|
Average Farmers' Cost of Prodution
of Irri 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 |
1 |
115 |
115 |
150 |
150 |
35 |
|
2 |
Nursery used (marlas) |
3.494 |
|
445 |
|
470 |
55 |
|
3 |
Uprooting, transporting and transplanting (contract) |
|
|
725 |
|
760 |
35 |
|
4 |
Labour for bund making etc. (m.day) |
1.15 |
120 |
138 |
125 |
143.75 |
5.75 |
|
5 |
weeding |
|
5.1 manual (m.day) |
1.338 |
120 |
160.56 |
125 |
167.25 |
6.69 |
|
5.2 weedicides (No) |
0.655 |
325 |
212.875 |
330 |
216.15 |
3.28 |
|
6 |
Plant protection including application |
0.812 |
360 |
292.32 |
365 |
296.38 |
4.06 |
|
7 |
Farm yard manure including transport and application (50%) |
0.196 |
950 |
93.1 |
1000 |
98 |
4.9 |
|
8 |
Fertilizer (bags) |
|
8.1 DAP |
0.702 |
1050 |
737.1 |
1056 |
741.31 |
4.21 |
|
8.2 NP |
0.197 |
680 |
133.96 |
689 |
135.73 |
1.77 |
|
8.3 Urea |
1.498 |
500 |
749 |
508 |
760.98 |
11.98 |
|
8.4 Others |
0.122 |
|
60 |
|
65 |
5 |
|
8.5 Zinc Sulphate |
0.818 |
120 |
98.16 |
120 |
98.16 |
0 |
|
9 |
Fertilizer transport and application |
3.337 |
20 |
66.74 |
21 |
70.08 |
3.34 |
|
10 |
Irrigation (Nos) |
|
10.1 Canal |
15.905 |
|
85 |
|
85 |
0 |
|
10.2 Private tubewell |
4.493 |
390 |
1752.27 |
446 |
2003.88 |
251.61 |
|
11 |
Labour used for irrigation and water course cleaning (man day) |
5.964 |
120 |
715.68 |
125 |
745.5 |
29.82 |
|
12 |
Mark up on investment @ 9.0 % per annum for 6 months on item 1 to 11 minus item 10.1 |
|
|
302.59 |
|
376.3 |
73.71 |
|
13 |
Harvesting,threshing and winnowing (Kgs/acre) |
134.1 |
6.43 |
862.26 |
6.63 |
889.08 |
26.82 |
|
14 |
Management charges for 6 months |
|
|
276 |
|
305 |
29 |
|
15 |
Land rent for 6 months (Rs/acre/annum) |
|
2750 |
1375 |
2750 |
1375 |
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) |
|
|
10536.12 |
|
11463.05 |
926.94 |
|
19 |
Value of straw |
|
|
575 |
|
600 |
25 |
|
20 |
Net Cost of Cultivation (items 18-19) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.1 with land rent |
|
|
9961.12 |
|
10863.05 |
901.94 |
|
20.2 with out land rent |
|
|
8586.12 |
|
9488.05 |
901.94 |
|
21 |
Yield per acre (Kgs) |
|
|
1341 |
|
1341 |
0 |
|
22 |
Cost of production at fram (Rs/40 Kgs) |
|
22.1 with land rent |
|
|
297.13 |
|
324.03 |
26.9 |
|
22.2 with out land rent |
|
|
256.11 |
|
283.01 |
26.9 |
|
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 |
|
|
312.13 |
|
340.03 |
27.9 |
|
24.2 without and rent |
|
|
271.11 |
|
299.01 |
27.9 |
 |