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 / producer price: 2019 | R/ton | 2 494 | 5 250 |
| Total deductions | R/ton | 309 | 59 |
| – Transport differential | R/ton | 246 | – |
| – Grade differential | R/ton | – | – |
| – Marketing and handling | R/ton | 63 | 59 |
| Price premiums | R/ton | – | – |
| Net farm gate price | R/ton | 2 185 | 5 191 |
| Gross income | R/ha | R26 225 | R20 766 |
2. Variable expenditures |
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| Contracting | R/ha | – | – |
| Crop insurance | R/ha | 1 573 | 955 |
| Fertilizer | R/ha | 6 419 | 2 360 |
| Lime | R/ha | 416 | – |
| Seed | R/ha | 3 898 | 2 224 |
| Fuel | R/ha | 938 | 901 |
| Herbicide | R/ha | 817 | 943 |
| Insecticide | R/ha | 456 | 248 |
| Fungicides | R/ha | – | – |
| Marketing costs | R/ha | – | – |
| Repairs and maintenance | R/ha | 436 | 471 |
| Casual labour | R/ha | – | – |
| Aerial spray | R/ha | – | – |
| Irrigation electricity | R/ha | 4 123 | 2 967 |
| Water | R/ha | 970 | 698 |
| Other expenditure: scheduling/irrigation equipment R&M | R/ha | 372 | 394 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ha | R20 419 | R12 161 |
| Total variable expenditure | R/ton | R1 702 | R3 040 |
| 3.1 Gross margin | R/ha | R5 806 | R8 605 |
| 3.2 Gross margin | R/ton | R484 | R2 151 |
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 791 | 3 411 | 4 609 | 5 807 | 7 005 | 8 203 | 9 400 | 10 598 |
| R4 891 | 3 736 | 4 959 | 6 182 | 7 405 | 8 628 | 9 850 | 11 073 |
| R4 991 | 4 061 | 5 309 | 6 557 | 7 805 | 9 053 | 10 300 | 11 548 |
| R5 091 | 4 386 | 5 659 | 6 932 | 8 205 | 9 478 | 10 750 | 12 023 |
| R5 191 | 4 711 | 6 009 | 7 307 | 8 605 | 9 903 | 11 200 | 12 498 |
| R5 291 | 5 036 | 6 359 | 7 682 | 9 005 | 10 328 | 11 650 | 12 973 |
| R5 391 | 5 361 | 6 709 | 8 057 | 9 405 | 10 753 | 12 100 | 13 448 |
| R5 491 | 5 686 | 7 059 | 8 432 | 9 805 | 11 178 | 12 550 | 13 923 |
| R5 591 | 6 011 | 7 409 | 8 807 | 10 205 | 11 603 | 13 000 | 14 398 |
| Yield | Price (R/ton) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 891 | R4 991 | R5 091 | R5 191 | R5 291 | R5 391 | R5 491 | |
| 3.00 | -3 293 | -2 993 | -2 693 | -2 393 | -2 093 | -1 793 | -1 493 |
| 3.25 | -2 070 | -1 745 | -1 420 | -1 095 | -770 | -445 | -120 |
| 3.50 | -847 | -497 | -147 | 203 | 553 | 903 | 1 253 |
| 3.75 | 376 | 751 | 1 126 | 1 501 | 1 876 | 2 251 | 2 626 |
| 4.00 | 1 599 | 1 999 | 2 399 | 2 799 | 3 199 | 3 599 | 3 999 |
| 4.25 | 2 822 | 3 247 | 3 672 | 4 097 | 4 522 | 4 947 | 5 372 |
| 4.50 | 4 044 | 4 494 | 4 944 | 5 394 | 5 844 | 6 294 | 6 744 |
| 4.75 | 5 267 | 5 742 | 6 217 | 6 692 | 7 167 | 7 642 | 8 117 |
| 5.00 | 6 490 | 6 990 | 7 490 | 7 990 | 8 490 | 8 990 | 9 490 |
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.