Soybeans and maize 2005/2006 Sojabone en mielies

North West – NWC area (dryland) / Noordwes – NWK-gebied (droëland)

Area / Gebied		Koster		Lichtenburg / Coligne		Zeerust
Crop / Gewas		Soybeans Sojabone	Maize Mielies	Soybeans Sojabone	Maize Mielies	Soybeans Sojabone	Maize Mielies
Yield / Opbrengs	T/ha	1.5	3.5	1.2	3.5	1.0	2.0
Nett farm price / Netto plaasprys	R/ton	1 600	680	1 600	680	1 600	680
Gross income / Bruto inkomste	R/ha	2 400	2 380	1 920	2 380	1 600	1 360
Variable costs / Veranderlike kostes
Pre harvest cost / Vooroeskoste
Seed / Saad (i)	R/ton	300	310	300	275	300	259
Fertilizer / Bemesting (ii)	R/ha	198	671	198	643	129	422
Weed control / Onkruidbeheer	R/ha	283	202	262	136	151	70
Pest control / Plaagbeheer	R/ha	60	15	60	15	60	15
Aero spray (control) / Lugbespuiting (kontrak)	R/ha	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casual labour / Losarbeid	R/ha	30	41	30	30	30	30
Crop insurance / Oesversekering	R/ha	226	80	131	80	109	46
Fuel / Brandstof	R/ha	322	298	310	274	322	276
Repair and maintenance / Herstelwerk en onderhoud	R/ha	216	332	216	327	216	270
Interest on working capital / Rente op bedryfskapitaal (iii)	R/ha	113	119	104	110	93	86
Harvest and marketing costs / Oes- en bemarkingskoste	R/ha	413	219	383	219	368	175
Total variable costs / Totaal veranderlike koste	R/ha	2 161	2 287	1 994	2 109	1 778	1 649
Gross margin / Bruto marge	R/ha	239	93	-74	271	-178	-289
Regular labour costs / Gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	204	204	204	204	170	204
Margin above labour costs / Marge na gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	35	-111	-278	67	-348	-493

• Includes the costs of seed treatment.
  Sluit in koste van saadbehandeling.
• No provision was made for the purchase and application of lime.
  Geen voorsiening is gemaak vir aankoop en toediening van landboukalk nie.
• Interest calculated at a rate of 11% per annum over different loan periods.
  Rente is bereken teen 'n koers van 11% per jaar oor verskillende leningstydperke.