Other Crop Assumptions

This page enables users to calculate net revenue from growing crops other than cane on fallow blocks.

Information for area for Other Crops Year 1 and Other Crops Year 2 (if applicable) will have to be already added, on the Cane Assumption Page, to enable this page.

Add a crop

1. Click the "Add Crop" button for Year 1 or Year 2 to calculate net revenue for a fallow crop.
2. Give the crop a name.
3. Enter the crop number. A number of 0 is the first crop in sequence, number of 1 is second crop in sequence etc.
4. Choose the crop type of either legumes, peanuts, or other crop.

Legume Crops

Enter the area planted with legumes (e.g. 25 hectares).

Important Note: The area cannot be greater than the allocated area for Year 1 or Year 2. If a crop number has been entered multiple times then the combined area cannot be greater.

Enter the market price received by the grower from sale of the legume crop, clean and dry, in dollars per tonne ($/t).

If the crop is used for green manure then $0 should be entered.

1. Enter the freight costs for wet and dirty in dollars per tonne ($/t) to the grain merchant for drying/cleaning. For example, $90/t.
2. Enter the transport costs for clean and dry in dollars per tonne ($/t) to the depot. For example, $25/t.
3. Enter the levies as a percentage of the market price, if applicable. For example, 2% of market price.
4. Enter the yield for wet and dirty in tonnes per hectare (t/ha).
5. Enter the payment yield in tonnes per hectare (t/ha).

Peanut Crops

Enter the area planted with peanuts (e.g. 25 hectares).

Important Note: The area cannot be greater than the allocated area for Year 1 or Year 2. If a crop number has been entered multiple times then the combined area cannot be greater.

Enter the market price received by the grower from sale of the peanut crop, clean and dry, in dollars per tonne ($/t).

If the crop is used for green manure then $0 should be entered.

1. Enter the freight costs in dollars per tonne ($/t) to the depot. For example, $47/t.
2. Enter the depot drying and other depot charges in dollars per tonne ($/t).
3. Enter the levies as a percentage of the market price, if applicable. For example, 2% of market price.
4. Enter the yield for wet and dirty in tonnes per hectare (t/ha).
5. Enter the payment yield in tonnes per hectare (t/ha).

Other Crops

Enter the area planted with the other crop (e.g. 30 hectares).

Important Note: The area cannot be greater than the allocated area for Year 1 or Year 2. If a crop number has been entered multiple times then the combined area cannot be greater.

Enter the market price received by the grower from sale of the other crop in dollars per unit ($/unit).

If the crop is used for green manure then $0 should be entered.

1. Enter the freight costs in dollars per unit ($/t). For example, $90/t.
2. Enter the levies as a percentage of the market price, if applicable. For example, 2% of market price.
3. Enter the yield in units per hectare (unit/ha).

Summary Table

Down the bottom of the page is a summary table for all legumes, peanuts, and other crops. This is a helpful table to check areas and yields for crops.

Cane Summary ⇐|⇒ Other Crops Growing Costs