Sunflower: gross margins per ha 2010/2011 Sonneblom: bruto marge per ha

Crop summary / Gewasopsomming

Area / Gebied		Koster	Mareetsane	Reitz
Cultivation system / Bewerkingstelsel		Conventional / Konvensioneel
Irrigation or dryland / Besproeiing of droëland		Dryland / Droëland
Yield / Opbrengs	T/ha	2.0	1.5	2.3
Nett farm price / Netto plaasprys	R/ton	2 491	2 433	2 622
Safex	R/ton	2 980	2 980	2 980
Transport differential / Vervoerdifferensiaal	R/ton	112	170	200
Other marketing costs / Ander	R/ton	377	377	158
Gross income / Bruto inkomste	R/ha	4 982	3 649	5 899
Variable costs / Veranderlike koste
Pre harvest cost / Vooroeskoste
Seed / Saad	R/ha	210	210	287
Own / Eie	R/ha	0	0	0
Purchased / Gekoop	R/ha	210	210	287
Fertilizer / Bemesting	R/ha	754	651	741
Lime / Kalk	R/ha	39	26	0
Herbicides / Onkruiddoders	R/ha	127	127	426
Pesticides and fungicides / Plaag- en swambeheermiddels	R/ha	0	0	14
Casual labour / Los arbeid	R/ha	0	53	0
Aero spray (contract) / Lugbespuiting (kontrak)	R/ha	0	0	0
Crop insurance / Oesversekering	R/ha	234	131	437
Irrigation / Besproeiing	R/ha	0	0	0
Mechanisation costs / Meganisasiekoste
Fuel / Brandstof	R/ha	314	317	393
Repairs and maintenance / Herstelwerk en onderhoud	R/ha	280	226	299
Interest on working capital / Rente op bedryfskapitaal	R/ha	127	114	159
Harvesting costs / Oeskoste	R/ha	359	331	251
Total variable costs / Totaal veranderlike koste	R/ha	2 444	2 186	2 993
Gross margin / Bruto marge	R/ha	2 539	1 463	2 906
Regular labour costs / Gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	213	201	289
Margin above labour costs / Marge na gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	2 326	1 262	2 617