Limpopo (Loskop region) – irrigation
| Area | Limpopo: Loskop | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 308 | 59 |
| – Transport differential | R/ton | 245 | – |
| – Grade differential | R/ton | – | – |
| – Marketing and handling | R/ton | 63 | 59 |
| Price premiums | R/ton | – | – |
| Net farm gate price | R/ton | 1 900 | 5 162 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R22 800 | R20 648 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | – | – |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 1 368 | 950 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 6 098 | 2 228 |
| Lime | R/ha | 425 | – |
| Seed | R/ha | 4 110 | 1 834 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 990 | 757 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 353 | 847 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 78 | 225 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | – | – |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | – | – |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 689 | 631 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | – | – |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | – | – |
| Irrigation electricity | R/ha | 3 772 | 2 572 |
| Water | R/ha | 334 | 228 |
| Other expenditure: scheduling/irrigation equipment R&M | R/ha | 370 | 370 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R18 587 | R10 652 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R1 549 | R2 663 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R4 214 | R9 996 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R351 | R2 499 |
Gross margin per hectare: Limpopo (Loskop area)
| Yield (t/ha) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producers price | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.75 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.75 |
| R4 250 | 3 160 | 4 223 | 5 285 | 6 348 | 7 410 | 8 473 | 9 535 |
| R4 500 | 3 973 | 5 098 | 6 223 | 7 348 | 8 473 | 9 598 | 10 723 |
| R4 750 | 4 785 | 5 973 | 7 160 | 8 348 | 9 535 | 10 723 | 11 910 |
| R5 000 | 5 598 | 6 848 | 8 098 | 9 348 | 10 598 | 11 848 | 13 098 |
| R5 162 | 6 124 | 7 415 | 8 705 | 9 996 | 11 286 | 12 577 | 13 867 |
| R5 500 | 7 223 | 8 598 | 9 973 | 11 348 | 12 723 | 14 098 | 15 473 |
| R5 750 | 8 035 | 9 473 | 10 910 | 12 348 | 13 785 | 15 223 | 16 660 |
| R6 000 | 8 848 | 10 348 | 11 848 | 13 348 | 14 848 | 16 348 | 17 848 |
| R6 250 | 9 660 | 11 223 | 12 785 | 14 348 | 15 910 | 17 473 | 19 035 |
| Yield | Price (R/ton) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 500 | R4 750 | R5 000 | R5 162 | R5 500 | R5 750 | R6 000 | |
| 3.00 | -1 366 | -616 | 134 | 620 | 1 634 | 2 384 | 3 134 |
| 3.25 | -241 | 571 | 1 384 | 1 910 | 3 009 | 3 821 | 4 634 |
| 3.50 | 884 | 1 759 | 2 634 | 3 201 | 4 384 | 5 259 | 6 134 |
| 3.75 | 2 009 | 2 946 | 3 884 | 4 491 | 5 759 | 6 696 | 7 634 |
| 4.00 | 3 134 | 4 134 | 5 134 | 5 782 | 7 134 | 8 134 | 9 134 |
| 4.25 | 4 259 | 5 321 | 6 384 | 7 072 | 8 509 | 9 571 | 10 634 |
| 4.50 | 5 384 | 6 509 | 7 634 | 8 363 | 9 884 | 11 009 | 12 134 |
| 4.75 | 6 509 | 7 696 | 8 884 | 9 653 | 11 259 | 12 446 | 13 634 |
| 5.00 | 7 634 | 8 884 | 10 134 | 10 944 | 12 634 | 13 884 | 15 134 |
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.