|
Average Farmers' Cost of Prodution
of Basmati Paddy in the Punjab: 2005-06 and 2006-07 Crops |
|
Sr.No |
Operations / inputs |
Average No./Oprs/ Unit/acre |
2005-06 Crop |
2006-07 Crop |
Change in 2006-07 over 2005-06 |
|
Rate per unit |
Cost per acre |
Rate per unit |
cost per acre |
|
1 |
Land preparation |
|
1.1 dry ploghing |
4 |
160 |
640 |
210 |
840 |
200 |
|
1.2 wet ploughing |
2 |
230 |
460 |
300 |
600 |
140 |
|
1.3 wet planking |
2 |
115 |
230 |
150 |
300 |
70 |
|
2 |
Nursery used (marlas) |
3390 |
|
445 |
|
495 |
50 |
|
3 |
Uprooting, transporting and transplanting (contract) |
|
|
725 |
|
760 |
35 |
|
4 |
Labour for bund making etc. (m.day) |
0.984 |
120 |
118.08 |
125 |
123 |
4.92 |
|
5 |
weeding |
|
5.1 manual (m.day) |
1.154 |
120 |
138.48 |
125 |
144.25 |
5.77 |
|
5.2 weedicides (No) |
0.367 |
325 |
119.275 |
330 |
121.11 |
1.84 |
|
6 |
Plant protection including application |
0.786 |
360 |
282.96 |
365 |
286.89 |
3.93 |
|
7 |
Farm yard manure including transport and application (50%) |
0.2 |
950 |
95 |
1000 |
100 |
5 |
|
8 |
Fertilizer (bags) |
|
8.1 DAP |
0.585 |
1050 |
614.25 |
1056 |
617.76 |
3.51 |
|
8.2 NP |
0.089 |
680 |
60.52 |
689 |
61.32 |
0.8 |
|
8.3 Urea |
1.146 |
500 |
573 |
508 |
582.17 |
9.17 |
|
8.4 Others |
0.134 |
|
60 |
|
65 |
5 |
|
8.5 Zinc Sulphate |
0.316 |
120 |
37.92 |
120 |
37.92 |
0 |
|
9 |
Fertilizer transport and application |
2.27 |
20 |
45.4 |
21 |
47.67 |
2.27 |
|
10 |
Irrigation (Nos) |
|
10.1 Canal |
10.776 |
|
85 |
|
85 |
0 |
|
10.2 Private tubewell |
8.321 |
415 |
3453.22 |
475 |
3952.48 |
499.26 |
|
11 |
Labour used for irrigation and water course cleaning (man day) |
6.116 |
120 |
733.87 |
125 |
764.45 |
30.58 |
|
12 |
Mark up on investment @ 9.0 % per annum for 6 months on item 1 to 11 minus item 10.1 |
|
|
353.28 |
|
445.46 |
92.18 |
|
13 |
Harvesting,threshing and winnowing (Kgs/acre) |
89.28 |
13.2 |
1178.5 |
12.75 |
1138.32 |
-40.18 |
|
14 |
Management charges for 6 months |
|
|
276 |
|
305 |
29 |
|
15 |
Land rent for 6 months (Rs/acre/annum) |
|
3500 |
1750 |
3500 |
1750 |
0 |
|
16 |
Land ravenu,local rate,pachotra etc. |
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
0 |
|
17 |
Average land tax @ Rs 120/acre/annum for 6 months |
|
131 |
65.5 |
131 |
65.5 |
0 |
|
18 |
Gross cost (item 1 to 17) |
|
|
12545.25 |
|
13693.29 |
1148.04 |
|
19 |
Value of straw |
|
|
1000 |
|
1050 |
50 |
|
20 |
Net Cost of Cultivation (items 18-19) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.1 with land rent |
|
|
11545.25 |
|
12643.29 |
1098.04 |
|
20.2 with out land rent |
|
|
9795.25 |
|
10893.29 |
1098.04 |
|
21 |
Yield per acre (Kgs) |
|
|
893 |
|
893 |
0 |
|
22 |
Cost of production at fram (Rs/40 Kgs) |
|
22.1 with land rent |
|
|
517.14 |
|
566.33 |
49.18 |
|
22.2 with out land rent |
|
|
438.76 |
|
487.94 |
49.18 |
|
23 |
Marketing charges i.e Loading,transport,comission,weighment (Rs/40 Kgs) |
|
|
15 |
|
16 |
1 |
|
24 |
Cost of production at market level
(RS/40 Kgs) |
|
24.1 with land rent |
|
|
532.14 |
|
582.33 |
50.18 |
|
24.2 without and rent |
|
|
453.76 |
|
503.94 |
50.18 |
 |