COMPARISON OF COSTS AND RETURNS OF SUPHAN BURI RICE 1 BETWEEN THE PADDY SOWN FIELD AND TRANSPLANTE RICE FIELD IN HUAI YANG : HUAY YANG THON SUB-DISTRICT PAK THO DISTRICT RATCHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The research objective was to study compare the costs and returns of growing rice in Suphanburi 1 by sowing and transplanting in Huai Yang Thon Subdistrict Pak Tho District, Ratchaburi Province. The sample population in this research was thirty farmers growing Phanburi 1 rice. The sample group was selected with purposive sampling. This research was qualitative research. Data were collected using an interview form and non-participant observation was used to analyze the data in a descriptive way. The results of the study found that the cost of growing Suphanburi rice 1 sowing type, the direct raw materials was 219,310 baht, the direct labor was 99,600 baht, the production expenses was 312,200 baht, the cost per rai was 2,168.76 baht. For the Transplanting: the direct raw materials was 119,790 baht, the direct labor was 51,050 baht and the production expenses was 189,490 baht, the cost per rai was 1,857.37 baht and transportation of Supanburi rice 1 sowing type was 20,600 baht, transplanting type was 10,900 baht. Sowing returns of sale income was 1,869,200 baht, net profit was 1,220,490 baht, net profit margin per sales at 65 percent, the average sales income per rai was 6,423.37 baht, net profit per rai was 4,194.12 baht. Sales of tranplanting type was 1,410,000 baht, net profit was 1,038,770 bath, net profit margin sales at 74 percent, the average sales income per rai was 7,268.04 baht, net profit per rai was 5,354.48 baht. Comparison between cost of growing Supanburi rice 1 sowing type was higher than transplanting type at 270,780 baht. Sowing returns was higher than transplanting type at 459,200 baht, net profit of sowing type was higher than transplanting type at 181,270 baht, net profit margin per sales of sowing type was 9 percent higher than transplanting type. The average sales income per rai of sowing type was higher than transplanting type at 844.67 baht and the average net profit margin per rai of sowing type was higher than transplanting type at 1,160.36 baht.