Table E.8. Estimated pre-harvest production cost by cropping system and production area in
 Florida.
 Location/cropping system Cost $/acre
 Dade county
 Tomatoes 6075
 Squash" 2037
 Palm Beach county
 Tomatoes 6250
 Tomatoes-Cucumbersb 7425
 Peppers 4800
 Peppers-Cucumbersb 6360
 Eggplant 5235
 Southwest
 Fall tomatoes 6256
 Spring tomatoes 6789
 Tomatoes-cucumbersb 7542
 Tomatoes-squashb 7290
 Tomatoes-watermelonb 8319
 Peppers 5100
 Peppers-cucumbersb 5259
 Peppers-watermelonb 7286
 Cucumbers* 2208
 Squash' 2043
 West Central
 Fall tomatoes 5944
 Spring tomatoes 5500
 Tomatoes-cucumbersb 6835
 Tomatoes-squashb 6885
 Tomatoes-watermelonb 6800
 Fall peppers 4801
 Spring peppers 5093
 Peppers-squashb 6195
 Peppers-watermelonb 6125
 Cucumbers' 2208
 Squash' 2043

aDoes not use methyl bromide.
bDouble crop systems show crop produced first, then the crop produced second.

Source: Adapted from Smith and Taylor, 1993