Buy grape vines in Canada Start Up Costs

August 19, 2009

The following is an estimated start up cost per acre to plant and trellis an existing field with a vine spacing of 4 feet and a row spacing of 8.5 feet on a basic 3 wire trellis system in the Niagara region. Field preparation and under drainage is not included in this estimate.

Vine Cost / Acre

4 x 8.5 spacing = 1281 Vines/acre @ $2.70 / vine =$3458.70 / Acre

Planting Cost / Acre

Vine Cost=1281 Vines @ $0.45/Vine =$576.45

Row Cost = 6 Rows @ $35 / Row =$210.00

=$786.45 / Acre

Trellising Cost /Acre

Labour / Acre

Acre Cost = 1 Acre @ $1100/Acre =$1100

Row Cost = 6 Rows @ $30 /Row =$ 180

=$1280.00 / Acre

Materials / Acre

5” Cedar Post =12(2/Row) @ $6.50 =$ 78.00

8’ Studded “T” Post = 257 / Acre @$6.25 =$1606.15

Crimped Wire = 575lbs./Acre @ $0.94/lb =$ 540.50

Soft Clips = 771/Acre @ $0.06/Clip =$ 46.26

6” Anchors 12(2/Row) @ $8.95 =$ 107.40

=$2378.31 / Acre

Total Cost / Acre

Vine Cost =$3458.70

Planting Cost =$ 786.45

Trellising Labour Cost =$1280.00

Trellising Material Cost =$2378.31

=$7617.26 / Acre

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