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With the expansion of the web, a series of interactive price and profit calculators (currently 9 with more in the pipeline) have been developed by Agri-Fax and are ideal for placement on web sites with an agricultural flavour. Interactive calculators are ideally suited for the internet environment and are an excellent tool for enhancing the profile and usefulness of a net site.

Contact us about how these interactive calculators can work on your site. They can be branded in your own site’s distinctive design.

Profit Calculators

These allow the user to test various price and performance combinations on the potential profitability of various livestock enterprises. To date there are calculators available for lamb finishing, weaner or mature cattle finishing, deer finishing and calf rearing.

Steer Profit Calculator This interactive calculator allows the user to calculate the net profit per stock unit, stock unit per year and per kg DM consumed, for any steer finishing system where the user inputs the starting live weight, purchase cost, growth rates, costs, sale date and sale price. view large screenshot

Bull Profit Calculator This interactive calculator allows the user to calculate the net profit per stock unit, stock unit per year and per kg DM consumed, for any bull finishing system where the user inputs the starting live weight, purchase cost, growth rates, costs, sale date and sale price. view large screenshot

Lamb Profit Calculator This interactive calculator allows the user to calculate the net profit per stock unit, stock unit per year and per kg DM consumed, for any lamb finishing system where the user inputs the starting live weight, purchase cost, growth rates, wool production, costs, sale date and sale price. view large screenshot

Stag Profit Calculator This interactive calculator allows the user to calculate the net profit per stock unit, stock unit per year and per kg DM consumed, for any stag finishing system where the user inputs the starting live weight, purchase cost, growth rates, costs, sale date and sale price. view large screenshot

Calf Rearing Profit Calculator This interactive calculator allows the user to calculate the sale price needed to generate a specific net profit for a bobby calf rearing enterprise where the user also inputs the starting live weight, purchase cost, growth rate, feed costs (milk powder or whole milk and meal), and rearing time. Interactive growth rate and feed cost reckoners are also provided. view large screenshot

Price Predictors

Bull Beef Price Predictor This interactive calculator allows the user to determine the theoretical farmgate price for a bull after putting in the expected US bull beef price, the $NS/$US exchange rate and a seasonal procurement premium. The calculator also adjusts for the price of cuts, hides etc. at a similar rate to the US bull beef price. view large screenshot

Cow Beef Price Predictor This interactive calculator allows the user to determine the theoretical farmgate price for a manufacturing cow after putting in the expected US cow beef price, the $NS/$US exchange rate and a seasonal procurement premium. The calculator also adjusts for the price of cuts, hides etc. at a similar rate to the US cow beef price. view large screenshot

Lamb Price Predictor This interactive calculator allows the user to determine the theoretical impact on the farmgate price for a lamb of various % changes in the market price components affecting lamb returns. These include exchange rates, EU and non EU meat prices, pelt price and slipe wool price. view large screenshot

Dairy Payout Indicator This interactive calculator allows the user to determine the theoretical final milk payout price after putting in their expected $NS/$US exchange rate and the commodity $US prices for Butter, Skim milk powder, Whole milk powder, Cheddar and Casein. The current values are given as a guide. view large screenshot

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