Average Farmers Cost of Production Estimate of Maize In
the Punjab For
the Year 2009-10
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Sr.No |
Operations / Inputs |
Average no
of oers/Units/Acre |
2008-09 Crop |
Average
no.of oprs/units/acre |
2009-10 Crop |
Cost/Unit |
Cost/acre |
Cost/Unit |
Cost/acre |
Rs. |
Rs. |
Rs. |
Rs. |
1 |
PREPARATORY TILLAGE |
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1.1 Ploughing |
3.00 |
276.00 |
828.00 |
3.00 |
350.00 |
1050.00 |
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1.2 Planking |
2.00 |
138.00 |
276.00 |
2.00 |
175.00 |
350.00 |
2 |
Seed Bed Operations |
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2.1 Ploughing |
2.00 |
276.00 |
552.00 |
2.00 |
350.00 |
700.00 |
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2.2 Planking |
1.00 |
138.00 |
138.00 |
1.00 |
175.00 |
175.00 |
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2.3 Sowing of sets
(M.day) |
1.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
1.00 |
250.00 |
250.00 |
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2.4 Bund Making (M.day) |
0.50 |
200.00 |
100.00 |
0.50 |
250.00 |
125.00 |
3 |
Seed |
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3.1 Seed (Kgs)
Hybrid |
10.00 |
300.00 |
3000.00 |
10.00 |
325.00 |
3250.00 |
4 |
FARM YARD MANURE |
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4.1 Farm Yard
Manure (Trolly) |
2.00 |
500.00 |
1000.00 |
2.00 |
600.00 |
1200.00 |
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4.2 Labour for
Spreading Manure & Transportation (M.day) |
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200.00 |
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250.00 |
5 |
FERTILIZER |
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5.1 Urea |
3.50 |
590.00 |
2065.00 |
3.50 |
710.00 |
2485.00 |
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5.2 DAP |
2.00 |
2750.00 |
5500.00 |
2.00 |
1900.00 |
3800.00 |
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5.3 sop |
2.00 |
2200.00 |
4400.00 |
2.00 |
2200.00 |
4400.00 |
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5.4 Transportation |
7.50 |
10.00 |
75.00 |
7.50 |
12.00 |
90.00 |
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5.5 Fertilizer
Application (M.day) |
1.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
1.00 |
250.00 |
250.00 |
6 |
Irrigation |
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6.1 Cleaning of
water courses (M.day) |
0.5 |
200.00 |
100.00 |
0.5 |
250.00 |
125.00 |
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6.2 Canal
Irrigation |
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95.72 |
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95.72 |
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6.3 Tubewell
Irrigation Charges |
4.00 |
450.00 |
1800.00 |
4.00 |
550.00 |
2200.00 |
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6.4 Labour Charges
For Irrigation |
2.00 |
200.00 |
400.00 |
2.00 |
250.00 |
500.00 |
7 |
Interculture |
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7.1 Hoeing I
Weeding (M.day) |
4.00 |
200.00 |
800.00 |
4.00 |
250.00 |
1000.00 |
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7.2 Hoeing I
Weeding (Bullocks) |
1.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
1.00 |
250.00 |
250.00 |
8 |
Weedicides |
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8.1 Cost of
Weedicides/Application |
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500.00 |
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500.00 |
9 |
Plant Protection |
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Treatments with
manual including Labour Charges of Application |
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800.00 |
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800.00 |
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Total (1-9) |
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23229.72 |
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23845.72 |
10 |
Markup On
Investment @ 9% For 6 Months On Item (19-) Excluding Water Rates |
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23134.00 |
1041.03 |
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23850.00 |
1073.25 |
11 |
HARVESTING |
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Harvesting &
Threshing Charges (M.day) |
8.00 |
200.00 |
1600.00 |
8.00 |
250.00 |
2000.00 |
12 |
Land Rent For 6
Months @ Rs. 11000/12000 PA |
6.00 |
916.67 |
5500.00 |
6.00 |
1000.00 |
6000.00 |
13 |
Agricultural Income
tax (6 Months) |
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48.52 |
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48.52 |
14 |
Management Charges
for 6 Months of A Manager @ 7000/8000 PM For 100 Acers |
6.00 |
70.00 |
420.00 |
6.00 |
80.00 |
480.00 |
15 |
Gross Cost (Items 1
to 13) |
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31839.27 |
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33547.49 |
16 |
Yeild Per Acre |
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2552.00 |
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2552 |
17 |
Value of Straw |
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500.00 |
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500.00 |
18 |
Net Expenditure
(15-17) |
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31339.27 |
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33047.00 |
19 |
Cost Per 40 Kgs at
Farm Level |
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491.21 |
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517.99 |
20 |
Marketing Expenses:
(Rs/40 Kgs) |
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18.00 |
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22.00 |
21 |
Cost Per 40 Kgs at
Mandi gate |
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509.21 |
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539.99 |
22 |
Investment
Incentive @ 25% |
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127.30 |
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135.00 |
23 |
Support Price
Recommended |
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636.51 |
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674.98 |