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3. Economic Question
• Can I make “enough” money
with this enterprise?
• “Life is at the Margin!”
4. Margins & Market Channels
Consider the margins
•Wholesale
•Retail
5. Costs & price affect margin - I
Cost side
• Tomato budget
–Breakeven analysis
• Cost of construction of high tunnel
–Profitability analysis (Net Present
Value)
• Critical factor– People Skills
–Labor – Managing other people
6. Costs & price affect margin - II
Revenue side
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• Critical factors – People Skills
–Managing the customer’s
perception of value
9. 3,136 $2,136
4,480 $2,548
6,272 $2,976
7,616 $3,421
8,960 $3,867
Labor @ $15 per hour; Transplants @ $.35 ea
* assigned a land preparation charge in lieu of machinery and equipment
Yield at 15 lbs. per plant =
Yield at 20 lbs. per plant =
Yield at 25 lbs. per plant =
Yield at 30 lbs. per plant =
Land area = 1.2 x area of tunnel
Interest expense = 5% loan 9 month term on: variable expenses
Planting rate - 64 plants per 96 ft. row Yield
(lbs./tu
nnel)
Variable
expenses -
interest
Tunnel dimensions: 96' by 30'
96 ft x 30 x 7 rows = 448 plants per tunnel
Yield at 10 lbs. per plant =
TUNNEL CROP BUDGET - TOMATOES
Assumptions
10. Low High
Site Prep.
Kit $6,239 $7,579
120
man-
hours
$15 per hr. $1,800
2,880 sq.ft.
$0.50 to $1.00 $1,440 to $2,880 $2,880
Non-kit
Materials
$300 $500
Irrigation $300 $500
Misc. $150 $300
Totals $8,789 $11,759
High Tunnel Conference - 2/17/2015, Karl Foord
Obtained locally: baseboards, hipboards, rope, extra screws, metal banding
set up, headers, drip tape
Miscellaneouse items not anticipated
Construction cost range based on above estimates
Cost per tunnelConstruction
Cost Range
High Tunnel Construction Costs (30' x 96') excluding site preparation and shipping
per sq. ft. basisProfessional
Construction
Estimate
Note: www.farmtek.com; one of a number of suppliers
Item
site specific
FarmTek - Economy vs. Premium Round Style High
Local Labor
13. Evaluate the enterprise
• Is your money best spent in this
way?
• Projected profits vs. cost of entry
• Sensitivity analysis
–Optimistic, pessimistic, average
scenarios
14. YEAR 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
AVERAGE YIELD (lbs. per tunnel) 3136 3136 3136 3136 3136 3136 3136 3136 3136 3136
AVERAGE PRICE (per pound) $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50
REVENUES $4,704 $4,704 $4,704 $4,704 $4,704 $4,704 $4,704 $4,704 $4,704 $4,704
EXPENSES $2,946 $2,946 $2,946 $2,946 $2,946 $2,946 $2,946 $2,946 $2,946 $2,946
PROFIT / CASH FLOW ($11,000) $1,758 $1,758 $1,758 $1,758 $1,758 $1,758 $1,758 $1,758 $1,758 $1,758
Depreciation (straight line) $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100
Taxible income $658 $658 $658 $658 $658 $658 $658 $658 $658 $658
Determine tax 30% $197 $197 $197 $197 $197 $197 $197 $197 $197 $197
Subtract tax $460 $460 $460 $460 $460 $460 $460 $460 $460 $460
Add depreciation back $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100
Net revenue after tax $1,560 $1,560 $1,560 $1,560 $1,560 $1,560 $1,560 $1,560 $1,560 $1,560
PV OF CASH FLOW @ 5.0 % ($11,000) $1,486 $1,415 $1,348 $1,284 $1,223 $1,164 $1,109 $1,056 $1,006 $958
NPV @ 5.0 % $11,302 ($1,000)
$302
HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION SYSTEM - SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS - TOMATOES
Profitability Scenarios (10 year life expectancy of tunnel)
Scenario # 1 - Low Price ($1.50) / Low Yield (7 lbs. per plant)
YEAR
*Note: $1000 of expenses added in year 6 to replace plastic and account for other repairs needed for 10 year life of tunnel
15. YEAR 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
AVERAGE YIELD (lbs. per tunnel) 6272 6272 6272 6272 6272 6272 6272 6272 6272 6272
AVERAGE PRICE (per pound) $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50
REVENUES $15,680 $15,680 $15,680 $15,680 $15,680 $15,680 $15,680 $15,680 $15,680 $15,680
EXPENSES $3,817 $3,817 $3,817 $3,817 $3,817 $3,817 $3,817 $3,817 $3,817 $3,817
PROFIT / CASH FLOW ($11,000) $11,863 $11,863 $11,863 $11,863 $11,863 $11,863 $11,863 $11,863 $11,863 $11,863
Depreciation (straight line) $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100
Taxible income $10,763 $10,763 $10,763 $10,763 $10,763 $10,763 $10,763 $10,763 $10,763 $10,763
Determine tax 30% $3,229 $3,229 $3,229 $3,229 $3,229 $3,229 $3,229 $3,229 $3,229 $3,229
Subtract tax $7,534 $7,534 $7,534 $7,534 $7,534 $7,534 $7,534 $7,534 $7,534 $7,534
Add depreciation back $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100
Net revenue after tax $8,634 $8,634 $8,634 $8,634 $8,634 $8,634 $8,634 $8,634 $8,634 $8,634
PV OF CASH FLOW @ 5.0 % ($11,000) $8,223 $7,831 $7,458 $7,103 $6,765 $6,443 $6,136 $5,844 $5,565 $5,300
NPV @ 5.0 % $65,922 ($1,000)
$54,922
HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION SYSTEM - SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS - TOMATOES
Profitability Scenarios (10 year life expectancy of tunnel)
Scenario # 2 - Medium Price ($2.50) / Medium Yield (14 lbs. per plant)
YEAR
*Note: $1000 of expenses added in year 6 to replace plastic and account for other repairs needed for 10 year life of tunnel
16. YEAR 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
AVERAGE YIELD (lbs. per tunnel) 8960 8960 8960 8960 8960 8960 8960 8960 8960 8960
AVERAGE PRICE (per pound) $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
REVENUES $31,360 $31,360 $31,360 $31,360 $31,360 $31,360 $31,360 $31,360 $31,360 $31,360
EXPENSES $4,742 $4,742 $4,742 $4,742 $4,742 $4,742 $4,742 $4,742 $4,742 $4,742
PROFIT / CASH FLOW ($11,000) $26,618 $26,618 $26,618 $26,618 $26,618 $26,618 $26,618 $26,618 $26,618 $26,618
Depreciation (straight line) $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100
Taxible income $25,518 $25,518 $25,518 $25,518 $25,518 $25,518 $25,518 $25,518 $25,518 $25,518
Determine tax 30% $7,655 $7,655 $7,655 $7,655 $7,655 $7,655 $7,655 $7,655 $7,655 $7,655
Subtract tax $17,863 $17,863 $17,863 $17,863 $17,863 $17,863 $17,863 $17,863 $17,863 $17,863
Add depreciation back $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100
Net revenue after tax $18,963 $18,963 $18,963 $18,963 $18,963 $18,963 $18,963 $18,963 $18,963 $18,963
PV OF CASH FLOW @ 5.0 % ($11,000) $18,060 $17,200 $16,381 $15,601 $14,858 $14,150 $13,476 $12,835 $12,224 $11,641
NPV @ 5.0 % $145,679 ($1,000)
$134,679
YEAR
*Note: $1000 of expenses added in year 6 to replace plastic and account for other repairs needed for 10 year life of tunnel
HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION SYSTEM - SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS - TOMATOES
Profitability Scenarios (10 year life expectancy of tunnel)
Scenario # 3 - High Price ($3.50) / High Yield (20 lbs. per plant)
22. Satisfy a Want
Perceived Value > Price
Convenience
Philosophical Match - Ecological
Health Benefits
Quality - Reputation - Dependability
Selection - Uniqueness
Confidence: no frustrations, headaches
Reference Prices
Context - Urgency
PRICING DECISION CHART
WIN - WIN
Exchange
Price
Window
Functionality
Low Perceived Value
Focus of Marketing Efforts
Emotional
Benefit
Perception Factors
Customer
Value
Determination
CUSTOMER VIEW
WIN - LOSE or
No Exchange
Line of Perceived Value
23.
24. Exchange
• Something of Value for an amount
of satisfaction
• Largely behavioral not
mathematical
• Usually an emotional trigger
–Buy and justify
• Perceived value > price
25. What Are We Really Selling?
“Revlon sells chemicals
Women buy glamour”
• Fruits & vegetables
• Flowers
26. What Are People Really Buying?
• Health
• Taste
• Support of local growers
• The experience of the market
itself
• This experience is the future in
marketing
27. Variation among customers
• Buyers use products in different
ways
• Product attributes change
rankings
• Rankings impact value equation
• Value varies among buyers
32. Improving customer experience
• Parking & Access
• Ease of movement within market
• Stall Presentation
– Cleanliness
– Culls & sorting out of sight
• Comfort in all weather
• 5 Sense your market
– Taste, touch, smell, sight, sound
• Do you provide recipes?
– Sensory extrapolation
33. Proactively manage customer
perception
• Attending to customer perceptions
increases perceived value
• Increasing perceived value minimizes the
price component of the value equation
• Keeping perceived value high permits
high (fair) prices
• High (fair) prices permit good margins &
successful businesses
34. Price
• One important factor in our plan is that
we are not afraid to ask a profitable price
for all of our produce.
• Our customers need to be aware that it
costs more to produce early crops and
we must remember that highest quality is
the only crop you should market.
• Ed Person, Ledgewood Farms
35. EQIP (Environmental Quality
Incentives Program)
• Financial assistance is limited to a
maximum size of 2,178 square feet of land
under the high tunnel per USDA identified
agricultural operation.
• The NRCS payment rate will be $1.89 per
square foot.
• $1.89 per ft. x 2178 feet = $4,116.42
36. Google NRCS funding for high
tunnels
• NRCS High Tunnel Cost Share
Update
• http://swroc.cfans.umn.edu/prod/groups/cfan
s/@pub/@cfans/@swroc/documents/asset/cf
ans_asset_330313.pdf
37. Author and References
• Karl Foord Ph.D. MBA
• Regional Educator, Horticulture
• foord001@umn.edu
38. Handouts
• Tomato Budget (2 sided assumptions on
back)
• Tomato Sensitivity Analysis (financial)
• High Tunnel Construction Budget
• Pricing Decision Chart
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Labor – harvest , Labor sorting and packing
Fixed Costs
How much of the total operation do you want this enterprise to support?
What percent of the Farmers’ Market Stall and daily sales fees should this enterprise support?
These are after the fact numbers, but you will want to have a idea of where you stand
Horticultural skills x people skills
Strawberry
Scenario # 1 - Low Price ($3.00) (@ $2 pint) / Low Yield (0.75 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 2 - Medium Price ($4.50) (@ $3 per pint) / Medium Yield (1.25 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 3 - High Price ($6.00) (@ $4 per pint) / High Yield (1.75 lbs. per plant)
Tomato
Scenario # 1 - Low Price ($1.50) / Low Yield (7 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 2 - Medium Price ($2.50) / Medium Yield (14 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 3 - High Price ($3.50) / High Yield (20 lbs. per plant)
Cucumbers
Scenario # 1 - Low Price ($0.75) / Low Yield (10 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 2 - Medium Price ($1.25) / Medium Yield (20 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 3 - High Price ($1.75) / High Yield (30 lbs. per plant)
Grape Tomato
Scenario # 1 - Low Price ($4.00) / Low Yield (7 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 2 - Medium Price ($5.00) / Medium Yield (14 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 3 - High Price ($6.00) / High Yield (20 lbs. per plant)
Peppers
Scenario # 1 - Low Price ($1.50) / Low Yield (3 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 2 - Medium Price ($2.50) / Medium Yield (5 lbs. per plant)
Scenario # 3 - Medium High Price ($3.50) / Medium High Yield (7 lbs. per plant)
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