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: 2018 / producer price | R/ton | 2 208 | 5 221 |
| 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 | 1 851 | 5 162 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R22 212 | R20 648 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | – | – |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 844 | 2 519 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 6 178 | 2 968 |
| Lime | R/ha | 425 | – |
| Seed | R/ha | 3 880 | 1 834 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 990 | 370 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 1 236 | 857 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 232 | 225 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | – | – |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | – | – |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 631 | 354 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | – | – |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | – | – |
| Irrigation electricity | R/ha | 3 144 | 2 572 |
| Water | R/ha | 278 | 228 |
| Other expenditure: scheduling/irrigation equipment R&M | R/ha | 360 | – |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R18 198 | R11 927 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R1 516 | R2 982 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R4 015 | R8 721 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R335 | R2 180 |
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 250 | 1 885 | 2 948 | 4 010 | 5 073 | 6 135 | 7 198 | 8 260 |
| R4 500 | 2 698 | 3 823 | 4 948 | 6 073 | 7 198 | 8 323 | 9 448 |
| R4 750 | 3 510 | 4 698 | 5 885 | 7 073 | 8 260 | 9 448 | 10 635 |
| R5 000 | 4 323 | 5 573 | 6 823 | 8 073 | 9 323 | 10 573 | 11 823 |
| R5 162 | 4 849 | 6 140 | 7 430 | 8 721 | 10 011 | 11 302 | 12 592 |
| R5 500 | 5 948 | 7 323 | 8 698 | 10 073 | 11 448 | 12 823 | 14 198 |
| R5 750 | 6 760 | 8 198 | 9 635 | 11 073 | 12 510 | 13 948 | 15 385 |
| R6 000 | 7 573 | 9 073 | 10 573 | 12 073 | 13 573 | 15 073 | 16 573 |
| R6 250 | 8 385 | 9 948 | 11 510 | 13 073 | 14 635 | 16 198 | 17 760 |
| Yield | Price (R/ton) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 500 | R4 750 | R5 000 | R5 162 | R5 500 | R5 750 | R6 000 | |
| 3.00 | -2 442 | -1 692 | -942 | -456 | 558 | 1 308 | 2 058 |
| 3.25 | -1 317 | -505 | 308 | 834 | 1 933 | 2 745 | 3 558 |
| 3.50 | -192 | 683 | 1 558 | 2 125 | 3 308 | 4 183 | 5 058 |
| 3.75 | 933 | 1 870 | 2 808 | 3 415 | 4 683 | 5 620 | 6 558 |
| 4.00 | 2 058 | 3 058 | 4 058 | 4 706 | 6 058 | 7 058 | 8 058 |
| 4.25 | 3 183 | 4 245 | 5 308 | 5 996 | 7 433 | 8 495 | 9 558 |
| 4.50 | 4 308 | 5 433 | 6 558 | 7 287 | 8 808 | 9 933 | 11 058 |
| 4.75 | 5 433 | 6 620 | 7 808 | 8 577 | 10 183 | 11 370 | 12 558 |
| 5.00 | 6 558 | 7 808 | 9 058 | 9 868 | 11 558 | 12 808 | 14 058 |
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.