Scottish Government

Income foregone:

Gross Margin

Spring Barley

£282.00

per ha

Spring Oats

£260.00

Gross Margin average:

£271.00

per ha

100% yield reduction

£271.00

15% yield reduction

£40.65

Additional costs:

Contractor's charge for ploughing field in spring-time when regular farm staff engaged in other peak-time activities

£42.00

50% of Contractor's charge, assuming that farmers will plough at least 50% of their spring crop stubbles in the springtime using their own labour/farm staff.

£21.00

per ha

Stone removal, assuming it will take 1 tractor/trailer driver and 2 gatherers one hour to clear each hectare @

£6.80

per hour per worker

£20.40

Total additional costs:

£41.40

Costs saved:

Spraying costs

£21.50

Total costs saved:

£21.50

per ha

TOTAL NET COST 'EAST':

£60.55

per ha

Income from established extensive crop:

Economic value of crop (turnip/kale) taken out of grass

Rental value of turnips:

£370.00

Rental value of kale:

£200.00

Average rental value of crop:

£285.00

per ha

Total income:

£285.00

Income foregone:

Rental value of grass:

£200.00

£200.00

Additional costs:

Crop establishment costs (using contracted labour):

Ploughing

£42.00

Discing

£21.60

Rolling

£12.40

Sowing (with fertiliser)

£24.70

Seed cost (average)

£38.75

Stone removal, assuming it will take 1 tractor/trailer driver and 3 gatherers one hour to clear each hectare @

£6.80

per hour per worker

£27.20

Total additional costs:

£166.65

TOTAL NET COST 'WEST':

£81.65

per ha

Payment rate:

East'

£60.55

average of the 'West' and 'East' figures

West'

£81.65

£71.10

per ha

Overall cost:

£71.10

per ha