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Teagasc Forage Crops 2005

Variable Costs excl. VAT (€/acre)

27 October 2004

  F.BEET SWEDES KALE RAPE STUBBLE TURNIPS MAIZE
MATERIALS 274 147 80 68 64 165
Seed 57 25 32 19 19 76
Fertilisers 121 69 49 49 45 75
Sprays:
   Herbicides 63 32 0 0 0 14
   Fungicides 12 12 0 0 0 0
   Insecticides 21 8 0 0 0 0
 
HIRE MACHINERY 214 78 54 54 54 199
Seedbed Preparation 71 61 49 49 49 69
Spray 23 11 0 0 0 11
Fertiliser Spreading 11 6 6 6 6 6
Harvesting+Covering 109 0 0 0 0 113
 
TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS 488 225 134 122 118 364
GREEN YIELD (Tonnes/acre)
Leaves(+roots) 50 30 15 17 10 20
 
DRY MATTER (Tonnes/acre)
UTILISED 5 2 1 1 1 5
 
COST (€/Tonne DM) 93 107 90 86 116 67

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