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Table 8.8. Continued.

Variables Average 1996-2002 Observations

Total of all variables for harvesting ( € /ha) 323.96

Fixed mechanical costs 190.32

Variable labour costs ( € /ha) 65.75 Equivalent to 6.43 h/ha at € 10.23/h

Total costs 916.15 Equivalent to a spend of € 147.29/t

of straw

Table 8.9. Operating margins for hemp cultivation in Germany.

Total revenue 934.93 Excluding any subsidies

Total costs 916.15

Operating margin + € 18.78/ha Equivalent to a margin of € 3.02/t of

straw

8.4.5 Presentation of data from Holland

Dutch company exploiting crops in excess of
2000 ha has ceased trading. It has not resumed
trading and the figures provided here, though
exact and validated by a reliable source, only
cover the period prior to 2004.

Preliminary remark: in view of the economic
and other difficulties encountered in the exploi-
tation and processing of industrial hemp, the

Table 8.10. Revenue generated from hemp production in Holland.

Variables Average 2000-2004 Observations

Straw yield (t/ha) 8.00

Seed yield (t/ha) 0.00 No seed harvested during this period

Sale price of straw ( € /t) 100.00 Including the cost of transport to the

factory

Sale price of seed ( € /t) 0.00

Revenue from straw ( € /ha) 800.00

Revenue from seed ( € /ha) 0.00

Total revenue 800.00 Excluding subsidies

Table 8.11. Costs incurred by hemp production in Holland.

Variables Average 2000-2004 Observations

Fertilizer costs ( € /ha) 95.40 Nitrogen: 70 kg/ha

Phosphorus: 20 kg/ha
Potassium: 150 kg/ha

Seed costs ( € /ha) 111.30

Plant health costs ( € /ha) 0.00

Other costs and variable charges ( € /ha) 28.00

Total of all variables for the crop ( € /ha) 234.70

Cost of harvesting ( € /ha) 113.00 Equivalent to 1 ha at € 113/ha

Cost of mowing and sheafing ( € /ha) 36.30 Equivalent to 1 ha at € 36.30/ha

Cost of baling ( € /ha) 214.00 Equivalent to € 214/ha or € 26.75/t

for baling

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