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Economics of High Tunnel Vegetable & Strawberry
Production in the Central Midwest
Presented at the 2007 Indiana Horticultural Congress and Trade Show
Lewis W. Jett, Ph.DState Vegetable and Small Fruits SpecialistWest Virginia University2012 Agric. Sciences BuildingMorgantown, WV 26506304-293-6131 (office)
Atlas ® High Tunnel, Farmington, MO FarmTek ®High Tunnels, St. Louis, MO
PVC (Home-made) High Tunnel, Kansas City, MOHaygrove® Multi-bay High Tunnel, St. Louis, MO
Stuppy® Polar Cubs, Columbia, MO
Zimmerman High Tunnel, Dittmer, MO
Stuppy® Polar Cubs, Olathe, KS
Mobile PVC High Tunnel, Troy, MO
Costs of High Tunnels (frame only) Used by Growers in the Central Midwest:
Manufacturer Dimensions Cost ($/ft2)
Atlas Greenhouses 30 ft. x 96 ft. 0.74
Conley Greenhouse Mfg 24 ft. x 96 ft. 0.72
FarmTek 26 ft. x 96 ft. 1.16
Harnois Greenhouses 20 ft. x 96 ft. 0.97
Haygrove Tunnels 24 ft. x 200 ft. 1.03
Stuppy Greenhouse 20 ft. x 96 ft. 0.96
Zimmerman Welding 30 ft. x 96 ft. 1.00
Average 25 ft. x 96 ft.
(2400 ft2)
0.94 (1.44)
Costs of High Tunnels (frame only) Used by Growers in the Central Midwest:
Manufacturer Dimensions Cost ($/ft2)
Atlas Greenhouses 30 ft. x 96 ft. 0.74
FarmTek 26 ft. x 96 ft. 1.16
Haygrove Tunnels 24 ft. x 200 ft. 1.03
Stuppy Greenhouse 20 ft. x 96 ft. 0.96
Zimmerman Welding 30 ft. x 96 ft. 1.00
Average 25 ft. x 96 ft.
(2400 ft2)
0.94 (1.44)
Crops being grown within high tunnels in the Central Great Plains:
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
No. respondents
Tom
atoes
Cucurbits
Peppers
Salad Greens
Spinach
Green B
eans
Beets
Brassicas
Carrots
Onions
Peas
Potatoes
Strawberries
Herbs
Cut Flow
ers
Source: 2004-05 Central Great Plains High Tunnel Survey
Spri
ng/W
inte
rStrawberries
BroccoliLeafy greens
TomatoesMelons
Sum
mer
Mixed Crops
Strawberries
Leafy greens
Tomatoes
Fall
Wholesale tomato prices: May-July (2004)
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
May17
May24
May31
June7
June14
June21
June28
July4
July9
July12
July18
Date
Ave
rage
Pri
ce ($
/lb
Wholesale Price ($/lb)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
lbs
tom
atoe
s
Pounds 15
Yield/Plant Yield/High Tunnel
Yield/acre equiv
0500
100015002000250030003500400045005000
lbs
tom
atoe
s
Pounds 15 4680
Yield/Plant Yield/High Tunnel
Yield/acre equiv
Material Costs per 1000 ft2
Stakes & Twine: $48.00
Labor: $50.00
Material Costs per 1000 ft2
Cages: $170.00-340.00
Labor: $20.00
How profitable are high tunnel tomatoes?
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0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Price/lb. ($)
Net
Rev
enue
/100
0 ft2
($
8 lbs /plant 10 lbs/plant 12 lbs/plant
How profitable are high tunnel tomatoes?
010002000300040005000600070008000
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Price/lb. ($)
Net
Rev
enue
/100
0 ft2
($
8 lbs /plant 10 lbs/plant 12 lbs/plant
Break Even Price
Spri
ng/W
inte
rStrawberries
BroccoliLeafy greens
TomatoesMelons
Sum
mer
Mixed Crops
Strawberries
Leafy greens
Tomatoes
Fall
How profitable are high tunnel cantaloupes?
-400-200
0200400600800
10001200140016001800
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Price/Melon. ($)
Net
Rev
enue
($) p
er 1
000
ft2
3 Melons/plant 4 Melons/plant 5 Melons/plant
Wholesale Retail
Wholesale Cantaloupe Prices (4 year avg.)
00.20.40.60.8
11.21.41.61.8
2
June 28 July15 August 15 Sept. 15
Pric
e/m
elon
($)
Source: Wholesale Cantaloupe (muskmelon) prices, Central Missouri Produce Auction, Latham, MO ( 2002-2005).
020406080
100120140160180
No.
Dasher II
Indy
Socrates
Diva
Tim
or
Genuine
Tasty G
reen
Millago
Cam
aro
Tyria
Hazera 456
Cultivar
Boxes (45 ct) per High Tunnel
Fall High Tunnel Cucumber Yields-2005
Wholesale Cucumber prices (4 year avg.)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
June10 June 25 July 5 July 16 August 15 Sept. 15
Pric
e/bo
x ($
)
Prices at MO Wholesale Cooperative Produce Auctions
• http://agebb.missouri.edu/hort/auction/index.htm
How profitable are high tunnel strawberries?
-5000
50010001500200025003000350040004500
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Price/lb. ($)
Net
Rev
enue
($) p
er 1
000
ft2
0.75 lbs/plant 1.0 lbs/plant 1.2 lbs/plant
$1.28/lb break even price
$3.00/lb Avg. price from test mkts.
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