Eastern Free State – irrigation
| Area | Eastern Free State | |
|---|---|---|
| Crop | Wheat | |
| Production system | Irrigation | |
1. Income |
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| Yield: deterministic | Ton/ha | 6.00 |
| SAFEX simulated price / producer price: 2018 | R/ton | 3 813 |
| Total deductions | R/ton | 439 |
| – Transport differential | R/ton | 273 |
| – Grade differential | R/ton | 60 |
| – Marketing, handling and statutory levies | R/ton | 107 |
| Price premiums / Canola back-payment (10% of contracted price) | R/ton | – |
| Net farm gate price | R/ton | 3 374 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R20 244 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | 1 073 |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 1 619 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 4 963 |
| Lime | R/ha | 353 |
| Seed | R/ha | 1 560 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 610 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 120 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 265 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | – |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | 588 |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 998 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | 231 |
| Irrigation: Water | R/ha | 588 |
| Irrigation: Electricity | R/ha | 1 922 |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | – |
| Other expenditure: Scheduling / Irrigation Equipment R&M | R/ha | – |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R12 381 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R2 063 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R7 863 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R1 310 |
Gross margin per hectare: Free State
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 5.25 | 5.50 | 5.75 | 6.00 | 6.25 | 6.50 | 6.75 |
| R2 374 | 82 | 676 | 1 269 | 1 863 | 2 456 | 3 050 | 3 643 |
| R2 624 | 1 395 | 2 051 | 2 707 | 3 363 | 4 019 | 4 675 | 5 331 |
| R2 874 | 2 707 | 3 426 | 4 144 | 4 863 | 5 581 | 6 300 | 7 018 |
| R3 124 | 4 020 | 4 801 | 5 582 | 6 363 | 7 144 | 7 925 | 8 706 |
| R3 374 | 5 332 | 6 176 | 7 019 | 7 863 | 8 706 | 9 550 | 10 393 |
| R3 624 | 6 645 | 7 551 | 8 457 | 9 363 | 10 269 | 11 175 | 12 081 |
| R3 874 | 7 957 | 8 926 | 9 894 | 10 863 | 11 831 | 12 800 | 13 768 |
| R4 124 | 9 270 | 10 301 | 11 332 | 12 363 | 13 394 | 14 425 | 15 456 |
| R4 374 | 10 582 | 11 676 | 12 769 | 13 863 | 14 956 | 16 050 | 17 143 |
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 costs for wheat, barley and oats seeds reflect a combination of own and purchased seed.
- It is important to note that overhead costs are not included and should be accounted for.