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Originally posted by Davy Boy ↑

I though I would try and put some simple numbers around what a 21 % increase would mean to a Buk Choy grower in $ terms per ha.
Assumptions:
1. 15 tonnes per ha.
2. $2.15 Au per kgdivide by 4 for farm gate price $0.54c kg
3. OHD weekly at 5 l ha.
4. OHD $2 per litre.
5. 30 days from planting to harvest
6. 4 foliar applications OHD
7. grown outdoors
So 15000 kg + 21 % = 18150 kg - 15000kg = 3150 kg x .054c = $1701. per ha extra
Costs involved
4 sprays @ 5l/ha = 20 l/ha @ $2 per l= $40 per ha
Labour tractor + operator $150 per hr [ contractor price/ much cheaper using own equipment] spraying with boom sprayer @ 8 km hr 6m boom spray width will do 1 ha in 15 min. I know this because I fungicide spray grape vines with a double row sprayer.
15 min x 4 sprays = 1hr
So lets put that together.
$150 for labour/equipment
$40 for the BioS
$190 total cost for a benefit of $1701......so

$1511 extra to the bottom line per ha.

I think its important to see how little actual impost there is. I believe my figures are on the high side as labour/equipment price is for contractor you could easily halve that cost using your own gear, a wider boom sprayer, spraying it out with other sprays being used.
I doubt there will be a Buk Choy farmer on the planet that would not spend $190 to get a $1500 increase in return. AIMO DB.
ps: please feel free to pick my numbers apart I'm not infallible.

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the question is, how does this cost compare to other biostimulants?

If OHD "mimics" other biostimulants and is sold at 1/2 the price of other biostimulants, then the total cost of spraying OHD is only $40/ha less than other biostimulants - not much of a saving!!!!!!

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