KwaZulu-Natal (Bergville) – irrigation
| Area | KwaZulu-Natal: Bergrivier | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crop | Maize | Soybeans | |
| Production system | Irrigation | ||
1. Income |
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| Yield: deterministic | Ton/ha | 12.00 | 4.00 |
| SAFEX simulated price / producer price: 2019 | R/ton | 2 494 | 5 250 |
| Total deductions | R/ton | 357 | 59 |
| – Transport differential | R/ton | 297 | – |
| – Grade differential | R/ton | – | – |
| – Marketing and handling | R/ton | 60 | 59 |
| Price premiums | R/ton | – | – |
| Net farm gate price | R/ton | 2 137 | 5 191 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R25 649 | R20 766 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | – | – |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 975 | 2 533 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 7 731 | 3 137 |
| Lime | R/ha | 600 | – |
| Seed | R/ha | 3 880 | 1 668 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 1 129 | 431 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 1 007 | 1 051 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 42 | 259 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | 602 | 530 |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | – | – |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 672 | 376 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | 256 | – |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | – | – |
| Irrigation electricity | R/ha | 2 271 | 1 858 |
| Water | R/ha | 1 617 | 1 323 |
| Other expenditure: scheduling/irrigation equipment R&M | R/ha | 572 | 572 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R21 353 | R13 739 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R1 779 | R3 435 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R4 295 | R7 026 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R358 | R1 757 |
Gross margin per hectare: KwaZulu-Natal (Bergville)
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.75 |
| R4 791 | 1 833 | 3 381 | 4 229 | 5 426 | 6 624 | 7 822 | 9 020 |
| R4 891 | 2 158 | 3 381 | 4 604 | 5 826 | 7 049 | 8 272 | 9 495 |
| R4 991 | 2 483 | 3 731 | 4 979 | 6 226 | 7 474 | 8 722 | 9 970 |
| R5 091 | 2 808 | 4 081 | 5 354 | 6 626 | 7 899 | 9 172 | 10 445 |
| R5 191 | 3 133 | 4 431 | 5 729 | 7 026 | 8 324 | 9 622 | 10 920 |
| R5 291 | 3 458 | 4 781 | 6 104 | 7 426 | 8 749 | 10 072 | 11 395 |
| R5 391 | 3 783 | 5 131 | 6 479 | 7 826 | 9 174 | 10 522 | 11 870 |
| R5 491 | 4 108 | 5 481 | 6 854 | 8 226 | 9 599 | 10 972 | 12 345 |
| R5 591 | 4 433 | 5 831 | 7 229 | 8 626 | 10 024 | 11 422 | 12 820 |
| Yield | Price (R/ton) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 891 | R4 991 | R5 091 | R5 191 | R5 291 | R5 391 | R5 491 | |
| 3.00 | -3 360 | -3 060 | -2 760 | -2 460 | - 2 160 | -1 860 | -1 560 |
| 3.25 | -2 138 | -1 813 | -1 488 | -1 163 | -838 | -513 | -188 |
| 3.50 | -915 | -565 | -215 | 135 | 485 | 835 | 1 185 |
| 3.75 | 308 | 683 | 1 058 | 1 433 | 1 808 | 2 183 | 2 558 |
| 4.00 | 1 531 | 1 931 | 2 331 | 2 731 | 3 131 | 3 531 | 3 931 |
| 4.25 | 2 754 | 3 179 | 3 604 | 4 029 | 4 454 | 4 879 | 5 304 |
| 4.50 | 3 977 | 4 427 | 4 877 | 5 327 | 5 777 | 6 227 | 6 677 |
| 4.75 | 5 200 | 5 675 | 6 150 | 6 625 | 7 100 | 7 575 | 8 050 |
| 5.00 | 6 422 | 6 922 | 7 422 | 7 922 | 8 422 | 8 922 | 9 422 |
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.