Soybean, maize and sunflower (dryland) 2014/2015 Sojabone, mielies en sonneblom (droëland)

North West Province (NWK area) / Noordwes Provinsie (NWK gebied)

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		conv. / konv.	conv. / konv.	conv. / konv.	conv. / konv.	conv. / konv.	conv. / konv.
Date SAFEX future price Datum SAFEX termynkontrakprys		05/2015	07/2015	05/2015	05/2015	07/2015	05/2015
Yield / Opbrengs	T/ha	2.00	3.50	2.00	1.50	3.50	1.50
Nett Farm Price / Netto Plaasprys	R/ton	4 485	1 711	3 901	4 485	1 666	3 842
Safex	R/ton	4 675	1 968	4 285	4 675	1 968	4 285
Transport differential /   Vervoerdifferensiaal	R/ton	0	141	150	0	186	209
Other marketing costs / Ander (i)	R/ton	190	116	234	190	116	234
Gross Income / Bruto Inkomste	R/ha	8 970	5 990	7 802	6 728	5 832	5 763
Variable costs / Veranderlike koste
Pre harvest cost / Vooroeskoste
Seed / Saad (ii)	R/ha	926	694	387	968	694	377
Own / Eie	R/ha	207	0	0	184	0	0
Purchased / Gekoop	R/ha	718	694	387	783	694	377
Fertilizer / Bemesting (iii)	R/ha	1 085	1 432	1 126	1 004	1 374	985
Lime / Kalk	R/ha	45	42	42	31	31	31
Herbicides / Onkruiddoders	R/ha	341	404	137	341	404	137
Pesticides and fungicides / Plaag- en swambeheermiddels	R/ha	136	23	0	136	23	0
Casual labour / Los arbeid	R/ha	93	122	0	95	112	0
Aerial spray / Lugbespuiting	R/ha	0	0	0	0	0	0
Crop insurance / Oesversekering	R/ha	807	228	260	471	233	138
Mechanisation costs / Meganisasiekoste
Fuel / Brandstof	R/ha	562	652	652	567	658	624
Repair and maintenance / Herstel en onderhoud	R/ha	412	521	404	413	280	392
Interest on working capital (iv) / Rente op bedryfskapitaal (iv)	R/ha	235	214	158	215	196	145
Harvesting Costs / Oeskoste (v)	R/ha	818	630	505	748	554	547
Total variable costs / Totaal veranderlike koste	R/ha	5 461	4 961	3 671	4 989	4 559	3 376
Gross margin / Bruto marge	R/ha	3 509	1 028	4 131	1 739	1 273	2 386
Regular labour costs / Gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	295	276	288	291	276	322
Margin above labour costs / Marge na gereelde arbeidskoste	R/ha	3 214	752	3 844	1 448	997	2 064

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
4 275	1 075	1 892	2 709	3 526	4 343
4 475	1 395	2 252	3 109	3 966	4 823
4 675	1 715	2 612	3 509	4 406	5 303
4 875	2 035	2 972	3 909	4 846	5 783
5 075	2 355	3 332	4 309	5 286	6 263

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
4 275	-495	322	1 139	1 956	2 773
4 475	-275	582	1 439	2 296	3 153
4 675	-55	842	1 739	2 636	2 533
4 875	165	1 102	2 039	2 976	3 913
5 075	385	1 362	2 339	3 316	4 293