These are fully editable spreadsheet budgets for 17 different specialty crops. The "large-scale" versions are calculated on a per-acre basis, while the "small-scale" versions are for smaller areas like 1/10th acre or 100 row-feet, depending on the crop.
Budgets
Interactive Spreadsheet Budgets
Large-Scale
Download the large scale budget
Large-scale versions are calculated on a per-acre basis.
Crops included:
- Beans, Green
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Okra
- Pepper, Bell
- Pepper, Jalapeño
- Potato
- Pumpkin
- Squash, Summer
- Squash, Winter
- Sweet Corn
- Sweet Potato
- Tomato
- Watermelon, Seeded
- Watermelon, Seedless
Small-Scale
Download the small scale budget
Large-scale versions are calculated on a per-acre basis.
Crops included:
- Beans, Green
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Okra
- Pepper, Bell
- Pepper, Jalapeño
- Potato
- Pumpkin
- Squash, Summer
- Squash, Winter
- Sweet Corn
- Sweet Potato
- Tomato
- Watermelon, Seeded
- Watermelon, Seedless
Other Crop & System Budgets
Fruit
Tree Fruit
Economic Considerations for Apple Production in Kentucky
Peach Cost and Return Estimate Spreadsheet
Interactive Peach Budget Spreadsheet (CCD-BG-13), University of Kentucky (.xlsx)
Berries
2017 Kentucky Blackberry Cost and Return Estimates (ID-149), University of Kentucky
Kentucky Matted Row Strawberry Profitability Estimated Costs and Returns
Vegetables
Other Budgets
Virtual Grower, USDA An energy cost calculator for greenhouse growers.
Ornamental Gourd Production in Kentucky, University of Kentucky (PDF)
Potential Profits from a Small-Scale Shiitake Enterprise, University of Kentucky (PDF)
Beginning Farmer Center and Leopold Center Enterprise Budgets, Iowa State University