Northern Cape – irrigation
| Area | Northern Cape | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crop | Maize | Soybeans | Groundnuts | Sunflower (oil) | |
| Production system | Irrigation | ||||
1. Income |
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| Yield: deterministic | Ton/ha | 13.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| SAFEX simulated price: 2018 / producer price | R/ton | 2 208 | 5 221 | 12 380 | 5 243 |
| Total deductions | R/ton | 331 | 59 | – | – |
| – Transport differential | R/ton | 268 | – | – | – |
| – Grade differential | R/ton | – | – | – | – |
| – Marketing and handling | R/ton | 63 | 59 | – | – |
| Price premiums | R/ton | – | – | – | – |
| Net farm gate price | R/ton | 1 877 | 5 162 | 12 380 | 5 243 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R25 340 | R20 648 | R39 840 | R15 728 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | – | – | 3 900 | 800 |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 405 | 1 404 | 1 713 | 587 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 9 387 | 5 678 | 7 077 | 5 301 |
| Lime | R/ha | – | – | 470 | – |
| Seed | R/ha | 4 365 | 1 834 | 2 182 | 1 063 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 946 | 370 | 756 | 760 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 216 | 440 | 285 | 149 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 2 602 | 1 493 | 3 661 | 103 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | – | – | – | – |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 585 | 354 | 631 | 613 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | – | – | 139 | – |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | 350 | – | – | – |
| Irrigation electricity | R/ha | 2 884 | 2 884 | 2 592 | 2 048 |
| Water | R/ha | 863 | 863 | 775 | 613 |
| Other expenditure: scheduling/irrigation equipment R&M | R/ha | 472 | 472 | 2 072 | 472 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R23 075 | R15 792 | R26 252 | R12 508 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R1 709 | R3 948 | R8 751 | R4 169 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R2 265 | R4 855 | R13 588 | R3 219 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R168 | R1 214 | R4 529 | R1 073 |
Gross margin per hectare: Northern Cape
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.75 |
| R4 250 | -1 980 | -917 | 145 | 1 208 | 2 270 | 3 333 | 4 395 |
| R4 500 | -1 167 | -42 | 1 083 | 2 208 | 3 333 | 4 458 | 5 583 |
| R4 750 | -355 | 833 | 2 020 | 3 208 | 4 395 | 5 583 | 6 770 |
| R5 000 | 458 | 1 708 | 2 958 | 4 208 | 5 458 | 6 708 | 7 958 |
| R5 162 | 984 | 2 274 | 3 565 | 4 855 | 6 146 | 7 436 | 8 727 |
| R5 500 | 2 083 | 3 458 | 4 833 | 6 208 | 7 583 | 8 958 | 10 333 |
| R5 750 | 2 895 | 4 333 | 5 770 | 7 208 | 8 645 | 10 083 | 11 520 |
| R6 000 | 3 708 | 5 208 | 6 708 | 8 208 | 9 708 | 11 208 | 12 708 |
| R6 250 | 4 520 | 6 083 | 7 645 | 9 208 | 10 770 | 12 333 | 13 895 |
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| R10 500 | 602 | 2 248 | 5 098 | 7 948 | 10 798 | 13 648 | 16 498 |
| R11 000 | 523 | 3 498 | 6 473 | 9 448 | 12 423 | 15 398 | 18 373 |
| R11 500 | 1 648 | 4 748 | 7 848 | 10 948 | 14 048 | 17 148 | 20 248 |
| R12 000 | 2 773 | 5 998 | 9 223 | 12 448 | 15 673 | 18 898 | 22 123 |
| R12 380 | 3 628 | 6 948 | 10 268 | 13 588 | 16 908 | 20 228 | 23 548 |
| R13 000 | 5 023 | 8 498 | 11 973 | 15 448 | 18 923 | 22 398 | 25 873 |
| R13 500 | 6 148 | 9 748 | 13 348 | 16 948 | 20 548 | 24 148 | 27 748 |
| R14 000 | 7 273 | 10 998 | 14 723 | 18 448 | 22 173 | 25 898 | 29 623 |
| R14 500 | 8 398 | 12 248 | 16 098 | 19 948 | 23 798 | 27 648 | 31 498 |
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| R4 250 | -4 008 | -1 883 | -821 | 242 | 1 304 | 2 367 | 3 429 |
| R4 500 | -3 508 | -1 258 | -133 | 992 | 2 117 | 3 242 | 4 367 |
| R4 750 | -3 008 | -633 | 554 | 1 742 | 2 929 | 4 117 | 5 304 |
| R5 000 | -2 508 | -8 | 1 242 | 2 492 | 3 742 | 4 992 | 6 242 |
| R5 243 | -2 023 | 598 | 1 909 | 3 219 | 4 530 | 5 841 | 7 151 |
| R5 500 | -1 508 | 1 242 | 2 617 | 3 992 | 5 367 | 6 742 | 8 117 |
| R5 750 | -1 008 | 1 867 | 3 304 | 4 742 | 6 179 | 7 617 | 9 054 |
| R6 000 | -508 | 2 492 | 3 992 | 5 492 | 6 992 | 8 492 | 9 992 |
| R6 250 | -8 | 3 117 | 4 679 | 6 242 | 7 803 | 9 367 | 10 929 |
| Yield | Price (R/ton) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 250 | R4 500 | R4 750 | R5 162 | R5 500 | R5 750 | R6 000 | |
| 3.00 | -5 308 | -4 558 | -3 808 | -2 572 | -1 558 | -808 | -58 |
| 3.25 | -4 245 | -3 433 | -2 620 | -1 281 | -183 | 630 | 1 442 |
| 3.50 | -3 183 | -2 308 | -1 433 | 9 | 1 192 | 2 067 | 2 942 |
| 3.75 | -2 120 | -1 183 | -245 | 1 300 | 2 567 | 3 505 | 4 442 |
| 4.00 | -1 058 | -58 | 942 | 2 590 | 3 942 | 3 942 | 5 942 |
| 4.25 | 5 | 1 067 | 2 130 | 3 881 | 5 317 | 6 380 | 7 442 |
| 4.50 | 1 067 | 2 192 | 3 317 | 5 171 | 6 692 | 7 817 | 8 942 |
| 4.75 | 2 130 | 3 317 | 4 505 | 6 462 | 8 067 | 9 255 | 10 442 |
| 5.00 | 3 192 | 4 442 | 5 692 | 7 752 | 9 442 | 10 692 | 11 942 |
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.