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Rice Production

 
Cost-Benefit Analysis
AREC 514---ECON 514---ARL 514
Spring 2004

 Table 4. Social Prices

P.
Q.
R.
S.
67
S-Price

 

Unsustainable
Sustainable
68

Social Prices

Paddy
Paddy
69

Tradables:

Fertilizer (P/kg)

 

 

70

 

Urea

3.8
3.8
71

 

0-18-0

2.3
2.3
72

 

Chemicals (P/kg)

150.0
150.0
73

 

Seed (P/kg)

6.0
6.0
74

 

Fuel (P/liter)

6.7
6.7
75

Factors:

Labor (P/man-hr)

 

 

76

 

-Seedbed preparation

7.5
7.5
77

 

-Crop care

6.2
6.2
78

 

-Harvesting

6.2
6.2
79

 

-Threshing

7.0
7.0
80

 

-Drying

6.2
6.2
81

 

Capital

 

 

82

 

-Working capital (%/season)

0.14
0.14
83

 

-Tractor services (P/hr)

6.5
6.5
84

 

-Thresher (P/hr)

12.5
12.5
85

 

Land (P/ha)

0.0
0.0
86

Output:

P/kg

4.0
4.0

Last updated January 21, 2004

Document located at http://ag.arizona.edu/classes/arec514/riceproductionproject/table4.html