Cotton Gin Operating Costs in the San Joaquin Valley of California - 1971/72 and 1972/73

Charles A. Wilmot, Dale L. Shaw and Betty K. Heron

No 307530, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: A comparative study of 41 sample gins in the San Joaquin Valley of California in 1972/73 with the previous season revealed higher overall averages in rated ginning capacities, annual volumes ginned, and in plant capacity utilization. Operating cost averages, per bale, ranged from $16.27 for out-of-pocket to $21.64 for total standardized costs; down $2.59 and $5.03, respectively, from 1971/72. Ginning revenues from all sources combined, for independents and some cooperatives in the sample, were almost identical both seasons. A stepwise multiple linear regression analysis revealed that volume ginned was the most influential factor in determining annual gin operating costs.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1975-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307530

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