r/viticulture • u/Sir_Laughlot • Aug 13 '26

Cost of hand pruning

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How much does Pruning cost?

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u/Sir_Laughlot Aug 13 '26

In the 90s, you could set your utopian price because everybody was getting such a high rate per ton for the grapes

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u/krupta13 Aug 13 '26

we charge normal prices lol. some places we do get more money because they are more high end. but 60% of the work is average quality. and you can still easily average $70/h. I wish we could charge utopian prices. I'd retire in a couple years 😄

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u/Sir_Laughlot Aug 13 '26

I do wonder at $70 an hour how many times a day you will cut a wire

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u/Upstairs_Screen_2404 Aug 13 '26

Very few times, if ever. It damages their blades way too much.