Soybean, maize and wheat (irrigation) 2012/2013 Sojabone, mielies en koring (besproeiing)

KwaZulu-Natal

Area / Gebied		Winterton			Bergville
Crop / Gewas		Soybeans Sojabone RR	Maize Conv. Mielies Konv.	Wheat Koring	Soybeans Sojabone RR	Maize Conv. Mielies Konv.	Wheat Koring
Cultivation system / Bewerkingstelsel		No-till / Geen			No-till / Geen
Date SAFEX future price / Datum SAFEX termynkontrakprys		05/2013	07/2013	12/2012	05/2013	07/2013	07/2013
Yield / Opbrengs	T/ha	4.00	12.00	6.00	4.00	12.00	6.00
Nett Farm Price / Netto Plaasprys	R/ton	5 089	1 853	3 332	5 089	1 853	3 332
Safex	R/ton	5 200	2 267	3 686	0	2 267	3 686
Transport differential / Vervoerdifferensiaal	R/ton	0	295	234	0	295	234
Other marketing costs / Ander (i)	R/ton	111	119	120	144	119	120
Gross Income / Bruto Inkomste	R/ha	20 354	22 237	19 990	20 354	22 237	19 990
Variable costs / Veranderlike koste
Pre harvest cost / Vooroeskoste
Seed / Saad (ii)	R/ha	932	1 877	793	932	1 877	793
Own / Eie	R/ha	488	0	709	488	0	709
Purchased / Gekoop	R/ha	444	1 877	83	444	1 877	83
Fertilizer / Bemesting (iii)	R/ha	1 437	3 768	3 156	1 437	3 768	3 156
Lime / Kalk	R/ha	547	547	547	547	547	547
Herbicides / Onkruiddoders	R/ha	455	490	376	455	490	376
Pesticides and fungicides / Plaag- en swambeheermiddels	R/ha	243	114	452	243	114	452
Casual labour / Los arbeid	R/ha	168	252	0	168	252	0
Aero Spray (contract) / Lugbespuiting (kontrak)	R/ha	147	294	294	147	294	294
Crop insurance / Oesversekering	R/ha	2 028	778	569	2 028	778	569
Irrigation / Besproeiing (iv)	R/ha	1 534	1 917	1 534	1 534	1 917	1 534
Mechanisation costs / Meganisasiekoste
Fuel / Brandstof	R/ha	148	113	120	148	113	120
Repair and maintenance / Herstel en onderhoud	R/ha	201	149	156	201	149	156
Interest on working capital / Rente op bedryfskapitaal (v)	R/ha	407	530	415	407	530	415
Harvesting costs / Oeskoste (vi)	R/ha	299	298	299	299	298	299
Total variable costs / Totaal veranderlike koste	R/ha	8 547	11 127	8 712	8 547	11 127	8 712
Gross margin / Bruto marge	R/ha	11 807	11 110	11 277	11 807	11 110	11 277
Labour costs / Gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	336	538	336	336	538	336
Margin above labour costs / Marge na gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	11 471	10 573	10 941	11 471	10 573	10 941
Own seed / Persentasie eie saad		80%		95%	80%		95%

Source: group discussions 2012.
Bron: groepsbesprekings 2012.

• Includes handling fee, commission, transport to silo, hedging and drying cost, if applicable.
  Sluit hanteringsfooi, kommissie, vervoer na silo, verskansings- en drogingskoste waar van toepassing in.
• Includes cost of innoculants.
  Sluit saadbehandeling in.
• Includes trace elements if applied.
  Sluit spoorelemente in, indien toegedien.
• Energy, repairs and water tax.
  Energie, onderhoud en waterbelasting.
• Interest calculated for part of production year. Interest rate: 10.00%.
  Rente bereken vir gedeelte van produksiejaar. Rentekoers: 10.00%.
• Own combine harvester (fuel and repairs).
  Eie stroper (brandstof en reparasies).

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Sensitivity analysis / Sensitiwiteitsanalise
KwaZulu-Natal (irrigation / besproeiing)

Bergville

Yield / Opbrengs (ton/ha)	3.60	3.80	4.00	4.20	4.40
SAFEX Price / Prys	Gross margin per ha (excluding permanent labour) / Bruto marge per ha (gereelde arbeid uitgesluit)
R/ton	R/ha
4 800	8 332	9 270	10 207	11 145	12 083
5 000	9 052	10 030	11 007	11 985	12 963
5 200	9 772	10 790	11 807	12 825	13 843
5 400	10 492	11 550	12 607	13 665	14 723
5 600	11 212	12 310	13 407	14 505	15 603