Table 4 Mean annual gross revenue, cost, and net profit for apple production under different crop load treatments.

From: Effects of crop load on distribution and utilization of 13C and 15N and fruit quality for dwarf apple trees

Treatment

Total revenue

Fertilizer costs

Labor cost

Other costs

Net profit

% change relative to ck

($ ha−1 year−1)

High-crop load (6.0 fruits cm−2 TCA)

35536.1

5622.2

9220.4

2698.6

17994.9

—

Medium-crop load (4.0 fruits cm−2 TCA)

37401.8

5622.2

7596.7

2698.6

21484.3

19.39

Low-crop load (2.0 fruits cm−2 TCA)

31961.0

5622.2

5172.5

2698.6

18467.7

2.63

  1. Note: Average apple prices in China: High-crop load $750.0 t−1, Medium-crop load $1050.0t−1, Low-crop load $1500.0t−1. Labor costs included apple bagging and removing, picking and fertilizing. Other costs included irrigation, pesticides, insecticides, pruning, other materials and expenses.
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