Table E. 12. Post harvest cost per unit by crop and production area
 Florida
 Palm West
 Crop Dade Beach Southwest Central Mexico Texas Calif.
 Tomatoes' 3.900 3.914 4.316 4.259 4.310
 Peppers 3.303 4.386 4.267 4.350 3.950
 CucumbersC 5.028 5.033 4.819 6.140
 Squash4 5.155 4.124 3.943 7.620
 Eggplant" 2.976 4.100
 Watermelonf 2.850 2.550
 Strawberries' 4.370 4.258

 'Costs are dollars per 25 pound carton.
 bCosts are dollars per 28 pound bushel.
 'Costs are dollars per 55 pound bushel.
 dCosts are dollars per 42 pound bushel.
 "Costs are dollars per 33 pound bushel.
 fCosts are dollars per hundredweight.
'Costs are dollars per 12 pound flat.

Source: Smith and Taylor (1993); Van Sickle et al. (1994); Texas Cooperative Extension
 Service (1993); California Cooperative Extension Service (1993).