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Table 3. Harvesting costs (dollars per bushel) , eight operations, 1983. 



Equipment 

 Depreciation 

 Return on investment 

 Fuel 



Repairs and maintenance 

 Other 



Total 



Containers 

 Depreciation 

 Return on investment 

 Repair and maintenance 



Total 



Housing for pickers 

 Depreciation 

 Return on investment 

 Repairs and maintenance 

 Insurance 



Fuel and electrical 

 Real estate tax 

 Supplies 



Total 



Picking Labor 



Picker transportation 



Other labor 

 Supervision 

 Fruit handling 

 Accounting/secretarial 



Total 



Other harvesting costs 



Total harvesting cost per bushel 



Average 



.03 

 .04 

 .03 

 .04 

 .02 



.16" 



.09 

 .10 

 .03 



~J2 



.02 



.06 



.03 

 * 



.02 

 .01 

 .01 



lis" 



.59 

 .09 



.13 

 .11 

 .02 



'J26 



.03 



1.50 



Range 



Less than .01 per bushel 



