Total costs and revenue by major crops by size of farm, in Sichuan and Guizhou counties, 2002
Small | Medium | Large | Total sample | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(⩽0.5 hectare) | (0.5–1.0 hectare) | (>1.0 hectare) | ||
(7.5 mou*) | (7.5–15 mou) | (>15 mou) | ||
(n = 302) | (n = 361) | (n = 340) | (n = 1003) | |
*1 mou = hectare/15. | ||||
Total cost (Yuan) | ||||
Grain | 372 | 628 | 926 | 652 |
Tobacco | 900 | 1244 | 1963 | 1413 |
Beans | 43 | 28 | 95 | 44 |
Vegetable oil | 55 | 79 | 173 | 122 |
Fruit | 666 | 2196 | 4510 | 2937 |
Total revenue (Yuan) | ||||
Grain | 913 | 1455 | 2436 | 1624 |
Tobacco | 2128 | 3216 | 5509 | 3741 |
Beans | 131 | 165 | 277 | 189 |
Vegetable oil | 170 | 319 | 637 | 452 |
Fruit | 3146 | 7487 | 16859 | 10763 |
Revenue minus cost | ||||
Grain | 541 | 827 | 1510 | 972 |
Tobacco | 1228 | 1882 | 3546 | 2328 |
Beans | 88 | 137 | 182 | 145 |
Vegetable oil | 115 | 240 | 464 | 330 |
Fruit | 2480 | 5291 | 12349 | 7826 |
Revenue/cost ratio | ||||
Grain | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
Tobacco | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Beans | 3 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
Vegetable oil | 3.1 | 4 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Fruit | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 |