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Queensland Strawberry Industry
Average gross margin -
as at October 2006
The following figures show that the Queensland Strawberry Industry presently has an average gross margin of $51 for an estimated average market price of $1.52 per punnet and an average harvest yield of 28.125 tonnes per hectare which provides a marketable quantity of 90,000 punnets per hectare.
| YIELD | |
| Harvest yield (t/ha) | 28.125 |
| Pack out % | 80% |
| Marketable yield (t/ha) | 22.5 |
| Grams per punnet | 250 |
| Punnets per ha | 90,000 |
| Plants per ha | 45,000 |
| Punnets per plant | 2.00 |
| Punnets per carton | 15 |
| Packed cartons or trays per ha | 6,000 |
| Estimated average market price per punnet | $1.52 |
Calculation of gross margin (details):
| INCOME | |
| Sale of Fruits (90,000 punnets/ha @ $1.52 per punnet) |
$ 136,575 |
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| VARIABLE COSTS | |
| Tractor Costs | $ 2,592 |
| Land Preparation | $ 9,805 |
| Planting | $ 16,205 |
| Irrigation | $ 4,100 |
| Fertiliser | $ 5,290 |
| Plant Health | $ 7,157 |
| Weed Control | $1,800 |
| Other Labour Costs | $ 4,500 |
| Harvesting | $ 29,538 |
| Handling / Packing | $ 35,700 |
| Freight / Transport | $ 4,620 |
| Commissions & Levies | $ 16,252 |
| Total Variable Cost | $ 136,524 |
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| GROSS MARGIN per ha | $51 |
Effect of price and yield on strawberry gross margin:
| Gross margin ($/ha) | |||||||
At different prices ($/punnet) |
At different harvest yields (t/ha) | ||||||
| 13.1 | 18.1 | 23.1 | 28.1 | 33.1 | 38.1 | 43.1 | |
| $ 1.22 | -$85,389 | -$65,909 | -$46,429 | -$26,949 | -$7,469 | $12,011 | $31,491 |
| $ 1.32 | -$81,189 | -$60,109 | -$39,029 | -$17,949 | $3,131 | $24,211 | $45,291 |
| $ 1.42 | -$76,989 | -$54,309 | -$31,629 | -$8,949 | $13,731 | $36,411 | $59,091 |
| $ 1.52 | -$72,789 | -$48,509 | -$24,229 | $51 | $24,331 | $48,611 | $72,891 |
| $ 1.62 | -$68,589 | -$42,709 | -$16,829 | $9,051 | $34,931 | $60,811 | $86,691 |
| $ 1.72 | -$64,389 | -$36,909 | -$9,429 | $18,051 | $45,531 | $73,011 | $100,491 |
| $ 1.82 | -$60,189 | -$31,109 | -$2,029 | $27,051 | $56,131 | $85,211 | $114,291 |
*** Download this information as a Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet .... This spreadsheet has been developed by the Queensland Strawberry Industry Promotions Council so that growers can determine the gross margin for their own circumstances.
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