North West (Lichtenburg) – dryland
| Area | North West: Lichtenburg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crop | Maize | Soybeans | Sunflower | Groundnuts | |
| Production system | Dryland | ||||
1. Income |
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| Yield: deterministic | Ton/ha | 4.25 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 1.50 |
| SAFEX simulated price: 2018 / producer price | R/ton | 2 045 | 5 221 | 5 243 | 10 140 |
| Total deductions | R/ton | 249 | 60 | 289 | 63 |
| – Transport differential | R/ton | 186 | – | 196 | – |
| – Grade differential | R/ton | – | – | – | – |
| – Marketing and handling | R/ton | 63 | 60 | 93 | 63 |
| Price premiums | R/ton | – | – | – | – |
| Net farm gate price | R/ton | 1 796 | 5 161 | 4 954 | 10 077 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R7 633 | R7 741 | R8 421 | R16 466 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | – | – | – | – |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 191 | 852 | 379 | 412 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 1 944 | 1 115 | 1 196 | 1 531 |
| Lime | R/ha | 425 | – | – | 335 |
| Seed | R/ha | 873 | 571 | 468 | 1 465 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 799 | 738 | 731 | 683 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 987 | 584 | 251 | 751 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 344 | 221 | 21 | 530 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | – | – | – | – |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 675 | 594 | 622 | 696 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | 208 | – | 133 | 1 807 |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | – | – | – | – |
| Other expenditure | R/ha | – | – | – | 500 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R6 446 | R4 675 | R3 801 | R8 710 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R1 517 | R3 117 | R2 236 | R5 806 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R1 187 | R3 067 | R4 620 | R7 756 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R279 | R2 044 | R2 718 | R5 171 |
Gross margin per hectare: North West (Lichtenburg)
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 |
| R4 250 | -1 487 | -425 | 638 | 1 700 | 2 763 | 3 825 | 4 888 |
| R4 500 | -1 300 | -175 | 950 | 2 075 | 3 200 | 4 325 | 5 450 |
| R4 750 | -1 112 | 75 | 1 263 | 2 450 | 3 638 | 4 825 | 6 013 |
| R5 000 | -925 | 325 | 1 575 | 2 825 | 4 075 | 5 325 | 6 575 |
| R5 161 | -804 | 486 | 1 776 | 3 067 | 4 357 | 5 647 | 6 937 |
| R5 500 | -550 | 825 | 2 200 | 3 575 | 4 950 | 6 325 | 7 700 |
| R5 750 | 362 | 1 075 | 2 513 | 3 950 | 5 388 | 6 825 | 8 263 |
| R6 000 | -175 | 1 325 | 2 825 | 4 325 | 5 825 | 7 325 | 8 825 |
| R6 250 | 13 | 1 575 | 3 138 | 4 700 | 6 263 | 7 825 | 9 388 |
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.50 |
| R4 000 | 199 | 1 199 | 2 199 | 2 999 | 4 199 | 5 199 | 6 199 |
| R4 250 | 449 | 1 511 | 2 574 | 3 424 | 4 699 | 5 761 | 6 824 |
| R4 500 | 699 | 1 824 | 2 949 | 3 849 | 5 199 | 6 324 | 7 449 |
| R4 750 | 949 | 2 136 | 3 324 | 4 274 | 5 699 | 6 886 | 8 074 |
| R4 954 | 1 153 | 2 391 | 3 629 | 4 620 | 6 106 | 7 345 | 8 583 |
| R5 250 | 1 449 | 2 761 | 4 074 | 5 124 | 6 699 | 8 011 | 9 324 |
| R5 500 | 1 699 | 3 074 | 4 449 | 5 549 | 7 199 | 8 574 | 9 949 |
| R5 750 | 1 949 | 3 386 | 4 824 | 5 974 | 7 699 | 9 136 | 10 574 |
| R6 000 | 2 199 | 3 699 | 5 199 | 6 399 | 8 199 | 9 699 | 11 199 |
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 |
| R8 000 | -2 035 | 190 | 2 415 | 4 640 | 6 865 | 9 090 | 11 315 |
| R8 500 | -1 660 | 690 | 3 040 | 5 390 | 7 740 | 10 090 | 12 440 |
| R9 000 | -1 285 | 1 190 | 3 665 | 6 140 | 8 615 | 11 090 | 13 565 |
| R9 500 | -910 | 1 690 | 4 290 | 6 890 | 9 490 | 12 090 | 14 690 |
| R10 077 | -477 | 2 268 | 5 012 | 7 756 | 10 501 | 13 245 | 15 989 |
| R10 500 | -160 | 2 690 | 5 540 | 8 390 | 11 240 | 14 090 | 16 940 |
| R11 000 | 215 | 3 190 | 6 165 | 9 140 | 12 115 | 15 090 | 18 065 |
| R11 500 | 590 | 3 690 | 6 790 | 9 890 | 12 990 | 16 090 | 19 190 |
| R12 000 | 965 | 4 190 | 7 415 | 10 640 | 13 865 | 17 090 | 20 315 |
| Yield | Price (R/ton) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 500 | R4 750 | R5 000 | R5 161 | R5 500 | R5 750 | R6 000 | |
| 0.50 | -3 612 | -3 487 | -3 362 | -3 281 | -3 112 | -2 987 | -2 862 |
| 0.75 | -2 487 | -2 299 | -2 112 | -1 991 | -1 737 | -1 549 | -1 362 |
| 1.00 | -1 362 | -1 112 | -862 | -701 | -362 | -112 | 138 |
| 1.25 | -237 | 76 | 388 | 589 | 1 013 | 1 326 | 1 638 |
| 1.50 | 888 | 1 263 | 1 638 | 1 880 | 2 388 | 2 763 | 3 138 |
| 1.75 | 2 013 | 2 451 | 2 888 | 3 170 | 3 763 | 4 201 | 4 638 |
| 2.00 | 3 138 | 3 638 | 4 138 | 4 460 | 5 138 | 5 638 | 6 138 |
| 2.25 | 4 263 | 4 826 | 5 388 | 5 750 | 6 513 | 7 076 | 7 638 |
| 2.50 | 5 388 | 6 013 | 6 638 | 7 041 | 7 888 | 8 513 | 9 138 |
Notes
- The cost items reflect the input allocation based on the target yield for the respective crops.
- Although some expenditure items are zero, it is reflected in the budgets to allow for individual inclusion.
- The cost of fuel includes pre-harvest and harvesting costs with the assumption that own machinery is used.
- The cost for soybean seed reflects a combination of own and purchased seed.
- There will be large fluctuations for insurance cost (hail) based on the associated risk in respective areas. It is advised that producers adjust this cost based on their individual premiums.
- It is important to note that overhead costs are not included and should be accounted for.