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Costs and Returns
TML has established costs and returns to set up a 1ha block based on three ‘A’ varieties with spacing of 6 metres between rows and 3 metres between trees within those rows.
NOTE: The figures below are GST exclusive, assume you own your machinery, are indicative and intended as a guide only. Costs - Year One
| Shelter belts -once only cost |
$2,000 |
| 555 plants - once only cost |
$13,875 |
| Fertiliser (twice a year) |
$250 |
| Mowing (8 times a year) |
$800 |
| Mulch (once a year) |
$250 |
| TOTAL |
$17,175 |
Initial set-up costs include shelterbelts and macadamia plants. Ongoing costs include additional fertiliser, mulching, mowing and harvesting, de-husking and drying the NIS before delivery to the factory.
Returns
The following table is an estimate of the returns from a mix of three ‘A’ macadamia varieties - assuming that only 300 of the 555 are producing at year three. Kernel returns at $21/kg are nett (50% estimated costs deducted for processing and marketing), based on current retail prices of $39.95 - $49.95kg. Seasonal prices extend to $59.95kg kernel.
Table 1: Production and Returns per hectare based on 555 ‘A’ series of Macadamia varieties planted at 6X3m.
| Year |
Productive Trees |
Production NIS* (Kgs) |
NIS* Return ($3.50/kg) |
Kernel Amount (kgs) |
Kernel Recovery ($21/kg) |
Added Value Confectionery ($60/kg) |
| 4 |
300 |
600 |
$2,100 |
240 |
$5,040 |
$14,400 |
| 7 |
555 |
3675 |
$12,862 |
1,470 |
$30,870 |
$88,200 |
| 10 |
555 |
6200 |
$21,700 |
2,480 |
$52,080 |
$148,800 |
* NIS = Nut in shell
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