Constructing a Southwest Florida Tomato Enterprise Budget

Enterprise budgets are effective planning tools for growers in search of help with forecasting, resource coordination, and better production decisions. In essence, enterprise budgets can help producers determine what to produce, how many acres to produce, the cost of production, and t...

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Main Authors: Tara Wade, Barbara Hyman, Eugene McAvoy, John Vansickle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2020-12-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/118566
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Summary:Enterprise budgets are effective planning tools for growers in search of help with forecasting, resource coordination, and better production decisions. In essence, enterprise budgets can help producers determine what to produce, how many acres to produce, the cost of production, and the necessary price to be profitable. This 5-page fact sheet written by Tara Wade, Barbara Hyman, Eugene McAvoy, and John VanSickle and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department describes the process used to create the 2017/18 enterprise budget for tomatoes in southwest Florida and includes resources for producers interested in creating enterprise budgets for their own operations. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1087
ISSN:2576-0009