CONTENTS 



Page 



Findings „... „ 1 



Cost tables . 3 



Methodo logy , 10 



Firms surveyed 10 



Depreciation and interest 10 



Estimated 1968 costs 11 



Method of allocation 11 



Tobacco processing 11 



Storage and services 13 



Definition of terms 14 



LIST OF TABLES 



Table 



1. --Tobacco processing and storage firms included in survey: Volume 

 processed, yield, hogsheads stored, and selected services per- 

 formed, 1966/67 



2. --Total costs for selected services in flue-cured tobacco storage and 

 processing, 1966/67 



3. --Total costs for selected services in flue-cured tobacco storage and 

 processing, estimated 1968 



4. --Flue-cured tobacco storage costs per hogshead per month by average 

 percentage of capacity utilized, 1966/67 and estimated 1968 



5. --Flue-cured tobacco processing costs: Standardized fixed costs per 

 hundredweight for redrying and packing bundles, loose leaves, and 

 strip (including threshing) 1966/67 



6. --Flue-cured tobacco processing costs: Variable costs per hundred- 

 weight for redrying and packing bundles, looseleaf, and strip 

 (including threshing), 1966/67 and estimated 1968 



7. --Standardized fixed costs per hogshead of facilities and equipment 

 for selected services in flue-cured tobacco storage, 1966/67 



8. --Variable costs per hogshead of selected services in flue-cured 



tobacco storage, 1966/67 



9. --Estimated 1968 variable costs per hogshead of selected services in 

 flue-cured tobacco storage 



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