Cucumber (High Tunnel) Planning Budget

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See the Cucumber High Tunnel Planning Budget (XLSX) for related information.

Peter Zimmel
Program Leader, Farm-Level Analysis for FAPRI

Ryan Milhollin
Assistant Extension Professor, Agricultural and Business Policy

Using this budget, farmers can estimate the costs and returns for raising cucumbers in a high tunnel. Table 1 presents estimates for Missouri based on price forecasts in January 2025. The budget assumes cucumbers are grown in a 2,000-square-foot high tunnel with trickle irrigation and sold wholesale. Capital investments and a sensitivity analysis are summarized in Tables 2 and 3. Use the “Your estimate” column to plan your high tunnel cucumber operation’s costs and returns.

Topics

• High tunnel cucumbers
• Enterprise budget
• Farm budget

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