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Table 8.14.
Costs incurred by non-irrigated hemp production in Australia.
Variables
Non-irrigated average Observations
Fertilizer costs (
€
/ha)
139.27
Nitrogen: 200 kg/ha
Phosphorus: 40-60 kg/ha
Potassium: 80 kg/ha
Seed costs (
€
/ha)
126.85
Plant health costs (
€
/ha)
22.19
Other costs and variable charges (
€
/ha)
39.32
Total of all variables for the crop (
€
/ha)
327.63
Cost of harvesting (
€
/ha)
198.08
Equivalent to
€
39.62/t
Cost of mowing and sheafing (
€
/ha)
Included in the costs of harvesting.
Cost of baling (
€
/ha)
Included in the costs of harvesting
Transport costs (
€
/ha)
71.18
Equivalent to
€
14.23/t
Total of all variables for harvesting (
€
/ha)
269.26
Fixed mechanical costs (
€
/ha)
Variable labour costs (
€
/ha)
Total costs
596.89
Equivalent to a spend of
€
119.37/t
of straw
Table 8.15.
Operating margins for non-irrigated hemp cultivation in Australia.
Total revenue
758.28
Without subsidies
Total costs
596.89
Operating margin
+
€1
61.39/ha
Equivalent to a margin of
€
32.27/t
of straw
Irrigated hemp
Table 8.16.
Revenue generated from irrigated hemp production in Australia.
Variables
Average when irrigated
Observations
Straw yield (t/ha)
8.00
Non-irrigated
Seed yield (t/ha)
0.00
Crops were not combined
Sale price of straw (
€
/t)
155.40
Price including delivery to the
factory
Sale price of seed (
€
/t)
0.00
Revenue from straw (
€
/ha)
1243.20
Revenue from seed (
€
/ha)
0.00
Total revenue
1243.20
Equivalent to an income of
€
155.40/t of straw
Table 8.17.
Costs incurred by irrigated hemp production in Australia.
Average when
irrigated
Variables
Observations
Fertilizer costs (
€
/ha)
222.84
Nitrogen: 200 kg/ha
Phosphorus: 40-60 kg/ha
Potassium: 80 kg/ha
Seed costs (
€
/ha)
139.27
Plant health costs (
€
/ha)
22.19
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