Profit Margins on Orange Production
The orange has its origin in Southern China, Northern and East India and South East Asia. It is now universally grown in all of the six continents, in over 100 countries. The first introductions of oranges in Uganda were in 1900. The orange is a crop of economic importance and also a valuable source of Vitamin C. It can be made into juices, concentrates, marmalades, jams etc.
Gross margins per acre for citrus farmers under different production technologies.
| Type of cost | Production technology | |
| High input | Low input | |
| Organic manure | 440,000 | 380,000 |
| Fertilizers | 200,000 | 0 |
| Herbicides | 55,000 | 0 |
| Pesticides | 450,000 | 330,000 |
| Fungicides | 420,000 | 500,000 |
| Transport from the garden | 0 | 0 |
| Fertilizers application | 49,000 | 0 |
| Weeding | 320,000 | 291,000 |
| Pesticides application | 50,000 | 58,000 |
| Harvesting | 80,000 | 76,000 |
| Packaging | 0 | 0 |
| Total Variable costs (UGX/acre) | 2,064,000 | 1635,000 |
| Unit price (UGX/acre) | 45,000 | 40,000 |
| Quantity sold per acre | 220 | 180 |
| Total revenue (UGX/acre) | 9,900,000 | 7,200,000 |
| Gross margin (UGX/acre) | 7,836,000 | 5,565,000 |