{
  "use_case_id": "orchard-vineyard-robots",
  "use_case": "Orchard & vineyard robots",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "hectare",
  "country": "NZ",
  "currency": null,
  "estimate": null,
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "No benchmark specific to NZ; the range uses benchmarks from other regions. Local prices can differ a lot.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 hectare.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Drone placement of pheromone mating-disruption dispensers in an orchard (walnut, apple), drone service only, dispensers billed separately (C-DRONE France guide, 'around', excl. VAT)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 115,
        "high": 115,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "unit": "per hectare"
      },
      "region": "FR",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://c-drone.fr/en/guides/pheromone-mating-disruption-drone-orchard-vineyard-codling-moth-price/",
      "as_of": "2026-09-22",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 115,
        "high": 115,
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "FELDFALKE steep-slope vineyard crop protection spraying by drone, €300 per hectare per treatment net, plus fixed call-out/setup cost; customer supplies chemicals (Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Switzerland; Stand 01.10.2026)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 300,
        "high": 300,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "unit": "per hectare"
      },
      "region": "DE",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://feldfalke.com/de/weinbau/",
      "as_of": "2026-10-01",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 300,
        "high": 300,
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Forradalmi Művek (Hungary) drone spraying of vineyards and orchards: HUF 20,000–30,000 per hectare, always quoted individually; survey, call-out and VAT excluded (retrieved 2026-10-26)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 20000,
        "high": 30000,
        "currency": "HUF",
        "unit": "per hectare"
      },
      "region": "HU",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://dron.forradalmimuvek.hu/",
      "as_of": "2026-10-26",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 20000,
        "high": 30000,
        "currency": "HUF"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "DRONPRO (Czech Republic) drone spraying of vineyards and orchards: indicative CZK 1,200–2,500 per hectare excl. VAT (retrieved 2026-10-26)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 1200,
        "high": 2500,
        "currency": "CZK",
        "unit": "per hectare"
      },
      "region": "CZ",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://dronpro.cz/aplikace-postriku-dron-em",
      "as_of": "2026-10-26",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 1200,
        "high": 2500,
        "currency": "CZK"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "hectare per pass",
    "block",
    "hectare"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-26"
}