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Abalone grow-out culture
Feeding in the grow-out cages  
 

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

Survival rate (%)

90%

Feed Conversion Ratio

20-25

Project Duration (years)

4

 
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

 
Updated: January 23, 2008
 

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