How can conventional juice grape growers reduce production costs?

Cost reduction can be achieved by optimizing resource use, adopting efficient technologies, and managing labor costs effectively.

How does vine age affect the cost of producing juice grapes?

Older vines generally require more maintenance but can yield higher-quality grapes, affecting both costs and potential revenue.

What are the main expenses in growing conventional juice grapes?

Expenses typically cover vineyard establishment, annual maintenance, harvesting costs, and equipment depreciation.

What yield should I expect from my conventional juice grape vineyard?

Yields vary widely based on grape variety, climatic conditions, and vineyard management practices, with specific estimates provided by the calculator.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho Wine and Grape Growers
$
Grape Grower Calculators
$
Conventional Juice Grape Cost of Production Calculator

Conventional Juice Grape Cost of Production Calculator

The Cost-Of-Production Calculators require your actual costs. In some instances, the calculator provides industry average figures as default costs, in case you don’t know your actual costs. It is best that you have an idea of cost of production prior to using the calculator.

Let’s Begin.

Answer the highlighted questions below prior to starting by replacing the default values provided.
If you don’t know the figures, you may use the default values.

Conventional Juice COP

Borrowed and Equity Vineyard Establishment Capital

Capital borrowed to establish the vineyard (%)(Required)

Interest rate on borrowed capital (%)(Required)

Investment interest rate (opportunity cost) (%)(Required)

Annual Operating Capital

Number of months of borrowed capital (Operating)(Required)

Operating interest rate (%)(Required)

Amount of annual borrowed capital (%)(Required)

Production

Estimated yield in year 2 (tons)(Required)

Estimated yield in year 3 (tons)(Required)

Estimated yield in year 4 (tons)(Required)

Expected price per ton ($)(Required)

Vineyard Spacing

Between Row Spacing (feet)(Required)

Between Vine Spacing (feet)(Required)

Average Row Length (feet)(Required)

Between posts spacing (feet)(Required)

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Plants Per Acre

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Rows Per Acre

This field is hidden when viewing the form

End Posts Per Acre

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Line Posts Per Acre

Land Preparation

You can choose to include or exclude these from your calculations in your customized spreadsheet file.

New Land Preparation (Rip and Disc), $/acre

Demolition (removing old vineyard/trellis), $/acre

Fumigation by drip

Fumigation by shank

Labor Rates and Material Prices

Answer the questions below by replacing the default values provided with your actual costs($)/unit. If you don't know the figures, you may use the default values. These costs are assumed to include taxes.

Labor:

Labor- Manual

Includes social security, labor and industries, etc.

Labor- Tractor

Includes social security, labor and industries, etc.

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Labor Totals

Fuels:

Gasoline

Diesel

Propane

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Fuels Totals

Organic Nutrients/Applications

Fertilizer/Nutrient (product cost/application)

Pre-emergent Herbicides (product cost/application)

Post-emergent Herbicide

Fungicide (product cost/application)

Insecticide (product cost/application)

Foliar Nutrient (product cost/application)

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Organic Nutrients/Applications Totals

Trellis Materials:

Wood stakes (markers)

Plastic ribbon

Staples 2"

#9 Wire soft

#11 Wire HT

#12.5 Wire HT

Crimping tool

Wire clips

Bamboo stake 4' (training)

Unspaded stake 8' (metal)

Line post 3-4" x 8' (wood)

End Post 5-6" x 8' (wood)

6" helix w/ 3/4" x 48" shank

Grow tubes (20" paper)

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Trellis Materials Total

Other:

Cover Crop Cost

Nursery Stock

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Others Total

Services:

Overhead

Irrigation Water Charge

Irrigation Energy Charge

Custom Pruning

Custom Harvest- Concords

Custom Haul- Concords

Real estate taxes (1-3)

Real estate taxes (4+)

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Services Total

A Little About Yourself:

Your Name(Required)

Email(Required)

Conventional Juice Grape Cost of Production Calculator

Let’s Begin.

Conventional Juice COP

Borrowed and Equity Vineyard Establishment Capital

Annual Operating Capital

Production

Vineyard Spacing

Land Preparation

Labor Rates and Material Prices

Labor:

Fuels:

Organic Nutrients/Applications

Trellis Materials:

Other:

Services:

A Little About Yourself:

How can conventional juice grape growers reduce production costs?

How does vine age affect the cost of producing juice grapes?

What are the main expenses in growing conventional juice grapes?

What yield should I expect from my conventional juice grape vineyard?

Washington, Oregon and Idaho Wine and Grape Growers

A Special Thank You!

How To Reach Us

Suggestions?

Our Calculators