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WINTER CROPS  //  2024 Income and Cost Budgets

Western Cape – dryland

Income and cost budgets for wheat and canola for Rooi Karoo
Area Rooi Karoo
Crop Wheat Canola
Production system Dryland

1. Income

Yield: deterministic Ton/ha 2.15 1.25
SAFEX simulated / derived price: 2024 R/ton 6 247 7 476
Total deductions R/ton 1 100 81
– Transport differential R/ton 817 53
– Grade differential R/ton 176
– Marketing, handling and statutory levies R/ton 107 28
Price premiums / Canola back-payment R/ton 748
Net farm gate price R/ton 5 148 8 142
Gross income R/ha R11 067 R10 178

2. Variable expenditures

Contracting R/ha
Crop insurance R/ha 32 29
Fertilizer R/ha 2 479 2 393
Lime R/ha 170 170
Seed R/ha 1 039 1 445
Fuel R/ha 659 533
Herbicide R/ha 1 241 806
Insecticide R/ha 163 374
Fungicides R/ha 595 638
Marketing costs R/ha 47 14
Repairs and maintenance R/ha 795 795
Casual labour R/ha 10 12
Aerial spray R/ha
Other expenditure R/ha 101 90
Total variable expenditure R/ha R7 331 R7 300
Total variable expenditure R/ton R3 410 R5 840
3.1 Gross margin R/ha R3 747 R2 878
3.2 Gross margin R/ton R1 738 R2 302
Break-even yield T/ha 1.42 0.90
Break-even price R/ton R3 410 R5 840
Source: Kaap Agri, Overberg Agri, GSA and BFAP, updated April 2024.
Gross margin comparison – Baseline: Swartland
Gross margin comparison – Baseline: Western Cape (Swartland)

Gross margin per hectare: Western Cape – Rooi Karoo

Wheat sensitivity analysis
Yield (t/ha)
Producers price 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.15 2.25 2.50 2.75
R4 148 -1 109 -73 964 1 587 2 001 3 038 4 075
R4 398 -734 365 1 464 2 124 2 564 3 663 4 763
R4 648 -359 802 1 964 2 662 3 126 4 288 5 450
R4 898 16 1 240 2 464 3 199 3 689 4 913 6 138
R5 148 391 1 677 2 964 3 737 4 251 5 538 6 825
R5 398 766 2 115 3 464 4 274 4 814 6 163 7 513
R5 648 1 141 2 552 3 964 4 812 5 376 6 788 8 200
R5 898 1 516 2 990 4 464 5 349 5 939 7 413 8 888
R6 148 1 891 3 427 4 967 5 887 6 501 8 038 9 575
Canola sensitivity analysis
Yield (t/ha)
Producers price 0.65 0.90 1.15 1.25 1.40 1.65 1.90
R7 142 -2 657 -872 914 1 628 2 699 4 485 6 271
R7 392 -2 495 -647 1 201 1 941 3 049 4 898 6 746
R7 642 -2 332 -422 1 489 2 253 3 399 5 310 7 221
R7 892 -2 170 -197 1 776 2 566 3 749 5 723 7 696
R8 142 -2 007 28 2 064 2 878 4 099 6 135 8 171
R8 392 -1 845 253 2 351 3 191 4 449 6 548 8 646
R8 642 -1 682 478 2 639 3 503 4 799 6 960 9 121
R8 892 -1 520 703 2 926 3 816 5 149 7 373 9 596
R9 142 -1 357 928 3 214 4 128 5 499 7 785 10 071
Canola margin above/below wheat
Yield Price (R/ton)
R7 392 R7 642 R7 892 R8 142 R8 392 R8 642 R8 892
0.25 -9 188 -9 126 -9 063 -9 001 -8 938 -8 876 -8 813
0.65 -6 231 -6 069 -5 906 -5 744 -5 581 -5 419 -5 256
0.90 -4 383 -4 158 -3 933 -3 708 -3 483 -3 258 -3 033
1.15 -2 535 -2 248 -1 960 -1 673 -1 385 -1 098 -810
1.25 -1 796 -1 483 -1 171 -858 -546 -233 79
1.40 -687 -337 13 363 713 1 063 1 413
1.65 1 161 1 574 1 986 2 399 2 811 3 224 3 636
1.90 3 009 3 484 3 959 4 434 4 909 5 384 5 859
2.00 3 748 4 248 4 748 5 248 5 748 6 248 6 748

Notes

  • Please refer to Methodology, Approach and Definitions for in-depth interpretation of enterprise budgets.
  • The canola back-payment assumes 10% of contracted price.
  • 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. Overhead costs such as interest on production loans, labour, management and administration will vary to a large extent from producer to producer. Producers will therefore have to deduct the farm business' overhead cost from the gross margins as stipulated in the tables and figures to calculate the net income per crop.
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