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INPUT AND PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
CONTRIBUTION OF DIFFERENT VARIABLE INPUT COST ITEMS
TO THE TOTAL VARIABLE INPUT COST OF MAIZE
The main focus of this section is on the variable costs of producing maize and, specifically, to
express different variable input cost items as a percentage of the total variable input costs as
well as to express the cost increase of a specific variable cost over a time period per hectare.
GRAPH 14
ACTUAL PRODUCTION COST, YIELD AND PROFIT/LOSS
OF MAIZE FOR THE EASTERN FREE STATE
GRAPH 15
ACTUAL PRODUCTION COST, YIELD AND PROFIT/LOSS
OF MAIZE FOR KWAZULU-NATAL
2000/2001
2001/2002
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007
2007/2008
2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
2016/2017
2017/2018
2018/2019
2019/2020
2020/2021
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007
2007/2008
2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
2016/2017
2017/2018
2018/2019
2019/2020
2020/2021
16 000
14 000
12 000
10 000
8 000
6 000
4 000
2 000
0
-2 000
20 000
18 000
16 000
14 000
12 000
10 000
8 000
6 000
4 000
2 000
0
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
R/ha
R/ha
t/ha
t/ha
TOTAL VARIABLE COST
TOTAL VARIABLE COST
PROFIT/LOSS PER HA
PROFIT/LOSS PER HA
TOTAL COST PER HA
TOTAL COST PER HA
YIELD (T/HA)
YIELD (T/HA)
SOURCE: GRAIN SA
SOURCE: GRAIN SA