Rates
Rates per hectare, operator included.
Each rate covers the machine, the tractor that pulls it and a specialised operator. Excludes VAT and diesel.
Rates may vary with field conditions, for example rocky fields. We confirm the rate before you pay.
Rates supplied by SE Holdings operations, 17 Sep 2026.
Ripping
Ripping rates Existing fields R 850 / ha Virgin ground R 1 700 / ha Includes: Tractor and operator.
Equipment: Maschio ripper / subsoiler, Kverneland CLG 13-tine chisel plough, 5.2 m
Heavy-duty discing
Heavy-duty discing rates Existing fields R 650 / ha Virgin ground R 1 300 / ha Includes: Tractor and operator.
Equipment: Baldan 40-disc offset harrow, Tatu 18-disc mounted offset harrow
High-speed discing
High-speed discing rates Per hectare R 750 / ha Includes: Tractor and operator.
Equipment: Horsch Joker 8 RT compact disc harrow (unit 1), Horsch Joker 8 RT compact disc harrow (unit 2)
Seedbed preparation
Implement to be confirmed by operations.
Seedbed preparation rates Per hectare R 550 / ha Includes: Tractor and operator.
Planting
Planting rates Per hectare R 950 / ha Includes: Tractor and operator.
Equipment: Horsch Maestro 12 SV precision planter (2023), Horsch Maestro 12 SV precision planter (2025), Jumil JM2670 PD Exacta Air planter (Gen 2), Jumil JM2670 PD Exacta Air planter (trailed)
Spraying, conventional or drone
Spraying, conventional or drone rates Per hectare R 250 / ha Includes: Tractor or drone pilot, water bowser.
Equipment: Jacto Columbia AM14E boom sprayer, 2 000 L / 14 m, Kuhn Porter 800 ST mounted sprayer, 800 L / 16 m, DJI Agras T50 spray & spread drone
Inter-row cultivation (skoffel)
Inter-row cultivation (skoffel) rates Per hectare R 450 / ha Includes: Tractor and operator.
Equipment: 12-row inter-row cultivator, 91 cm (unit 1), 12-row inter-row cultivator, 91 cm (unit 2), 12-row inter-row hoe, 91 cm
Top-dressing fertiliser or lime spreading
Top-dressing fertiliser or lime spreading rates Per hectare R 250 / ha Includes: Tractor and operator.
Equipment: Fertiliser applicator (make to be confirmed)
Grain harvesting
Grain harvesting rates Maize, dryland R 900 / ha Soybeans, dryland R 1 300 / ha Wheat R 1 400 / ha Maize, irrigated R 1 600 / ha Soybeans, irrigated R 1 600 / ha Includes: Combine and operator, chaser bin with tractor and operator.
Equipment: Case IH Axial-Flow 7250 combine
White-bean harvesting
White-bean harvesting rates Dryland R 1 250 / ha Irrigated R 1 600 / ha Includes: Double Master with tractor and operator.
Equipment: Colombo Double Master II bean & groundnut harvester
Bean bagging and harvester offloading
Bean bagging and harvester offloading rates Per hectare R 200 / ha Includes: Trailers, tractors and operators.
Equipment: Van Zyl 10 t side tipper with extensions
Haulage and abnormal loads
Containers, abnormal loads and 1 t bag moves.
Haulage and abnormal loads rates Per kilometre, plus standing time per day Rate on request Includes: Truck and professional driver.
Equipment: Mercedes-Benz Actros 3352S 6×4 with Paramount lowbed, Scania R 560 6×4 with Cobalt C50 widening lowbed
Quoted on request: Mercedes-Benz Actros 3352S 6×4 with Paramount lowbed, Scania R 560 6×4 with Cobalt C50 widening lowbed, Van Zyl Aapstert bulk-bag lifter, Major Cyclone 2.0 m rotary mower.