KwaZulu-Natal – dryland
| KwaZulu-Natal: Bloedrivier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crop | Maize | Soybeans | |
| Production system | Dryland | ||
1. Income |
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| Yield: deterministic | Ton/ha | 6.50 | 2.25 |
| SAFEX simulated price: 2018 | R/ton | 2 208 | 5 221 |
| Total deductions | R/ton | 369 | 59 |
| – Transport differential | R/ton | 309 | – |
| – Grade differential | R/ton | – | – |
| – Marketing and handling | R/ton | 60 | 59 |
| Price premiums | R/ton | – | – |
| Net farm gate price | R/ton | 1 839 | 5 162 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R11 954 | R11 614 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | – | – |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 454 | 1 417 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 3 556 | 1 833 |
| Lime | R/ha | 425 | – |
| Seed | R/ha | 2 668 | 1 142 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 770 | 431 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 916 | 771 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 38 | 225 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | 560 | – |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | – | – |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 639 | 419 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | 231 | – |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | – | – |
| Other expenditure | R/ha | – | – |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R10 256 | R6 237 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R1 578 | R2 772 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R1 698 | R5 377 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R261 | R2 390 |
Gross margin per hectare: KwaZulu-Natal (Bloedrivier)
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| R4 250 | 138 | 1 200 | 2 263 | 3 325 | 4 388 | 5 450 | 6 513 |
| R4 500 | 513 | 1 638 | 2 763 | 3 888 | 5 013 | 6 138 | 7 263 |
| R4 750 | 888 | 2 075 | 3 263 | 4 450 | 5 638 | 6 825 | 8 013 |
| R5 000 | 1 263 | 2 513 | 3 763 | 5 013 | 6 263 | 7 513 | 8 763 |
| R5 162 | 1 506 | 2 796 | 4 087 | 5 377 | 6 668 | 7 958 | 9 249 |
| R5 500 | 2 013 | 3 388 | 4 763 | 6 138 | 7 513 | 8 888 | 10 263 |
| R5 750 | 2 388 | 3 825 | 5 263 | 6 700 | 8 138 | 9 575 | 11 013 |
| R6 000 | 2 763 | 4 263 | 5 763 | 7 263 | 8 763 | 10 263 | 11 763 |
| R6 250 | 3 138 | 4 700 | 6 263 | 7 825 | 9 388 | 10 950 | 12 513 |
| Yield | Price (R/ton) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 500 | R4 750 | R5 000 | R5 162 | R5 500 | R5 750 | R6 000 | |
| 1.25 | -2 310 | -1 998 | -1 685 | -1 483 | -1 060 | -748 | -435 |
| 1.50 | -1 185 | -810 | -435 | -192 | 315 | 690 | 1 065 |
| 1.75 | -60 | 377 | 815 | 1 098 | 1 690 | 2 127 | 2 565 |
| 2.00 | 1 065 | 1 565 | 2 065 | 2 389 | 3 065 | 3 565 | 4 065 |
| 2.25 | 2 190 | 2 752 | 3 315 | 3 679 | 4 440 | 5 002 | 5 565 |
| 2.50 | 3 315 | 3 940 | 4 565 | 4 970 | 5 815 | 6 440 | 7 065 |
| 2.75 | 4 440 | 5 127 | 5 815 | 6 260 | 7 190 | 7 877 | 8 565 |
| 3.00 | 5 565 | 6 315 | 7 065 | 7 551 | 8 565 | 9 315 | 10 065 |
| 3.25 | 6 690 | 7 502 | 8 315 | 8 841 | 9 940 | 10 752 | 11 565 |
Notes
- The cost items reflect the input allocation based on the target yield for the respective crops.
- Although some expenditure items are zero, it is reflected in the budgets to allow for individual inclusion.
- The cost of fuel includes pre-harvest and harvesting costs with the assumption that own machinery is used.
- The cost for soybean seed reflects a combination of own and purchased seed.
- There will be large fluctuations for insurance cost (hail) based on the associated risk in respective areas. It is advised that producers adjust this cost based on their individual premiums.
- It is important to note that overhead costs are not included and should be accounted for.