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Safex to farm gate: what do I get on the farm?

The Safex price of your grain less the deductions to your farm: Grain SA's total assumed deductions for your region and crop, or your own figures for your silo, transport and charges. The Safex figure is a dated snapshot, never a live price. Take the farm-gate price straight into the crop budget or break-even.

1. Your crop

2. Safex

Contract
Safex snapshot, not a live price: White maize Jul 2027 R 4 074.80/t, 2026-10-30 at 12:45 (one source). Safex prices: JSE Limited, as published in the Grain SA SAFEX feed (30 Oct 2026, 12:45); cross-checked with OVK (Iress). Updates: updated only after a new version is checked and approved; not automatic.
Empty uses the snapshot above.

3. Deductions, R per ton

Grain SA total assumed deductions: R 406.25/t
Workbook: Grain-SA-2026-27-Oos-Vrystaat-begroting-Eastern-Free-State-budget.xlsx, Pryse + Sensatiwiteitsanalise!D4; region Eastern Free State; effective 2026-09-04.
What it includes: One total from the Safex price to the "current product price on farm for best grade" (Grain SA's words). Grain SA does not say what it is made of.
Grain SA data of 2026-09-04, revision 2; updates: updated only after a new version is checked and approved; not automatic. A saved or shared scenario keeps its version.

Your figures (optional): they replace Grain SA's total

Enter every deduction you pay: as soon as one is filled, your figures replace Grain SA's whole total of R 406.25/t.

Deductions used: R 406.25/t (Grain SA total).

The answer

White maize Jul 2027 at R 4 074.80/t (snapshot of 2026-10-30), less Grain SA's assumed deductions of R 406.25/t, gives R 3 668.55/t on the farm: R 237.20/t below the price in Grain SA's budget.

Farm-gate price
R 3 668.55/t
Safex Jul 2027 (2026-10-30)R 4 074.80/t
Less Grain SA total assumed deductions-R 406.25/t
Farm-gate priceR 3 668.55/t
Grain SA budget price (R 4 312 less R 406.25)R 3 905.75/t
Difference-R 237.20/t
Per hectare at 6.20 t/haR 22 745

Safex is a delivered futures price on a date, not a silo bid. A next-season contract is today's market price, not a forecast of the harvest price.

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What this does not tell you

  • Safex is a delivered futures price on a date, not a cash bid at your silo. The snapshot here is dated and timed; it is not a live price.
  • Grain SA gives one total deduction per region and crop and does not say what it is made of; your own deductions replace it.
  • A next-season contract is today's market price for that month, not a forecast of the harvest price.
  • No price advice or hedging advice: speak to your broker, your co-operative or your adviser.

Sources

Estimate, not advice. Confirm every figure with your bank, attorney and tax practitioner before a decision.