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Winter crop gross margin budgets

These gross margin budgets are listed under zones for dryland and irrigated winter crops in NSW.

Dryland central (west) winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by Salahadin Khairo, Economist, Dubbo, with contributions from Kathi Hertel, District Agronomist, Dubbo; Greg Brooke, District Agronomist, Wellington;  Leigh Jenkins, District agronomist, Warren; im McNee, District agronomist, Nyngan and Don McCaffery, Technical Specialist Oils & Pulses, Orange.
  • Barley  26.6 KB
  • Canola: Short Fallow  24.5 KB
  • Chickpeas: Short Fallow  24.1 KB
  • Durum Wheat  23.5 KB
  • Faba Beans: Short Fallow  24.2 KB
  • Field Peas: Short Fallow  24.6 KB
  • Narrowleaf and Albus Lupins Short Fallow  26.4 KB
  • Oats-grain  24.0 KB
  • Safflower  23.9 KB
  • Spray Irrigated Lucerne (2011 version)  30.3 KB
  • Wheat: Short Fallow  25.6 KB
  • Wheat: Long Fallow  23.9 KB

Flood irrigated (central) winter crops gross margin 2012

Compiled by Salahadin Khairo, Economist, Dubbo, with contributions from Kathi Hertel, District Agronomist, Dubbo; Greg Brooke, District Agronomist, Wellington;  Leigh Jenkins, District agronomist, Warren; im McNee, District agronomist, Nyngan and Don McCaffery, Technical Specialist Oils & Pulses, Orange.
  • Flood Irrigated Conventional OP Canola  26.2 KB
  • Flood Irrigated Lucerne Establishment  24.4 KB
  • Flood Irrigated Lucerne Maintenance  26.4 KB
  • Flood Irrigated Wheat  27.0 KB
  • Spray Irrigated Lucerne Maintenance  26.6 KB

Dryland central (east) winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by Salahadin Khairo, Economist, Dubbo, with contributions from Kathi Hertel, District Agronomist, Dubbo; Greg Brooke, District Agronomist, Wellington;  Leigh Jenkins, District agronomist, Warren; im McNee, District agronomist, Nyngan and Don McCaffery, Technical Specialist Oils & Pulses, Orange.
  • All enterprises (34 pages)  185.5 KB
  • Autumn legume pasture  23.0 KB
  • Barley  26.0 KB
  • Canola: long fallow  23.9 KB
  • Canola: short fallow  23.9 KB
  • Cereal rye  24.4 KB
  • Chickpeas  23.6 KB
  • Faba beans  24.2 KB
  • Field peas  24.6 KB
  • Linseed  23.8 KB
  • Lupins  26.7 KB
  • Oats / wheat for grazing and grain (short fallow)  26.7 KB
  • Oats for grain  24.1 KB
  • Triticale  24.5 KB
  • Wheat: long fallow  24.7 KB
  • Wheat: short fallow  27.0 KB

Dryland north-east winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by: Fiona Scott, Economist, Tamworth, with contributions from Bill Manning, District Agronomist, Gunnedah; Lloyd Davies, Economist, Paterson; John Kneipp, Technical Specialist Cereals, Tamworth; Don McCaffery, Technical Specialist Oils & Pulses, Orange; Loretta Serafin, District Agronomist, Tamworth
  • All Northern NSW (East) dryland winter crop budgets  520.4 KB
  • Barley: feed grade  42.0 KB
  • Barley: malting grade  43.1 KB
  • Canola  43.6 KB
  • Chickpeas  46.2 KB
  • Faba beans  43.9 KB
  • Field peas  40.9 KB
  • Linseed  40.5 KB
  • Oats  42.5 KB
  • Oats: forage (prime lambs)  43.3 KB
  • Oats: forage (trade cattle)  44.1 KB
  • Oats: grazing and grain  41.7 KB
  • Safflower  40.7 KB
  • Triticale  43.1 KB
  • Wheat: durum  45.1 KB
  • Wheat: grazing and grain  44.1 KB
  • Wheat: long fallow  60.9 KB
  • Wheat: short fallow  44.9 KB

Dryland north-west winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by: Fiona Scott, Economist, Tamworth with contributions by Myles Parker, District Agronomist, Walgett; Lloyd Davies, Economist, Paterson; John Kneipp, Technical Specialist Cereals, Tamworth; Don McCaffery, Technical Specialist Oils & Pulses, Orange.
  • All Northern NSW (West) dryland winter crop budgets  324.0 KB
  • Barley (feed)  45.2 KB
  • Barley (malting)  44.3 KB
  • Canola  43.5 KB
  • Chickpeas  47.0 KB
  • Faba beans  41.6 KB
  • Fieldpeas  42.4 KB
  • Juncea canola  43.7 KB
  • Lupins  42.2 KB
  • Wheat: long fallow  46.6 KB
  • Wheat: short fallow  45.5 KB

Irrigated northern winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by: Fiona Scott, Economist, Tamworth, with contributions by Bill Manning, District Agronomist, Gunnedah; Lloyd Davies, Economist, Paterson; John Kneipp, Technical Specialist Cereals, Tamworth; Don McCaffery, Technical Specialist Oils & Pulses, Orange; Loretta Serafin, District Agronomist, Tamworth.
  • All Northern irrigated winter crop budgets  268.9 KB
  • Bread wheat (spray irrigated)  47.2 KB
  • Bread wheat (surface irrigated)  45.9 KB
  • Chickpeas (spray irrigated)  46.9 KB
  • Chickpeas (surface irrigated)  45.4 KB
  • Durum wheat (spray irrigated)  48.7 KB
  • Durum wheat (surface irrigated)  48.4 KB
  • Lucerne establishment  40.9 KB

Irrigated Murrumbidgee winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by: Rajinder Pal Singh, Economist, Yanco and Rachael Whitworth, District Agronomist, Griffith, with contributions from the following district agronomists: Kieran O'Keeffe, Coleambally; Mary-Anne Lattimore, Yanco.
  • All Murrumbidgee irrigation budgets  194.9 KB
  • Barley  43.7 KB
  • Canola  40.9 KB
  • Faba beans  43.8 KB
  • Lucerne establishment  42.2 KB
  • Lucerne maintenance  39.8 KB
  • Wheat: ASW/APW/AH, contour bay  40.4 KB
  • Wheat: biscuit, border check, conventional sown  40.2 KB
  • Wheat: biscuit, contour bay, sod sown  40.0 KB
  • Wheat: biscuit, furrow-irrigated - beds  40.1 KB
  • Winter annual pasture establishment - sub clover based  35.0 KB
  • Winter annual pasture maintenance - sub clover based  33.0 KB

Irrigated Murray winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by: Rajinder Pal Singh, Economist, Yanco and John Fowler,  District Agronomist, Deniliquin, with contributions from the following district agronomists: Andrew Schipp, Hay; John Smith, Barham.
  • All Murray irrigation budgets  112.6 KB
  • Barley  38.7 KB
  • Canola  40.3 KB
  • Oaten hay: flood irrigated - border check / conv. sown  38.4 KB
  • Oats: grain only  37.9 KB
  • Wheat: ASW/AH1 (flood irrigated - border check / direct drilled)  39.4 KB
  • Wheat: ASW (contour layout - pre-irrigation / direct drill)  39.9 KB

Dryland south-east winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by: Rajinder Pal Singh, Economist, Yanco and Peter Matthews, District Agronomist, Temora, with contributions from the following district agronomists: Janet Wilkins, Albury; Phillip Bowden, Cootamundra; Lisa Castleman, Lockhart.
  • All Southern NSW (East) dryland winter crop budgets  741.5 KB
  • Barley  93.6 KB
  • Canola: after cereal  91.6 KB
  • Canola: after pasture  77.9 KB
  • Chickpeas  124.4 KB
  • Faba beans  106.4 KB
  • Field peas  125.4 KB
  • Lucerne and sub clover pasture  99.4 KB
  • Lupins: broad leaf  96.3 KB
  • Lupins: narrow leaf  109.5 KB
  • Oats: grain only  114.9 KB
  • Oats: grazing and grain (short fallow)  91.6 KB
  • Phalaris pasture  107.6 KB
  • Sub clover pasture  80.2 KB
  • Triticale  88.8 KB
  • Wheat: after break crop, direct drill (2011 version)  88.0 KB
  • Wheat: chemical fallow  88.0 KB
  • Wheat: grazing and grain  93.0 KB
  • Wheat: short fallow  82.6 KB

Dryland south-west winter crop gross margins 2012

Compiled by: Rajinder Pal Singh, Economist, Yanco and Barry Haskins, District Agronomist, Hillston, with contributions from the following district agronomists: Rachael Whitworth, Griffith; Andrew Schipp, Hay.
  • All Southern NSW (West) dryland winter cropping budgets  178.9 KB
  • Barley  38.7 KB
  • Canola: long fallow  37.6 KB
  • Chickpeas  37.0 KB
  • Field peas  37.0 KB
  • Juncea canola: long fallow  37.8 KB
  • Lupins: broad leaf  36.4 KB
  • Lupins: narrow leaf  36.0 KB
  • Oaten hay: short fallow  34.7 KB
  • Oats: grain only  35.3 KB
  • Oats: grazing and grain (short fallow)  35.1 KB
  • Wheat: long fallow  36.2 KB
  • Wheat: short fallow  35.7 KB
  • Wheat: short fallow (no-till)  37.0 KB
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