Cotton Lateral / Center Pivot (Irrigated) Goondiwindi 2017
Last modified: 17 Jul 2018
Income
| QTY | YIELD | PRICE | TOTAL |
| Lint | 12.00 bales/ha | 480.00 $/bale | $5,760 /ha |
| Seed | 3.60 t/ha | 190.00 $/tonne | $684 /ha |
| Total Income: $6,444 /ha |
Variable Costs
| QTY | RATE | COST | TOTAL |
| Fallow Management |
| Operation: Mulcher + FWA Light FORM | 1.00 operation | 10.00 ha/hr | 33.85 $/hr | $3 /ha |
| Middlebusting | 1.00 operation | 6.00 ha/hr | 103.87 $/hr | $17 /ha |
| Operation: Self-propelled sprayer FORM | 2.00 operation | 32.00 ha/hr | 62.05 $/hr | $4 /ha |
| Herbicide: Glyphosate 450 CT | 1.00 application | 1.60 L/ha | 6.05 $/L | $10 /ha |
| Herbicide: Trifluralin | 1.00 application | 2.80 L/ha | 9.63 $/L | $27 /ha |
| Operation: Discing | 1.00 operation | 6.00 ha/hr | 125.87 $/hr | $21 /ha |
| Total Costs: $82 /ha |
| Planting |
| Operation: planter (seed) | 1.00 operation | 10.00 ha/hr | 132.43 $/hr | $13 /ha |
| Seed: Cotton | 13.00 kg/ha | 8.00 $/kg | $104 /ha |
| Seed: Cotton Bollgard II fee: Opt1 | 1.00 Portion | 370.00 $/ha | $370 /ha |
| Total Costs: $487 /ha |
| Nutrition |
| Nutrient: Granulock Z | 100.00 kg/ha | 0.87 $/kg | $87 /ha |
| Operation: Spreader + FWA Light FORM | 1.00 operation | 30.00 ha/hr | 32.58 $/hr | $1 /ha |
| Nutrient: Anhydrous ammonia | 122.00 kg/ha | 0.96 $/kg | $117 /ha |
| Operation: Side Dressing Fertiliser | 1.00 operation | 6.00 ha/hr | 74.20 $/hr | $12 /ha |
| Nutrient: Urea - Farm Gate | 1.00 application | 260.00 kg/ha | 0.55 $/kg | $142 /ha |
| Total Costs: $359 /ha |
| Crop Protection |
| Operation: Self-propelled sprayer FORM | 5.00 operation | 30.00 ha/hr | 62.05 $/hr | $10 /ha |
| Herbicide: Roundup Ready | 2.00 application | 1.20 kg/ha | 10.60 $/kg | $25 /ha |
| Insecticide: Fipronil | 2.00 application | 0.06 L/ha | 264.00 $/L | $32 /ha |
| Herbicide: Roundup Ready | 1.00 application | 0.60 kg/ha | 10.60 $/kg | $6 /ha |
| Aerial Spray | 1.00 application | 14.38 $/L | $14 /ha |
| Insecticide: Indoxacarb (e.g. Steward) | 1.00 application | 0.65 L/ha | 69.00 $/L | $45 /ha |
| Total Costs: $133 /ha |
| Irrigation |
| Irrigation: Center Pivot (FORM) | 7.00 ML/ha | 70.00 $/ML | $490 /ha |
| Irrigation: Water License | 0.00 ML/ha | 100.00 $/ML | $0 /ha |
| Total Costs: $490 /ha |
| Harvesting |
| Plastic Wrap: Cotton Bale | 12.00 bales/ha | 8.80 $/bale | $106 /ha |
| Aerial Spray | 2.00 operation | 14.38 $/L | $29 /ha |
| Defoliant: Thiadazu | 1.00 application | 0.25 L/ha | 52.75 $/L | $13 /ha |
| Defoliant: Crop Oil | 1.00 application | 2.00 L/ha | 3.91 $/L | $8 /ha |
| Defoliant: Ethepon | 1.00 application | 1.50 L/ha | 9.33 $/L | $14 /ha |
| Defoliant: Ethepon | 1.00 application | 2.00 L/ha | 9.33 $/L | $19 /ha |
| Harvester: Cotton Round Bale | 6.00 ha/hr | 180.22 $/hr | $30 /ha |
| Round Bale Grab: Cotton | 12.00 bales/ha | 4.00 $/bale | $48 /ha |
| Total Costs: $266 /ha |
| Other |
| Crop insurance | 1.00 % | 5,760.00 $/ha | $58 /ha |
| Contract: Consultant Irrigated Broadacre | 65.20 $/hr | $65 /ha |
| R&D Levy | 12.00 bales/ha | 2.25 $/bale | $27 /ha |
| Voluntary Levy | 12.00 bales/ha | 1.50 $/bale | $18 /ha |
| 5% Pigeon Pea Refuge | 19.95 $/ha | $20 /ha |
| Total Costs: $188 /ha |
| Post-Harvest |
| Cartage: Cotton | 12.00 bales/ha | 8.71 $/bale | $105 /ha |
| Ginning | 12.00 bales/ha | 53.35 $/hr | $640 /ha |
| Total Costs: $745 /ha |
| Total Variable Costs: $2,750 /ha |
Effect of Yield and Price on Gross Margin ($/ha)
| Lint Yield (bales/ha) | Seed Yield (t/ha) | $384.00/bale | $432.00/bale | $480.00/bale | $528.00/bale | $576.00/bale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $152.00/tonne | $171.00/tonne | $190.00/tonne | $209.00/tonne | $228.00/tonne | ||
| 8.40 | 2.52 | $884 | $1,331 | $1,778 | $2,225 | $2,672 |
| 9.60 | 2.88 | $1,395 | $1,906 | $2,417 | $2,928 | $3,439 |
| 10.80 | 3.24 | $1,906 | $2,481 | $3,056 | $3,630 | $4,205 |
| 12.00 | 3.60 | $2,417 | $3,056 | $3,694 | $4,333 | $4,971 |
| 13.20 | 3.96 | $2,928 | $3,630 | $4,333 | $5,035 | $5,738 |
| 14.40 | 4.32 | $3,439 | $4,205 | $4,971 | $5,738 | $6,504 |
| 15.60 | 4.68 | $3,950 | $4,780 | $5,610 | $6,440 | $7,271 |
Effects of Yield and Price on Gross Margin per ML (assuming 7.0ML/ha is used).
| Lint Yield (bales/ha) | Seed Yield (t/ha) | $384.00/bale | $432.00/bale | $480.00/bale | $528.00/bale | $576.00/bale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $152.00/tonne | $171.00/tonne | $190.00/tonne | $209.00/tonne | $228.00/tonne | ||
| 8.40 | 2.52 | $126 | $190 | $254 | $318 | $382 |
| 9.60 | 2.88 | $199 | $272 | $345 | $418 | $491 |
| 10.80 | 3.24 | $272 | $354 | $437 | $519 | $601 |
| 12.00 | 3.60 | $345 | $437 | $528 | $619 | $710 |
| 13.20 | 3.96 | $418 | $519 | $619 | $719 | $820 |
| 14.40 | 4.32 | $491 | $601 | $710 | $820 | $929 |
| 15.60 | 4.68 | $564 | $683 | $801 | $920 | $1,039 |
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