{"id":55082,"date":"2025-08-12T10:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=55082"},"modified":"2026-01-20T04:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:20:19","slug":"the-new-crescent-olives-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=55082","title":{"rendered":"The New Crescent: Olives (part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Crescent series<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Next in the series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get back to our Olive Orchard for The New Crescent<\/strong>. Time to take a practical look at the olive orchard project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assumptions<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Orchard size<\/td>100 acres<\/td>orchard size<\/td><\/tr>
Trees per acre<\/td>300<\/td>high-density but not super-high<\/td><\/tr>
Establishment (cost per acre)<\/td>$5,000<\/td>initial planting, irrigation, infrastructure<\/td><\/tr>
Annual maintenance (per acre)<\/td>$800<\/td>pruning, irrigation, fertilizer, pest control<\/td><\/tr>
Price per gallon of Olive Oil (wholesale)<\/td>$20<\/td>premium branded olive oil wholesale price<\/td><\/tr>
Oil yield per ton<\/td>30<\/td>gallons per ton of olives<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Elder G<\/strong> breaks out some of the numbers for us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year<\/td>Tons per Acre<\/td>Gallons per Acre<\/td>Total Gallons<\/td>Revenue ($)<\/td>Costs ($)<\/td>Profit ($)<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>0.0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>580,000<\/td>-580,000<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>0.0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>80,000<\/td>-80,000<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>0.5<\/td>15<\/td>1,500<\/td>30,000<\/td>80,000<\/td>-50,000<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>1.5<\/td>45<\/td>4,500<\/td>90,000<\/td>80,000<\/td>10,000<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>3.0<\/td>90<\/td>9,000<\/td>180,000<\/td>80,000<\/td>100,000<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>4.5<\/td>135<\/td>13,500<\/td>270,000<\/td>80,000<\/td>190,000<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>5.5<\/td>165<\/td>16,500<\/td>330,000<\/td>80,000<\/td>250,000<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>6.0<\/td>180<\/td>18,000<\/td>360,000<\/td>80,000<\/td>280,000<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>6.5<\/td>195<\/td>19,500<\/td>390,000<\/td>80,000<\/td>310,000<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>7.0<\/td>210<\/td>21,000<\/td>420,000<\/td>80,000<\/td>340,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Breakdown of the per-year costs for the established 100 acre olive orchard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/td>		Expense Category<\/strong><\/td>Annual Cost (USD)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>		Labor (pruning, irrigation, maintenance, harvest)<\/td>$45,000.00<\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>		Irrigation (water + energy)<\/td>$12,000.00<\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>		Fertilizers & Soil Amendments<\/td>$8,000.00<\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>		Pest & Disease Management<\/td>$5,000.00<\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>		Equipment Maintenance & Fuel<\/td>$7,000.00<\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>		Insurance (crop & liability)<\/td>$3,000.00<\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>		Property Taxes<\/td>$2,500.00<\/td><\/tr>

<\/td>		Administrative & Miscellaneous<\/td>$3,500.00<\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>Total Annual Expenses<\/strong><\/td>$86,000.00<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Olive Oil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Making olive oil can be broken into the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n