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. 2019 Jun 27;39(10):2227–2236. doi: 10.1111/risa.13364

Table II.

Replacement Costs

Item Value Reference/Calculation
Replacement costs maize at harbor in the Black Sea region (€/ton) 160

Predicted average for 2019:

Low: $178, high: $189.50

(CME Group, 2019)

1 USD = 0.86 EUR (rate March 07, 2018)

Transport costs from Black Sea ports to the Netherlands (€/ton) 20

Average: $24/ton in 2017

(Medstone, 2017)

1 USD = 0.86 EUR (rate March 07, 2018)

Replacement costs maize at harbor in country of destination (€/ton) 180 160 + 20
Transport costs by barge (€/ton) 10

€5/ton transport costs

(Bureau voorlichting binnenvaart, 2006)

€5/ton transshipment costs (assumption)

Replacement costs maize arriving at processing plant (€/ton) 190 180 + 10
CP1: Replacement costs 1 batch of 1,000t (silo) (€) 160,000 1,000 × 160
CP2: Replacement costs 1 batch of 10,000t (ship compartment) (€) 1,800,000 10,000 × 180
CP3: Replacement costs 1 batch of 10,000t (five 2,000t barges) (€) 1,900,000 10,000 × 190
CP4: Replacement costs 1 batch of 2,000t (barge) (€) 380,000 2,000 × 190