Numbered Publications: CCD-BG
CCD-BG-10: 2017 Vegetable and Melon Budgets (Large-scale)
Matthew Ernst | Nov. 20, 2017 (New)
These commercial vegetable and melon budgets compare and analyze profitability between crops using assumptions developed during the 2017 season. These budgets should not be considered as production recommendations or profitability projections. Production practices vary widely between farms and regions. Producers may request details for each budget from the Center for Crop Diversification. Budget details will allow greater comparison of budget assumptions with a user's actual field situation. All values may be changed within each budget worksheet.
CCD-BG-11: 2017 Vegetable and Melon Budgets (Small-scale)
Matthew Ernst | Nov. 20, 2017 (New)
These commercial vegetable and melon budgets compare and analyze profitability between crops using assumptions developed during the 2017 season. These budgets should not be considered as production recommendations or profitability projections. Production practices vary widely between farms and regions. Producers may request details for each budget from the Center for Crop Diversification. Budget details will
allow greater comparison of budget assumptions with a user's actual field situation. All values may be changed within each budget worksheet. Most of the worksheets assume all production is sold at the same price, but there is also a blank line for a second quantity/cost for users to add if desired, such as already done in sweet potatoes.
CCD-BG-7: Table Grapes, Kentucky, 2016
Matthew Ernst, Steve Isaacs, Patsy Wilson, Tim Woods | Jul. 15, 2016 (Minor Revision)
Budget worksheet.
CCD-BG-8: Wine Grapes, Kentucky, 2016: French-American Hybrid and American Varieties
Matthew Ernst, Patsy Wilson, Tim Woods | Jul. 15, 2016 (Minor Revision)
Budget worksheet.
CCD-BG-6: 2016 Kentucky Grape Costs and Returns: Budget Summaries and Assumptions
Matthew Ernst, Patsy Wilson, Tim Woods | Jul. 15, 2016 (Minor Revision)
Production budgets for American, hybrid, European (vinifera), and table grape varieties were updated to estimate grape profitability in Kentucky for 2016. This analysis indicates that wine grapes can be economically feasible in Kentucky when best production practices are followed that maximize yields and when market prices approach $1,200/ton for vinifera wine grapes and $1,000 per ton for French-American and American hybrid wine grape varieties. Sound management that maximizes wine grape yields and minimizes input costs, with marketing that captures top grape prices, is absolutely necessary for economically viable wholesale grape production in Kentucky.
CCD-BG-9: Wine Grapes, Kentucky, 2016: Vinifera
Matthew Ernst, Patsy Wilson, Tim Woods | Jul. 15, 2016 (Minor Revision)
Budget worksheet.
CCD-BG-1: Sample Asparagus Production Budget for Kentucky
Matthew Ernst | May. 2, 2016 (Minor Revision)
Asparagus is a popular, early-season crop that can aid a diversified vegetable producer's cash flow during the first part of Kentucky's harvest season. Once established, properly managed asparagus plantings can produce for many years. According to these sample budgets, an acre of asparagus marketed at $1.75 per pound will return the costs of establishment in the second year of full production (third year after planting). Following that year, properly managed asparagus can return in the $1200 to $1500 range to land, labor, and management.
CCD-BG-5: Kentucky Strawberry Profitability Estimated Costs and Returns
Matthew Ernst | Nov. 10, 2014 (Minor Revision)
The profitability of two different strawberry production scenarios in Kentucky was analyzed to reflect 2014 production costs. The attached tables report potential profits for both Pick Your Own (PYO) and Wholesale/Retail production.
CCD-BG-4: Highbush Blueberries, Kentucky, 2014 (Wholesale/Retail Marketing)
Matthew Ernst | Aug. 29, 2014 (Minor Revision)
Budget worksheet.
CCD-BG-2: Blueberry Cost and Return Estimates
Matthew Ernst | Aug. 29, 2014 (Minor Revision)
Blueberries are a crop with excellent long-term profitability potential for Kentucky producers willing to invest the time, capital, and management necessary for establishing productive blueberry acreage. Blueberries have the advantage of having lower establishment costs than other berry crops that require trellis systems for production. Once established, properly managed blueberry bushes can produce for many years.
