What are the methods for calculating cotton production costs?
The main expenses in cotton production are seeds, fertilizer, and labor. In **, cottonseed is mainly fuzzy seed, with 5-6 kg needed per mu, at basically around 5 yuan per kg, so the seed cost is around 30 yuan/mu. In the Yangtze River Basin, hybrid seed is mainly used, with 7 liang of seed needed per mu, at a market price of 50-60 yuan per jin, putting the cost at 35-40 yuan as well. In the Yellow River Basin it is also basically around 40 yuan. Pesticides and fertilizer are basically around 50-60 yuan. Labor costs are basically 400-500 yuan/mu.
The main expenses in cotton production are seeds, fertilizer, and labor. In **, cottonseed is mainly fuzzy seed, with 5-6 kg needed per mu, at basically around 5 yuan per kg, so the seed cost is around 30 yuan/mu. In the Yangtze River Basin, hybrid seed is mainly used, with 7 liang of seed needed per mu, at a market price of 50-60 yuan per jin, putting the cost at 35-40 yuan as well. In the Yellow River Basin it is also basically around 40 yuan. Pesticides and fertilizer are basically around 50-60 yuan. Labor costs are basically 400-500 yuan/mu. Land costs are around 400 yuan/mu (**). So the total cost this year is 900-1000 yuan.