|
| Abalone grow-out
culture |
|
| |
|
Technical Assumptions |
|
Initial size |
2.0
cm, 1.5 g (P5/pc) |
| |
|
|
Final
size |
5.5
cm, 50 g (P300/kg, 20 pcs/kg) |
|
Culture period (months) |
9 |
|
Seaweed price (P/kg) |
4 |
|
Number of crops/year |
3-4 |
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Survival rate (%) |
90% |
|
Feed Conversion Ratio |
20-25 |
|
Project Duration (years) |
4 |
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| Investment |
|
Capital outlay |
30,000 |
|
Mesh cages |
19,600 |
|
Long line |
7,400 |
|
Anchors |
2,000 |
|
Other materials |
1,000 |
|
Investment cost (x 3 crops (VC)) |
98,640 |
|
Abalone juveniles |
21,000 |
|
Salary, extra labor |
1,860 |
|
Seaweeds |
10,020 |
|
Total capital investment required |
128,640 |
|
| |
| Costs-and-Returns |
|
Item |
1 module |
|
Revenue/crop
(189 kg/module x P300/kg) |
56,700 |
|
Variable cost (P) |
32,880 |
|
Fixed
cost (P) |
10,112 |
|
Total
production cost (P) |
42,992 |
|
Net
income/crop (P) |
13,707 |
|
Net
income/year (P) |
41,122 |
|
Return on Investment (%) |
137 |
|
Payback period (months) |
7.5 |
|
Break
even price (P) |
227 |
|
Break
even production (kg) |
143 |
|
|
|
|
Financial Investment Analysis |
|
Project Duration |
4 |
|
Total number of harvests |
14 |
|
Gross revenue |
793,800 |
|
Investment cost |
30,000 |
|
Total cost |
601,896 |
|
Net income |
161,904 |
|
NPV at 12% |
100,053 |
|
IRR(%) |
124.87 |
|
BCR |
4.74 |
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Updated: January 23, 2008 |
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SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department |
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