Table 7.--Picking and hauling costs and indices for Florida grapefruit, 1959-60 through 1976-77 seasons


 Grapefruit

 Labor Fuel, Administrative
Season maintenance & Total
 Pickers Other depreciation other

 Cost Indexc Cost Index Cost Indexc Cost Indexc Cost Indexc

 C/box Percent C/box Percent C/box Percent C/box Percent C/box Percent

1959-60 13.55 53 10.42 64 7.14 62 4.77 88 35.88 61
1960-61 13.84 55 11.25 96 8.13 70 4.64 86 37.86 65
1961-62 14.31 56 10.93 67 7.09 61 3.83 71 36.16 62
1962-63 15.11 60 11.66 72 9.05 78 5.44 101 41.26 70
1963-64 17.19 68 12.40 76 9.43 81 6.18 114 45.20 77

1964-65 18.78 74 12.83 79 8.97 77 4.16 77 44.74 76
1965-66 21.18 83 13.51 83 10.29 89 4.75 88 49.73 85
1966-67 21.75 86 13.55 84 8.86 76 4.23 78 48.39 83
1967-68 24.21 95 15.36 95 10.59 91 4.61 85 54.77 94
1968-69 25.39 100 14.60 90 10.48 90 4.50 83 54.97 94

1969-70 26.86 106 16.59 102 11.68 101 5.03 93 60.16 103
1970-71 26.73 105 16.96 105 12.18 105 5.78 107 61.65 105
1971-72 28.68 113 18.40 114 12.66 109 6.28 116 66.02 113
1972-73 33.86 133 20.22 125 14.28 123 5.45 101 73.81 126
1973-74 38.75 153 23.02 142 15.54 134 7.72 143 85.03 145

1974-75 38.54 152 22.52 139 15.70 135 6.54 121 83.30 142
1975-76 38.46 152 22.72 140 17.52 151 5.80 107 84.50 144
1976-77 39.64 156 24.81 153 18.94 163 7.42 137 90.81 155

Index 25.38 100 16.21 100 11.59 100 5,40 100 58.57 100


Source: [11, 16, 19].

aSupervisory, loaders, drivers, other labor, payroll taxes.

Insurance, taxes, licenses, supplies, equipment rental, migratory labor, misc.

Percentage of 1959-60 through 1976-77 average.