Soybeans and maize 2006/2007 Sojabone en mielies

North West – NWK 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	1 690	1 150	1 690	1 150	1 690	1 150
Gross income / Bruto inkomste	R/ha	2 535	4 025	2 028	4 025	1 690	2 300
Variable costs / Veranderlike kostes
Pre harvest cost / Vooroeskoste
Seed / Saad (i)	R/ton	426	321	426	286	426	268
Fertilizer / Bemesting (ii)	R/ha	219	442	219	400	142	335
Weed control / Onkruidbeheer	R/ha	291	196	269	130	156	66
Pest control / Plaagbeheer	R/ha	60	13	60	13	60	13
Aero spray (control) / Lugbespuiting (kontrak)	R/ha	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casual labour / Losarbeid	R/ha	34	46	34	33	34	33
Crop insurance / Oesversekering	R/ha	257	133	149	133	124	76
Fuel / Brandstof	R/ha	412	380	397	350	412	351
Repair and maintenance / Herstelwerk en onderhoud	R/ha	213	328	213	323	213	262
Interest on working capital / Rente op bedryfskapitaal (iii)	R/ha	135	121	125	110	113	92
Harvest and marketing costs / Oes- en bemarkingskoste	R/ha	438	242	407	242	392	194
Total variable costs / Totaal veranderlike koste	R/ha	2 485	2 222	2 299	2 020	2 072	1 690
Gross margin / Bruto marge	R/ha	50	1 803	-271	2 005	-382	610
Regular labour costs / Gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	213	213	213	213	177	177
Margin above labour costs / Marge na gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	-163	1 590	-484	1 792	-559	433

• Includes cost for 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 11.5% per annum over different loan periods.
  Rente is bereken teen 'n koers van 11.5% per jaar oor verskillende leningstydperke.