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Arable farming

            Cost of production in €/ha an example

                                 Wheat  Maize Rapeseed Sunflower

for an estimated yield of ( ton

/ ha )                           5.6     63            2.5
                                        86 24          48
Seed                             59     155 211        123
                                        76 126         82
Fertilizer                       174    296 262        257
                                        614 622        510
Chemicals                        65

Mechanisation cost               261

TOTAL                            559

Next to this :
• Crop overheads, storage cost, insurance, irrigation
• Landlease
• Cost for adminstation

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