Scottish Government

Income foregone:

Gross Margin

Non- NVZ

NVZ

Winter Wheat

£434.00

per ha

Winter Barley

£385.00

Spring Barley

£282.00

Gross Margin average:

£367.00

£364.02

per ha

100% yield reduction

£367.00

£364.02

50% yield reduction

£183.50

£182.01

Additional costs:

Additional drying costs

£14.20

per ha

£14.20

Additional dressing costs

£13.60

£13.60

Costs saved:

Spraying (herbicides & insecticides) costs

£21.50

£21.50

per ha

Nitrogen fertiliser costs*

£53.17

£53.17

Sub-Total:

£136.63

£135.14

per ha

Overall cost:

136.63

135.14

per ha

*Fertiliser costs:

Winter Wheat

£125.00

per ha

Winter Barley

£116.00

Spring Barley

£78.00

Average:

£106.33

per ha

Fertiliser costs saved (50% total):

£53.17

per ha

Difference in cost (£/t) between reducing moisture from 20% to 15% and reducing moisture from 16% to 15%

£3.55

per tonne

Assumed crop yield from headland:

Winter wheat

4.5

tonnes/ha

Winter barley

4.5

tonnes/ha

Spring barley

3

tonnes/ha

Additional drying cost:

£14.20

per ha

Additional time spent by a worker dressing 1 tonne of grain harvested from the headland

0.50

hour/tonne

Assumed crop yield from headland:

Winter wheat

4.5

tonnes/ha

Winter barley

4.5

tonnes/ha

Spring barley

3

tonnes/ha

Additional time spent dressing grain:

2.00

hours/ha

Additional dressing cost assuming a wage of £6.80/hr

£13.60

per ha