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DATE OF LAST CHANGE:

2/8/05

Calculation

OPTION 41: MANAGEMENT OF NATIVE OR SEMI-NATURAL WOODLAND

Income foregone:

Gross Margin

£

per head

£

per ha

Average gross margin (after forage) for hill, upland and lowground breeding ewe - store lamb & finished lamb production.

£ 15.60

6.3% interest on Tenant's Capital saved

£ 1.87

Income foregone per head:

£ 13.73

Av. Production loss per head x 3.0 ewes removed per hectare.

£ 41.20

Overall cost:

£41.20

per hectare

For Hill Breeding Ewes - Store lamb, ewe lamb production & to terminal sire; Upland - crossbred ewe production; Crossbred Breeding ewes & Lowground Breeding Ewes - Early finished lamb

Tenant's capital: 2/3rd of total variable costs incl. Forage plus 1/2 (ram replacement and ewe value)

Average total variable costs per ewe:

£ 20.75

2/3rd of total variable costs (costs generally skewed towards beginning of year)

£ 13.07

Average fixed costs (ram replacement and ewe value) per ewe:

3.06

+

30.09

1/2 of fixed costs (generally spread more evenly in the year):

£ 16.58

Average Tenant's capital per ewe

£ 29.65

Interest on Tenant's capital

£ 1.87

6.30%

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