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  "use_case_id": "cattle-feeding-robot",
  "use_case": "Automated livestock feeding",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "system",
  "country": "GB",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 140000,
    "high": 180000,
    "currency": "GBP",
    "based_on": 2
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches GB.",
    "All matching prices are older than 18 months.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 system.",
    "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": "Lely Vector automatic feeding system and installation (control system, grabber and feeder), 350-head beef finishing unit near Ripon, installed October 2023: GBP 140,000 (Farmers Weekly, 2024-08-09)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 140000,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "GBP",
        "unit": "per system"
      },
      "region": "GB",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/beef/robotic-cattle-feeder-on-track-for-five-year-payback",
      "as_of": "2024-08-09",
      "older_price": true,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 140000,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "GBP"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Lely Vector automatic feeding: 'your £180k investment' (Lely Center Longtown, UK dealer article, 2025-04-14; the dealer claims payback in as little as 3 years)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 180000,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "GBP",
        "unit": "per system"
      },
      "region": "GB",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.lely.com/gb/centers/longtown/farmer-stories/is-robotic-feeding-right-for-your-farm/",
      "as_of": "2025-04-14",
      "older_price": true,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 180000,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "GBP"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Automatic feeding systems for cattle, German farm press: semi-automatic systems from about EUR 175,000; fully automatic systems can exceed EUR 300,000 (top agrar, 2025-01-30)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 175000,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "unit": "per system"
      },
      "region": "DE",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://www.topagrar.com/rind/news/automatische-futterung-stets-ein-voller-trog-23311.html",
      "as_of": "2025-01-30",
      "older_price": true,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 175000,
        "high": null,
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "used_in_range": false
    }
  ],
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    "project"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-11-03"
}