This work was carried out in Jales town, located in northwest region of São Paulo State, having the aim to analyze economically the west Indian cherry crop. For estimate the technical coefficients, the planting costs, production and the indicators of the profitable of the culture, the data were acquired from one producer and technicians of the region, in year of 2000. The costs of planting and formation in two years of the culture had reached R$2.462,09/ha and the liquid prescription estimate for west Indian cherry on the fifth year was R$9.061,55 corresponding to an index of profitable of 59.23%, sufficiently attractive result, mainly for the producers interested in diversifying their activities specifically for fruits crops.
Malpighia glabra; production cost; profitable indicators
