Soybeans and maize 2007/2008 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	3.0	1.0	2.0
Nett farm price / Netto plaasprys	R/ton	2 350	1 250	2 350	1 250	2 350	1 250
Gross income / Bruto inkomste	R/ha	3 525	4 375	2 820	3 750	2 350	2 500
Variable costs / Veranderlike kostes
Pre harvest cost / Vooroeskoste
Seed / Saad (i)	R/ton	144	404	144	359	144	337
Fertilizer / Bemesting (ii)	R/ha	244	771	244	593	172	489
Weed control / Onkruidbeheer	R/ha	146	196	146	128	90	64
Pest control / Plaagbeheer	R/ha	90	12	80	12	80	12
Aero spray (contract) / Lugbespuiting (kontrak)	R/ha	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casual labour / Losarbeid	R/ha	38	51	38	37	38	37
Crop insurance / Oesversekering	R/ha	329	236	189	191	95	133
Fuel / Brandstof	R/ha	456	304	456	304	456	234
Repair and maintenance / Herstelwerk en onderhoud	R/ha	281	230	281	230	281	166
Interest on working capital / Rente op bedryfskapitaal (iii)	R/ha	148	169	136	136	120	108
Harvest and marketing costs / Oes- en bemarkingskoste	R/ha	479	304	442	165	429	134
Total variable costs / Totaal veranderlike koste	R/ha	2 345	2 677	2 156	2 155	1 905	1 714
Gross margin / Bruto marge	R/ha	1 180	1 698	664	1 595	445	786
Regular labour costs / Gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	240	240	240	240	200	200
Margin above labour costs / Marge na gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	940	1 458	424	1 355	245	586

• Includes the costs of seed treatment. Only 20% of soy seed was bought.
  Sluit in koste van saadbehandeling. Slegs 20% sojasaad word gekoop.
• 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 13.5% per annum over different loan periods.
  Rente is bereken teen 'n koers van 13.5% per jaar oor verskillende leningstydperke.