Table 3. Cotton insect eradication costs
State Number Acres Cost/Acre Wt cost/acre Total Cost
Alabama, South 260,000 $5.00 $5.00 $1,300,000
Alabama, Central 85,000 $5.00 $5.00 $425,000
Alabama, North 280,500 $5.00 $5.00 $1,402,500
Arizona Bt 189,000 $1.78 $1.78 $336,420
Arizona Conv 100,000 $1.78 $1.78 $178,000
Arkansas, Northeast 330,000 $27.50 $16.50 $9,075,000
Arkansas, Southeast 450,000 $35.00 $35.00 $15,750,000
California, San Joaquin Valley 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Florida 115,000 $6.00 $6.00 $690,000
Georgia 1,490,000 $4.25 $4.25 $6,332,500
Kansas 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Louisiana Conv 163,000 $35.00 $35.00 $5,705,000
Louisiana Bt 693,000 $35.00 $35.00 $24,255,000
Mississippi Delta 1,115,000 $22.00 $22.00 $24,530,000
Mississippi Hills 554,000 $23.00 $23.00 $12,742,000
Missouri 395,000 $10.00 $10.00 $3,950,000
New Mexico 62,833 $22.00 $22.00 $1,382,326
North Carolina Bt 621,000 $3.85 $3.85 $2,390,850
North Carolina Conv 334,000 $3.85 $3.85 $1,285,900
Oklahoma 190,000 $13.75 $13.75 $2,612,500
South Carolina 290,000 $5.20 $5.20 $1,508,000
Tennessee 536,739 $19.23 $16.98 $10,323,331
Texas, Upper Gulf Coast 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Texas, Lower Gulf Coast 449,593 $23.14 $23.14 $10,403,582
Texas, Northern Rolling Plains 520,000 $10.30 $10.30 $5,356,000
Texas, High Plains 2,535,000 $8.00 $8.00 $20,280,000
Texas, Far West 347,500 $9.33 $6.65 $3,242,175
Texas, Lower Rio Grande Valley 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Texas, Southern Rolling Plains 600,000 $9.96 $10.30 $5,976,000
Texas, Northern Blacklands 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0
Texas, Southern Blacklands 90,000 $19.50 $19.50 $1,755,000
Virginia 103,000 $3.85 $3.85 $396,550
     
Total US - BOLL WEEVIL 12,899,165 $11.79 $10.32 $152,017,052
California, San Joaquin Valley Pink Bollworm 814,800 $5.58 $0.31 $4,546,584
     
Total US - Insect Eradication 13,713,965 $11.42 $10.63 $156,563,636