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OPTION 33: UNHARVESTED CROPS
East
Income foregone: | Gross Margin | | | £ | per ha |
| Winter Barley | £385.00 | per ha | | |
| Spring Barley | £282.00 | | | |
| Livestock' Gross Margin (average) | £494.23 | | | |
| Gross Margin average: | | | £387.08 | |
| 100% loss: | | | £387.08 | |
Costs saved: | Spraying costs | £54.50 | 100% | £54.50 | |
| Fertiliser costs | £97.00 | 60% | £58.20 | |
| Other crop expenses | £13.00 | 100% | £13.00 | |
| | | | £125.70 | |
Additional costs: | | | | | |
| Contractor's charge for ploughing field in spring-time when regular farm staff engaged in other peak-time activities | £42.00 | per ha | | |
| 50% of Contractor's charge, assuming that farmers will plough at least 50% of their spring crop stubbles in the springtime using their own labour/farm staff. | | | £21.00 | per ha |
| Contractor's charge for topping old crop | | | £25.00 | per ha |
| Contractor's charge for spraying | | | £13.60 | per ha |
OVERALL COST 'EAST': | | | | £320.98 | per ha |
Charge for topping based on machinery ring price for set-aside topping - top of range used as crop potentially woody
| per cow | per ha |
*Upland/Lowground Suckler Cows - mainly silage diets | | |
Feb-May | 0 | 0 |
May-June | 17 | 30.35 |
Aug-Oct | 26 | 40.63 |
Average = | | 23.66 |
Dairy Cow - silage ad lib | | |
av. Annual yield 7,000 litres | | 1290.75 |
| per 100 ewes | |
Crossbred Breeding Ewes - Finished/store lamb | | |
Upland | 1601 | 128.08 |
Lowground | 2293 | 208.45 |
Av. Upland/lowground | 1947 | 168.27 |
Average 'Livestock' Gross Margin | | 494.23 |
West
Income foregone: | Rental value of grass: | £200.00 | | £200.00 | |
Additional costs: | Crop establishment costs (using contracted labour): | | | | |
| Ploughing | | | £42.00 | |
| Discing | | | £21.60 | |
| Rolling | | | £12.40 | |
| Sowing (with fertiliser) + sowing 2nd crop | | | £44.50 | |
| Seed cost (average) | | | £48.66 | |
| Stone removal, assuming it will take 1 tractor/trailer driver and 3 gatherers one hour to clear each hectare @ | £6.80 | per hour per worker | £27.20 | |
| Fertiliser costs (60% reduction) | £63.17 | 60% | £37.90 | |
| Contractor's charge for topping old crop | | | £25.00 | per ha |
| Contractor's charge for spraying | | | £13.60 | per ha |
Total additional costs: | | | | £272.86 | |
OVERALL COST 'WEST': | | | | £472.86 | per ha |
Seed cost is average of spring barley, spring oats, field beans, protein peas, kale and forage rape
Management payment is the average of the 'West' and 'East' figures:
Payment rate: | East' | £320.98 | | |
| West' | £472.86 | | |
average of the 'West' and 'East' figures | | | £396.92 | per ha |
Overall cost: | | | | |
| | | 396.92 | per ha |
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