Tomato (High Tunnel) Planning Budget

Editor’s note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.

See the High Tunnel Crops workbook (XLSX) for related information.

Ryan Milhollin
Associate Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and Policy

Juan Cabrera-Garcia
Assistant Extension and Research Professor, Horticulture

Justin Keay
Field Specialist in Horticulture

Mallory Rahe
Associate Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and Policy

This enterprise budget helps farmers estimate the income, costs, and potential profitability of producing tomatoes in a high tunnel. Table 1 provides estimates based on Missouri prices, production assumptions, and growing conditions. The estimates assume 226 tomato plants are grown in a 2,000-square-foot production area using drip irrigation and a basket weave trellis system. For a detailed breakdown of costs and returns, download the High Tunnel Crops workbook (XLSX). Producers can use the “Your estimate” column to adjust this budget to reflect their own situation.

Topics

• High tunnel tomatoes
• Enterprise budget
• Farm budget

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