Small-Scale Maize Milling (ILO - WEP, 1984, 160 p.): CHAPTER VI. METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTIMATION OF PRODUCTION COSTS: III. METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTIMATION OF MILLING COSTS: III.6 Packaging costs

Small-Scale Maize Milling (ILO - WEP, 1984, 160 p.)

CHAPTER VI. METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTIMATION OF PRODUCTION COSTS

III. METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTIMATION OF MILLING COSTS

		(introduction...)
		III.1 Depreciation costs of equipment and buildings
		III.2 Maintenance and repair costs of equipment
		III.3 Energy costs
		III.4 Rental cost of land
		III.5 Labour costs
		III.6 Packaging costs
		III.7 Interest payments on working capital
		III.8 Unit production cost of meal produced by small-scale mills
		III.9 Unit production cost of meal produced by roller mills

III.6 Packaging costs

Maize meal may be bagged in 50 kg jute sacks or smaller sacks (e.g. 5 kg or more) depending on the local marketing conditions. The meal may also be marketed in 1 kg paper bags bearing the appropriate information (e.g. brand name, net weight, name of the mill). The jute sacks or paper bags will generally be ordered from local manufacturers. The yearly packaging costs are equal to the value of the yearly order of sacks and/or paper bags required for the packaging of the total yearly output of the mill.