Vegetable cost per acre in Delaware
8 published University of Delaware Cooperative Extension budgets for Delaware. Every number below is copied from the university's own document — open the source to check it.
University of Delaware Staked tomato budget — 2026 · University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
- Fertilizer$266
- Lime and amendments$33
- Seed and transplants$2,350
- Crop protection$309
- Labor$5,080
- Fuel and machinery$100
- Other inputs$1,493
- Fixed and land$863
2026 Delaware budget. Variable total shown includes harvest and packing at the expected yield. Printed total $10,493.86/acre. Labor priced at the H-2A wage.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable crop budget, "Estimated" sheet at the expected yield and average price. Field operations priced at custom rates; land charge included in fixed costs. A planning budget, not a farm survey. Open the source.
University of Delaware Bell pepper budget — 2023 · University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
In today's prices: about $10,302–$10,742 per acre.
- Fertilizer$262
- Lime and amendments$32
- Seed and transplants$2,739
- Crop protection$105
- Labor$4,331
- Fuel and machinery$312
- Other inputs$1,389
- Fixed and land$510
2023 Delaware budget. Variable total shown includes harvest and packing at the expected yield. Printed total $9,678.25/acre.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable crop budget, "Estimated" sheet at the expected yield and average price. Field operations priced at custom rates; land charge included in fixed costs. A planning budget, not a farm survey. Open the source.
University of Delaware Seedless watermelon budget — 2026 · University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
- Fertilizer$203
- Lime and amendments$73
- Seed and transplants$1,994
- Crop protection$347
- Labor$3,100
- Fuel and machinery$326
- Other inputs$953
- Fixed and land$1,130
2026 Delaware budget. Variable total shown includes harvest and packing at the expected yield. Printed total $8,636.38/acre.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable crop budget, "Estimated" sheet at the expected yield and average price. Field operations priced at custom rates; land charge included in fixed costs. A planning budget, not a farm survey. Open the source.
University of Delaware Pumpkin (on plastic) budget — 2026 · University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
- Fertilizer$183
- Lime and amendments$73
- Seed and transplants$203
- Crop protection$192
- Labor$960
- Fuel and machinery$326
- Other inputs$893
- Fixed and land$680
2026 Delaware budget. Variable total shown includes harvest and packing at the expected yield. Printed total $3,509.70/acre.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable crop budget, "Estimated" sheet at the expected yield and average price. Field operations priced at custom rates; land charge included in fixed costs. A planning budget, not a farm survey. Open the source.
University of Delaware Cantaloupe budget — 2023 · University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
In today's prices: about $4,544–$4,821 per acre.
- Fertilizer$317
- Lime and amendments$70
- Seed and transplants$1,084
- Crop protection$206
- Labor$894
- Fuel and machinery$125
- Other inputs$821
- Fixed and land$740
2023 Delaware budget. Variable total shown includes harvest and packing at the expected yield. Printed total $4,256.52/acre. Harvest cost is not split out in this budget; it sits inside the variable total.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable crop budget, "Estimated" sheet at the expected yield and average price. Field operations priced at custom rates; land charge included in fixed costs. A planning budget, not a farm survey. Open the source.
University of Delaware Sweet corn (fresh market, hand-harvested) budget — 2025 · University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
In today's prices: about $2,600–$2,686 per acre.
- Fertilizer$193
- Lime and amendments$63
- Seed and transplants$331
- Crop protection$107
- Labor$1,481
- Other inputs$24
- Fixed and land$400
2025 Delaware budget. Variable total shown includes harvest and packing at the expected yield. Printed total $2,600.15/acre. Packed 5 dozen ears per crate.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable crop budget, "Estimated" sheet at the expected yield and average price. Field operations priced at custom rates; land charge included in fixed costs. A planning budget, not a farm survey. Open the source.
University of Delaware Cabbage budget — 2023 · University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
In today's prices: about $4,801–$4,947 per acre.
- Fertilizer$218
- Lime and amendments$32
- Seed and transplants$450
- Crop protection$197
- Labor$2,748
- Other inputs$504
- Fixed and land$371
2023 Delaware budget. Variable total shown includes harvest and packing at the expected yield. Printed total $4,519.28/acre.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable crop budget, "Estimated" sheet at the expected yield and average price. Field operations priced at custom rates; land charge included in fixed costs. A planning budget, not a farm survey. Open the source.
University of Delaware Broccoli budget — 2023 · University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
In today's prices: about $5,120–$5,308 per acre.
- Fertilizer$220
- Lime and amendments$32
- Seed and transplants$900
- Crop protection$674
- Labor$2,531
- Other inputs$86
- Fixed and land$371
2023 Delaware budget. Variable total shown includes harvest and packing at the expected yield. Printed total $4,814.22/acre.
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension vegetable crop budget, "Estimated" sheet at the expected yield and average price. Field operations priced at custom rates; land charge included in fixed costs. A planning budget, not a farm survey. Open the source.
$4,091 per acre
All vegetables, melons and potatoes sold in the state, divided by the acres harvested for sale, 2022. This is sales, not cost — compare it with the budgets above.
USDA's 2024 vegetable survey prints no crop-by-crop figures for Delaware, so there are no per-crop yield or price numbers here.
Delaware yield and price page →University budgets are planning budgets: extension economists price a typical acre from grower panels and dealer quotes. They are not surveys of what farms actually spent. Your own invoices are always better.
Older budgets also show a range in today's prices, using the USDA index of prices farmers pay for supplies (2025 average to August 2026). That index leaves out farm wages, so each budget's labor lines are brought up separately using USDA's farm wage rates (newest annual figure: 2025).
We never fill a gap with another state's budget. If Delaware has no budget for a crop, the tools show none.
Every figure is transcribed from a published land-grant enterprise budget for that state. These are planning budgets built from grower panels and dealer quotes, not surveys of what farms actually spent — your invoices override them everywhere they exist.
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