2021 Production costs for benckmark plantations in Colombian oil palm sector
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Author
Mosquera Montoya, Mauricio
Ruiz Álvarez, Elizabeth
Munévar Martínez, Daniel Eduardo
Estupiñán Villamil, María Celina
Guerrero, Ánderson
Cala, Silvia
Estadisticas
Publicación:
Palmas; Vol. 43 Núm. 4 (2022); 26-39
2744-8266
Palmas; Vol. 43 Núm. 4 (2022); 26-39
2744-8266
Abstract
This paper presents the results from a study undertaken to estimate 2021 production costs of the Colombian oil palm companies that are considered as benchmark because of their technology adoption. Regarding the methodological approach, 2021 costs were estimated by considering the price variation from year 2020 to 2021 resulting from the Colombian Oil Palm Costs Index (ICPA). Additionally, one gathered information on yields attained by benchmark companies in 2021 that had participated at the 2020 costs study, oil extraction rates (OER) from benchmark mills and fresh fruit bunches processing costs at the mill. Our results indicate that in 2021 the Colombian oil palm companies faced a unit cost increase compared to year 2020, mostly due to the growth in price fertilizers and the decrease on OxG crops from the Eastern Zone. At crops planted with E. guineensis cultivars, unit costs were estimated in COP 324,272 per-ton of FFB (increase of 9% with respect to year 2020), while the unit cost at crops planted with OxG hybrids cultivars was COP 343,322 (increase of 17% with respect to year 2020). Finally, the crude palm oil unit cost was estimated in COP 1.52 million per metric tonne for E. guineensis and $1,82 million per metric tonne for OxG hybrids. Este trabajo presenta los resultados del estudio realizado para estimar los costos de producción 2021, de las empresas colombianas de palma de aceite que son referentes en adopción de tecnología. En cuanto al enfoque metodológico, los costos se estimaron considerando la variación de precios del 2020 al 2021, derivada del índice de costos para el cultivo de la palma de aceite (ICPA).
Además, se recopiló información sobre los rendimientos alcanzados por las empresas de referencia en 2021, que habían participado en el estudio de costos de 2020, las tasas de extracción de aceite (TEA) de las plantas de beneficio y los costos de procesamiento de racimos de fruta fresca.
Así, en 2021 las empresas nacionales de la agroindustria enfrentaron un aumento de costos unitarios en comparación con 2020, debido en gran parte al incremento en el precio de los fertilizantes y a la caída de la productividad de los cultivares OxG, principalmente en la Zona Oriental. En cultivos sembrados con E. guineensis, dicho costo fue de $ 324.268 por tonelada de RFF (con un aumento de 9 % con respecto al año anterior), mientras que en híbridos OxG fue de $ 341.538 (con un incremento de 17 % en relación con 2020). Finalmente, el costo unitario del aceite de palma crudo se estimó en 1,52 millones de pesos por tonelada métrica para E. guineensis, y $ 1,82 millones para los híbridos OxG.
This paper presents the results from a study undertaken to estimate 2021 production costs of the Colombian oil palm companies that are considered as benchmark because of their technology adoption. Regarding the methodological approach, 2021 costs were estimated by considering the price variation from year 2020 to 2021 resulting from the Colombian Oil Palm Costs Index (ICPA). Additionally, one gathered information on yields attained by benchmark companies in 2021 that had participated at the 2020 costs study, oil extraction rates (OER) from benchmark mills and fresh fruit bunches processing costs at the mill. Our results indicate that in 2021 the Colombian oil palm companies faced a unit cost increase compared to year 2020, mostly due to the growth in price fertilizers and the decrease on OxG crops from the Eastern Zone. At crops planted with E. guineensis cultivars, unit costs were estimated in COP 324,272 per-ton of FFB (increase of 9% with respect to year 2020), while the unit cost at crops planted with OxG hybrids cultivars was COP 343,322 (increase of 17% with respect to year 2020). Finally, the crude palm oil unit cost was estimated in COP 1.52 million per metric tonne for E. guineensis and $1,82 million per metric tonne for OxG hybrids.
Palabras clave:
Colombian Oil Palm Costs Index
Unit cost
Production factors
Agricultural inputs
costo unitario
índice de costos de la palma de aceite colombiano
insumos agrícolas
factores de producción
Colombian Oil Palm Costs Index
Unit cost
Production factors
Agricultural inputs
costo unitario
índice de costos de la palma de aceite colombiano
insumos agrícolas
factores de producción