Soybean, maize and sunflower (dryland) 2012/2013 Sojabone, mielies en sonneblom (droëland)

North West Province / Noordwes Provinsie

Area / Gebied		Koster Highveld / Hoëveld			Lichtenburg / Ottosdal / Sannieshof / Delareyville
Crop / Gewas		Soybean Sojabone	Maize Mielies	Sunflower Sonneblom	Soybean Sojabone	Maize Mielies	Sunflower Sonneblom
Cultivation system / Bewerkingstelsel		Conventional / Konvensioneel			Conventional / Konvensioneel
Date SAFEX future price / Datum SAFEX termynkontrakprys		05/2013	08/2013	05/2013	05/2013	08/2013	05/2013
Yield / Opbrengs	T/ha	2.00	3.50	2.00	1.50	3.50	1.50
Nett Farm Price / Netto Plaasprys	R/ton	4 994	2 036	5 465	5 017	1 971	5 067
Safex	R/ton	5 200	2 267	5 465	5 200	2 267	5 465
Transport differential /   Vervoerdifferensiaal	R/ton	0	116	124	0	181	176
Other marketing costs / Ander (i)	R/ton	206	115	222	183	115	222
Gross Income / Bruto Inkomste	R/ha	9 988	7 126	10 238	7 525	6 898	7 601
Variable costs / Veranderlike koste
Pre harvest cost / Vooroeskoste
Seed / Saad (ii)	R/ha	968	535	265	968	478	238
Own / Eie	R/ha	137	0	0	137	0	0
Purchased / Gekoop	R/ha	831	535	265	831	478	238
Fertilizer / Bemesting (iii)	R/ha	977	1 385	1 092	1 052	1 330	948
Lime / Kalk	R/ha	42	42	42	27	27	27
Herbicides / Onkruiddoders	R/ha	207	279	129	207	279	129
Pesticides and fungicides / Plaag- en swambeheermiddels	R/ha	124	15	0	124	15	0
Casual labour / Los arbeid	R/ha	57	77	0	60	62	66
Aerial spray / Lugbespuiting	R/ha	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crop insurance / Oesversekering	R/ha	779	249	410	459	276	182
Mechanisation costs / Meganisasiekoste
Fuel / Brandstof	R/ha	581	646	564	581	646	564
Repair and maintenance / Herstel en onderhoud	R/ha	344	357	272	344	357	268
Interest on working capital (iv) / Rente op bedryfskapitaal (iv)	R/ha	237	204	159	221	199	142
Harvesting Costs / Oeskoste (v)	R/ha	652	501	404	604	516	425
Total variable costs / Totaal veranderlike koste	R/ha	4 967	4 291	3 337	4 646	4 187	2 991
Gross margin / Bruto marge	R/ha	5 021	2 835	6 901	2 879	2 711	4 610
Regular labour costs / Gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	183	238	238	183	238	238
Margin above labour costs / Marge na gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	4 838	2 597	6 663	2 696	2 473	4 372
Own seed / Eie saad		40%			40%

Source: compiled in cooperation with NWK.
Bron: opgestel in samewerking met NWK.

• Includes handling fee, commission, transport to silo, hedging and drying cost, if applicable.
  Sluit hanteringsfooi, kommissie, vervoer na silo, verskansings- en drogingskoste waar van toepassing in.
• Includes cost of innoculants.
  Sluit saadbehandeling in.
• Includes trace elements if applied.
  Sluit spoorelemente in, indien toegedien.
• Interest calculated for part of production year. Interest rate: 10.00%.
  Rente bereken vir gedeelte van produksiejaar. Rentekoers: 10.00%.
• Includes self combine harvesting (fuel and repairs only).
  Eie stroper (slegs brandstof en reparasies).

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Sensitivity analysis / Sensitiwiteitsanalises
North West Province (dryland) / Noordwes Provinsie (droëland)

Koster

Yield / Opbrengs (ton/ha)	1.60	1.80	2.00	2.20	2.40
SAFEX Price / Prys	Gross margin per ha (excluding permanent labour) / Bruto marge per ha (gereelde arbeid uitgesluit)
R/ton	R/ha
4 800	2 384	3 302	4 221	5 140	6 059
5 000	2 704	3 662	4 621	5 580	6 539
5 200	3 024	4 022	5 021	6 020	7 019
5 400	3 344	4 382	5 421	6 460	7 499
5 600	3 664	4 742	5 821	6 900	7 979

Lichtenburg / Ottosdal

Yield / Opbrengs (ton/ha)	1.10	1.30	1.50	1.70	1.90
SAFEX Price / Prys	Gross margin per ha (excluding permanent labour) / Bruto marge per ha (gereelde arbeid uitgesluit)
R/ton	R/ha
4 800	432	1 355	2 279	3 203	4 125
5 000	652	1 615	2 579	3 542	4 505
5 200	872	1 875	2 879	3 882	4 885
5 400	1 092	2 135	3 179	4 222	5 267
5 600	1 312	2 395	3 479	4 562	5 649