682/acre. Mean variable costs were $3099/acre ($1.32/lb). Variable costs include transplants, fertilizer and lime, chemicals and pesticides, fuel, utilities, machinery repair, building repair, machine hire, crop insurance, hired labor, interest on operating loan, and cash rent. Returns over variable costs were $1061/acre ($0.33/lb). Fixed costs, which included depreciation, interest on long term notes, and taxes, totaled $185/acre ($0.06/lb), leaving a return to operator labor, land, and management of $876/acre ($0.29/lb).
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