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| Freshwater prawn grow-out
culture |
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Technical Assumptions |
|
Item |
Quantity |
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Project duration |
5 |
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Stocking density |
15 |
|
Cost of post larva |
1 |
|
Crops per year, number |
2 |
|
Average wt at harvest, g |
30 |
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Recovery at harvest, % |
75 |
|
Total number of stock per crop |
150,000 |
|
Total recovery at harvest per crop |
112,500 |
|
Total weight at harvest/crop |
3,375 |
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| Costs-and-Returns |
|
Item |
Pond |
Cage |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
Gross sales |
1,350,000 |
1,350,000 |
|
Variable costs |
726,000 |
719,000 |
|
Fixed cost |
263,000 |
342,000 |
|
Total cost |
989,000 |
1,061,000 |
|
|
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| Economic Indicators |
|
Item |
Pond |
Cage |
|
Net
Income |
361,000 |
289,000 |
|
ROI |
110 |
76 |
|
Payback period |
0.8 |
1 |
|
Break-even price |
146 |
157 |
|
Break-even production |
4,947 |
5,305 |
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Updated: January 23, 2008 |
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SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department |
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