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Catfish seed production
Feeding in the grow-out cages  
 

Technical Assumptions

Item

Broodstock

Hatchery

Nursery

Target production/year 

 

     1,200,000 fry

0.3 M fingerlings

Project duration (years)

5

5

5

Days of culture/crop

 

15

60

Number of runs/year

        12 months

10

5

Number of tank or pond

          4 ponds

     12 tanks

 

Size of tank or pond

      100 m2 pond

   1 ton tank

      100 m2 pond/cage

Age of fish (days)

180

4

15

Number of fish/run

20 males,
50 females

120,000

120,000

Feeding rate (% body weight)

3

50

       20, 15, 10

Cost of diet (P/kg)

30

30

30

Stocking density

     0.5 (F)-
2.4 (M)/m2

        100/liter

100

Survival rate (%)

0 – males,
90 – females

25

50

 
Investment

Item

 

Broodstock & Hatchery

 

Nursery

Pond

Lake

Total investment cost

150,800

P  52,000

61,000

Depreciation cost per year

16,810

13,500

1,100

Depreciation cost per run

1,681

2,700

220

Salvage value after 5 years

66,750

13,750

14,750

Reinvestment every 2 years 

 

19,500

26,500

 
Costs-and-Returns

Item

Broodstock &
Hatchery

 

Nursery

Pond

Lake

Revenue

 

 

 

Sale of fry/fish

P   480,000

120,000

120,000

Cost per run

 

 

 

Total Variable Cost

8,560

68,976

68,515

Total Fixed Cost

15,204

18,223

15,670

Total Cost

23,764

87,199

70,115

Economic indicators

 

 

 

Income per run (P)

24,236

 

 

Income per year (P)

239,667

164,004

249,424

Return of investment (%)

159

37

71

Payback period (years)

0.59

0.29

0.24

Break-even price (P)

0.2

1.45

1.17

Break-even production (pc)

600,832

43,600

35,058

Total capital investment required

167,919

189,952

198,030

 
Financial Investment Analysis

 Item

 Broodstock & Hatchery

 

Nursery

Pond

Lake

Project duration

    5 years

 

 

Gross revenue

2,466,750

3,013,750

3,014,750

Investment costs 

150,600

91,000

114,000

Total costs

1,201,664

435,996

350,576

Net income

1,114,285

2,590,754

2,550,174

Net present value at 12%

670,555

1,586,068

1,624,571

Internal rate of return (%)

158

983

865

Discounted benefit cost ratio (%)

5.98

49

31

 
Updated: January 23, 2008
 

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