SATI STATISTICS OF TABLE GRAPES IN SOUTH AFRICA 2022

PRODUCTION COST PER REGION

COST I NFORMATI ON

PRODUCTION COST PER FULL BEARING CARTON 2021

NORTHERN PROVINCES

ORANGE RIVER

OLIFANTS RIVER

BERG RIVER

HEX RIVER

Fertiliser & organic material

2.61 3% 3.44 4% 3.40 4% 3.50 4% 3.26 4%

Pesticide & herbicide control

9.25 10% 6.71 7% 4.73 5% 4.39 5% 6.08 7%

Labour & supervision

29.47 32% 27.09 29% 30.06 32% 28.63 33% 26.73 30%

Fuel oil repairs Parts & maintenance

6.71 7% 4.98 5% 7.31 8% 5.36 6% 6.54 7%

Hired transport

1.25 1% 1.18 1% 1.38 1% 0.68 1% 0.07 0%

Electricity

2.26 2% 4.54 5% 3.03 3% 2.43 3% 3.16 4%

Water

0.37 0% 0.60 1% 0.74 1% 0.21 0% 0.73 1%

Packaging* & marketing

40.68 44% 41.22 44% 40.80 44% 40.66 47% 39.73 45%

Other allocatable costs

0.48 1% 3.72 4% 1.27 1% 0.82 1% 2.57 3%

Direct production cost

93.06 100% 93.49 100% 92.73 100% 86.68 100% 88.89 100%

Overheads

11.06

9.11

8.68

7.69

8.20

Total production cost

104.12

102.61

101.41

94.36

97.09

Depreciation

9.83

9.09

8.79

7.75

8.45

Total production cost & depreciation

113.96

111.70

110.20

102.11

105.53

*PACKAGING: PACKING MATERIAL AND PACKING COSTS. SOURCE: BUREAU FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY (BFAP) BFAP FARM LEVEL STUDY BASED ON A LIMITED SAMPLE OF PUC’S

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