Zawia3 · Chart 6 of 10

The Farmer's Ledger: Cost vs. Revenue per Feddan of Wheat

EGP — eight months of work, EGP 50,000 spent, and zero profit

"The farmer spends eight months and EGP 50,000 and earns nothing — the land is worth the same as if he had simply leased it out"

Net profit from one feddan of wheat

0

EGP

Land rent (8 months)

EGP 30,000

Seeds + fertilizer + pesticides

EGP 20,000

Total production cost

EGP 50,000

=

Revenue (20 ardabs x 2,500)

EGP 50,000

Source: Sayed Maawad — Atfih farmers union