Free State – dryland
| Area | Eastern Free State | Central Free State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crop | Wheat | Wheat | |
| Production system | Dryland | ||
1. Income |
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| Yield: deterministic | Ton/ha | 2.60 | 2.60 |
| SAFEX simulated / derived price: 2018 | R/ton | 3 813 | 3 813 |
| Total deductions | R/ton | 436 | 439 |
| – Transport differential | R/ton | 270 | 273 |
| – Grade differential | R/ton | 60 | 60 |
| – Marketing, handling and statutory levies | R/ton | 107 | 107 |
| Price premiums / Canola back-payment (10% of contracted price) | R/ton | – | – |
| Net farm gate price | R/ton | 3 377 | 3 374 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R8 780 | R8 772 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | 688 | 688 |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 553 | 702 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 1 578 | 1 578 |
| Lime | R/ha | 520 | 353 |
| Seed | R/ha | 286 | 286 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 722 | 722 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 240 | 240 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 139 | 139 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | – | – |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | 113 | 113 |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 627 | 627 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | – | – |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | – | – |
| Other expenditure | R/ha | – | – |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R5 467 | R5 449 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R2 103 | R2 096 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R3 313 | R3 323 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R1 274 | R1 278 |
Gross margin per hectare: Free State (Eastern and Central regions)
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.60 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| R2 377 | -1 308 | -713 | -119 | 713 | 1 069 | 1 664 | 2 258 |
| R2 627 | -870 | -213 | 443 | 1 363 | 1 757 | 2 414 | 3 070 |
| R2 877 | -433 | 287 | 1 006 | 2 013 | 2 444 | 3 164 | 3 883 |
| R3 127 | 5 | 787 | 1 568 | 2 663 | 3 132 | 3 914 | 4 695 |
| R3 377 | 442 | 1 287 | 2 131 | 3 313 | 3 819 | 4 664 | 5 508 |
| R3 627 | 880 | 1 787 | 2 693 | 3 963 | 4 507 | 5 414 | 6 320 |
| R3 877 | 1 317 | 2 287 | 3 256 | 4 613 | 5 194 | 6 164 | 7 133 |
| R4 127 | 1 755 | 2 787 | 3 818 | 5 263 | 5 882 | 6 914 | 7 945 |
| R4 377 | 2 192 | 3 287 | 4 381 | 5 913 | 6 569 | 7 664 | 8 758 |
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 1.75 | 2.00 | 2.25 | 2.60 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| R2 374 | -1 295 | -701 | -108 | 723 | 1 079 | 1 673 | 2 266 |
| R2 624 | -857 | -201 | 455 | 1 373 | 1 767 | 2 423 | 3 079 |
| R2 874 | -420 | 299 | 1 017 | 2 023 | 2 454 | 3 173 | 3 891 |
| R3 124 | 18 | 799 | 1 580 | 2 673 | 3 142 | 3 923 | 4 704 |
| R3 374 | 455 | 1 299 | 2 142 | 3 323 | 3 829 | 4 673 | 5 516 |
| R3 624 | 893 | 1 799 | 2 705 | 3 973 | 4 517 | 5 423 | 6 329 |
| R3 874 | 1 330 | 2 299 | 3 267 | 4 623 | 5 204 | 6 173 | 7 141 |
| R4 124 | 1 768 | 2 799 | 3 830 | 5 273 | 5 892 | 6 923 | 7 954 |
| R4 374 | 2 205 | 3 299 | 4 392 | 5 923 | 6 579 | 7 673 | 8 766 |
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.