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Groundnut Production Cost
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Groundnut Production Cost

Agriculturist Musa March 6, 2019

Groundnut Production Cost

 
A.Non-Material cost:
Sl.
no
 
Items of operation
Mechanical labours @1400tk/ha
No. of labours
@250tk/head/day
Total cost
(Tk.)
01.
Preparation of land by 5 ploughing & laddering
5X1400
35
15,750.00
02.
Trimming of ails, spading of corners, breaking of clods & removal of stubble
 
6
1500.00
03.
Application of manures & fertilizers
 
3
750.00
04.
Shelling out of groundnut & line sowing
 
25
6250.00
05.
Thinning out & gap filling
 
5
1250.00
06.
Weeding, thinning, earthing up & top dressing of fertilizers (2 times)
 
60
15,000.00
07.
Irrigation application (2 times)
 
6
1500.00
08.
Application of pesticides
 
3
750.00
09.
Harvesting & cleaning
 
50
12,500.00
10.
Drying & storage
 
10
2500.00
 
Total
=
=
57,750.00
 
B. Material cost:
Sl.
no
Items
Quantity required
Kg/ha
Price
Tk./kg
Cost
(Tk.)
01.
Seed
100
116
11,600.00
02.
Manures & Fertilizers
 
 
 
 
Cowdung
2000
1Tk./kg
2,000.00
 
Urea
25
18.00
450.00
 
TSP
160
23.00
3,680.00
 
MoP
85
17.00
1,445.00
 
Gypsum
170
30.00
5,100.00
 
Boric acid
10
200
2,000.00
 
ZnSO4
4
150
600.00
03.
Pesticides
 
 
500.00
04.
Miscellaneous
 
 
500.00
 
Total
=
=
27,875.00
 
Total input cost: Non-Material cost (A) + Material cost (B)
                              = (57,750.00 + 27,875.00) Tk.  = 85,625.00 Tk.
 
C. Overhead cost:
Sl.no.
Items
Cost (Tk.)
01.
Interest on total input cost @ 8% for 6 months
3,425.00
02.
Interest on lease value of land 10,000 @ 10 tk. per annum for a period of 6 months
500.00
03.
Miscellaneous cost (5% of total input cost)
4,281.25
 
Total
8,206.25
 
Total cost of production = Non-Material cost (A) + Material cost (B) + Overhead cost (C)
                                          = (57,750.00 + 27,875.00 + 8,206.25) Tk.
                                          = 93,831.25 Tk.
 
D. Gross income
 
Products
Yield (kg/ha)
Value rate (Tk./kg)
Value (Tk.)
1.      Grain
2400
75
1,80,000.00
2.      Byproduct
3600
2
7,200.00
             Total
=
=
1,87,200.00
 
E. Net income = Gross income – Total cost of production
                           = (1, 87,200.00- 93,831.25) Tk.
                           = 93,168.75 Tk.
 
Benefit cost ratio (BCR) = Gross income/ Total cost of production
                                       = 1, 87,200.00 tk. / 93,831.25 tk.
                                           = 1.99
Cost of production per unit of product (CPUP) = TCP – VB / YP
                                                                                 = 93,831.25 tk. – 7,200.00 tk. / 2400 kg
                                                                                 = 36.10 tk. / kg
 
 

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