Canola and wheat 2009/2010 Canola en koring

Swartland (Cape Agri area / Kaap Agri-gebied)

Area / Gebied		Malmesbury		Porterville
Crop / Gewas		Canola	Wheat Koring	Canola	Wheat Koring
Cultivation system / Bewerkingstelsel		Minimum
Yield / Opbrengs	T/ha	1.50	2.80	0.80	2.80
Net farm gate price / Netto prys plaashek	R/ton	3 500.00	2 042.89	3 500.00	2 050.50
SAFEX (contract / kontrak) (i)	R/ton	3 500.00	2 750.00	3 500.00	2 750.00
Transport differential / Vervoerdifferensiaal	R/ton	0.00	350.00	0.00	350.00
Grade discounts / Graaddiskonto	R/ton	0.00	271.70	0.00	271.70
Other marketing costs / Ander (ii)	R/ton	0.00	85.42	0.00	77.80
Gross farm gate income / Bruto inkomste by plaashek	R/ha	5 250.00	5 720.00	2 800.00	5 741.40
Variable costs / Veranderlike koste
Pre harvest cost / Vooroeskoste
Seed / Saad (iii)	R/ha	234.00	286.60	182.00	310.31
Own / Eie	R/ha	0.00	159.10	0.00	180.51
Purchased / Gekoop	R/ha	234.00	127.50	182.00	129.80
Fertilizer / Bemesting (iv)	R/ha	1 283.79	1 641.09	1 184.65	1 594.48
Lime / Kalk	R/ha	78.94	78.94	82.69	82.69
Herbicides / Onkruiddoders	R/ha	434.88	583.88	355.60	658.03
Pesticides and fungicides / Plaag- en swambeheermiddels	R/ha	39.50	274.85	60.25	160.61
Crop insurance / Oesversekering	R/ha	21.63	23.57	11.54	23.65
Tractor and implements / Trekker en implemente
Fuel / Brandstof	R/ha	149.67	174.18	162.44	174.18
Repairs and maintenance / Herstelwerk en onderhoud	R/ha	204.87	240.11	187.33	240.11
Contractor / Kontrakteur	R/ha	0.00	100.00	100.00	50.00
Interest on working capital / Rente op bedryfskapitaal (v)	R/ha	187.81	243.55	176.63	247.86
Harvest costs / Oeskoste (vi)	R/ha	235.76	176.08	296.74	296.74
Total variable costs / Totaal veranderlike koste	R/ha	2 870.84	3 822.84	2 799.85	3 838.65
Gross margin / Bruto marge	R/ha	2 379.16	1 897.23	0.15	1 902.75
Labour costs / Arbeidskoste	R/ha	169.40	169.40	169.40	169.40
Margin above labour costs / Marge na gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	2 209.76	1 727.83	-169.26	1 733.34

Source: group discussions with farmers and officials. Group discussions with respect to Malmesbury and Porterville were done in cooperation with Cape Agri.
Bron: groepsbesprekings met boere en beamptes. Malmesbury en Porterville groepbesprekings in samewerking met Kaap Agri.

• SAFEX price only applicable to wheat.
  SAFEX-prys slegs van toepassing op koring.
• Includes statutory levy on wheat, silo costs and transport to silo.
  Sluit statutêre heffing, silokoste en vervoer na silo in.
• Includes seed treatment.
  Sluit saadbehandeling in.
• Includes trace elements if used.
  Sluit spoorelemente in indien toegedien.
• Calculated at 14% over a six month period.
  Bereken teen 14% vir 6 maande.
• Includes self combine harvesting (only fuel and repairs).
  Eie stroper (slegs brandstof en reparasies).

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Sensitivity analysis / Sensitiwiteitsanalises
Swartland

Malmesbury

Yield per ha / Opbrengs per ha (ton)	1.00	1.20	1.50	1.80	2.00
SAFEX price / prys (R/ton)	Gross margin per ha (excluding permanent labour) / Bruto marge per ha (gereelde arbeid uitgesluit)
3 100	229	920	1 779	2 780	3 329
3 500	629	1 400	2 381	3 500	4 129
3 850	979	1 820	2 904	4 130	4 829

Porterville

Yield per ha / Opbrengs per ha (ton)	0.50	0.80	1.10	1.30	1.50	1.80
SAFEX price / prys (R/ton)	Gross margin per ha (excluding permanent labour) / Bruto marge per ha (gereelde arbeid uitgesluit)
3 100	-1 250	-320	610	1 230	1 850	2 780
3 500	-1 050	0	1 050	1 750	2 450	3 500
3 850	-875	280	1 435	2 205	2 975	4 130