CANIT®: Cost of Canning

Fahzy, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.Family Resource Management Specialist

New Mexico State Universityhttp://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mymoney

http://twitter.com/#!/nmMoney http://nmresource.wordpress.com/

Cost of CanningItem - for 7 Jars of Pickles – 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars

Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) $

Allowance for repair, replacement $

Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) $

Small equipment (cost/expected life) $

Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $

New lids $Water $Fuel for preparing and processing $Produce costs $Added ingredients $Labor $Total Food Cost $

Cost per jars * $

* vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]

   

Canner• Pressure canner• Cost/expected life • 20-yr expected life• Repair, replacement

costs• $100/20 years=$5

• Water bath canner• Cost/expected life • 20-yr expected life• Repair, replacement

costs• $30/20 years=$1.50

Cost of CanningItem - for 7 Jars of Pickles – 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars

Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $ -

Allowance for repair, replacement $ -

Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50

Small equipment (cost/expected life) $

Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $

New lids $Water $Fuel for preparing and processing $Produce costs $Added ingredients $Labor $Total Food Cost (7 jars) $

Cost per jars * $

* vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]

   

Small Equipment

Cost of CanningItem - for 7 Jars of Pickles – 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars

Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $ -

Allowance for repair, replacement $ -

Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50

Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00

Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life) $

New lids $Water $Fuel for preparing and processing $Produce costs $Added ingredients $Labor $Total Food Cost (7 jars) $

Cost per jars * $

* vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]

   

Jars and Screw Bands & Lids

• Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life)($15.00/12 unit)x(1 unit/10 year)x1 year x 7 = $0.875• New lids; ($3.00/12 lid)x7 lid= $1.75

Cost of CanningItem - for 7 Jars of Pickles – 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars

Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $ -

Allowance for repair, replacement $ -

Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50

Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00

Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88

New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09Fuel for preparing and processing $Produce costs $Added ingredients $Labor $Total Food Cost (7 jars) $

Cost per jars * $

* vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]

   

Fuel for Preparing and Processing

• Energy2,400 watt/hour x 2 hour = 4,800 watts• Energy cost$.10/kW x 1kW/1000 watt x 4,800 watt= $0.48

Cost of CanningItem - for 7 Jars of Pickles – 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars

Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $ -

Allowance for repair, replacement $ -

Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50

Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00

Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88

New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48Produce costs; 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00Added ingredients $Labor $Total Food Cost (7 jars) $

Cost per jars * $

* vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]

   

Added Ingredients

Cost of CanningItem - for 7 Jars of Pickles – 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars

Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5 $ -

Allowance for repair, replacement $ -

Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50

Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00

Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88

New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallons $0.09Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48Produce costs; 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00Added ingredients (sugar, pickling salt, vinegar, etc.) $1.50Labor $Total Food Cost (7 jars) $

Cost per jars * $

* vs. Market value of canned foods: $____ [Regular Price]

   

Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles - 1 Jar (16 oz)

• Kmart Regular Price: $3.17 Savings: $0.67 $2.50

Cost of Canning

• “Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food.” (USDA)

Cost of CanningItem - for 7 Jars of Pickles – 3-4 cucumbers per pint jar Cost/7 jars

Pressure canner (cost/expected 20-yr life); $100/20 years=$5

Allowance for repair, replacement $0.00

Water bath canner (cost/expected 20-yr life) ; $30/20 $1.50

Small equipment (cost/expected life) $1.00

Jars and screw bands (cost/expected 10-yr life); ($15.00/10/12)*7 $0.88

New lids; ($3.00/12)*7 $1.75Water; $0.02 x4.5 gallon $0.09Fuel for preparing and processing $0.48Produce costs: 4 cukes/jar x 7 jars x $1.00/4 cucumbers $7.00Added ingredients (sugar, pickling salt, vinegar, etc.) $1.50Labor $ -Total Food Cost (7 jars) $14.20

Cost per jars * $2.03

* vs. Market value of canned foods: $___2.50_ [Regular Price]

   

$1.00

$8.20

$1.17

Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles - 1 Jar (16 oz)

• $2.50• Ingredients: Cucumbers,

Water, Distilled Vinegar, salt, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Polysorbate 80, Natural Flavors Yellow 5.

Cost of Canning    Other costs/benefits:

• Expected environmental benefits &• Perceived health benefits• Other benefits. E.g. hobby (≈ pleasure)Thus, even with labor cost:$(Market canned foods) vs.

$(Home canned foods) + $Labor – $[E(environmental + health + other benefits)]

Reference• “Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food

may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food.” http://standeyo.com/News_Files/Food/USDA_canning_guide/USDA_canning.all.pdf

• Making Homemade Pickles http://www.pickyourown.org/makingpickles.htm

• Cost of Preserving and Storing Food, http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/08704.html

• The Cost of Preserving and Storing Food in Alaska, http://www.uaf.edu/ces/publications-db/catalog/hec/CCM-00080.pdf

• Home Canning, Cost Benefit Analysis http://www.ca.uky.edu/HES/fcs/factshts/FN-SSB.109.pdf

CANIT®: Cost of Canning

Fahzy, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.Family Resource Management Specialist

New Mexico State Universityhttp://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mymoney

http://twitter.com/#!/nmRecurso http://nmresource.wordpress.com/