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Table 6 Impact of cost variations on annuities from annual crop production with reference yield levels for wheat 81.2 dt ha−1 a−1, oilseed rape 39.4 dt ha−1 a−1, barley 76.4 dt ha−1 a−1, sugar beet 699 dt ha−1 a−1, maize 162.5 dt (33% dm) ha−1 a−1

From: A spatial explicit scenario method to support participative regional land-use decisions regarding economic and ecological options of short rotation coppice (SRC) for renewable energy production on arable land: case study application for the Göttingen district, Germany

 

Annuity in € ha−1 and commodity prices (2006–2015 average) in € dt−1

Wheat

Oilseed rape

Barley

Sugar beet

Maize

Cost position

637 (18.8)

558 (37.8)

490 (16.9)

1406 (3.96)

535 (10.08)

Seed, fertilizer, plant protection

±53

±78

±57

±89

±43

Depreciation on machinery

Transportation

Storage

Drying

Weed control, seedbed cultivation, cropping

±21

±26

±21

±49

±33

Yield level (±10%)

±138

±160

±126

±279

±129

Price-level (±10%)

±189

±179

±158

±336

±180

Yield increase (±15%)

±30

±30

±26

±53

±5

Area (1 ha)

±43

±44

±39

±98

±76

Slope (10%)

±19

±20

±17

±42

±32