Apr 18 2013, 07:21 AM
QUOTE(M_century @ Apr 18 2013, 01:05 AM)
If 200acres is entirely water size with depth 10ft and above, it's a huge lake.
Question to consider, how well you know the lake, what's in it? It can make a difference.
How about the security etc?
Having access to large funding, wonders can be done.
Despite that, you would want to avoid as much mistakes and time wastage.
There are numerous downstream activities that can be done with Tilapia.
But I believe, one step at a time is better approach as you can stabilize yourself with experience learnt before moving downstreams.onl
Yet again, with $$, you can short cut and hire the expert know how people to do the work.
I myself prefer to hands on everything, will only leave it to managers once the ship had been steadied.
I myself is in the Aqua Feed business, where my department mainly handling Tilapia Feed business.
I'm also in the Tilapia farming, small farm with 2 ponds. I also secure my clients would be able to sell their fish when harvest.
My feed cost in my farm is about RM3.50 - RM4.50 per kg of fish depending of what I am doing with it. Market ex-farm price vary from RM8-RM10 per kg. Fluctuations depends on demand and supply.
Feed cost would be your largest operating cost. How efficiently you balance cost vs benefit is the key. How efficiently you convert your FCR. We usually aim to have lower FCR to be more profitable. Yet, on another hand, lower FCR with better margin may not neccessary means more profits.
As for other operating cost, it entirely depend on yourself.
Lastly, most important is the market and your location.
Certain location does not command a good price.
Hi MQuestion to consider, how well you know the lake, what's in it? It can make a difference.
How about the security etc?
Having access to large funding, wonders can be done.
Despite that, you would want to avoid as much mistakes and time wastage.
There are numerous downstream activities that can be done with Tilapia.
But I believe, one step at a time is better approach as you can stabilize yourself with experience learnt before moving downstreams.onl
Yet again, with $$, you can short cut and hire the expert know how people to do the work.
I myself prefer to hands on everything, will only leave it to managers once the ship had been steadied.
I myself is in the Aqua Feed business, where my department mainly handling Tilapia Feed business.
I'm also in the Tilapia farming, small farm with 2 ponds. I also secure my clients would be able to sell their fish when harvest.
My feed cost in my farm is about RM3.50 - RM4.50 per kg of fish depending of what I am doing with it. Market ex-farm price vary from RM8-RM10 per kg. Fluctuations depends on demand and supply.
Feed cost would be your largest operating cost. How efficiently you balance cost vs benefit is the key. How efficiently you convert your FCR. We usually aim to have lower FCR to be more profitable. Yet, on another hand, lower FCR with better margin may not neccessary means more profits.
As for other operating cost, it entirely depend on yourself.
Lastly, most important is the market and your location.
Certain location does not command a good price.
Thanks very much for your input.
I know the lake very well.
We are indeed thinking of employing some experts.
I understand there is a large tilapia setup in Perak. That's what we are thinking of.
Our market would be predominantly overseas where we probably fetch better prices.
Whats your yield from your two ponds?
Yes. Feed costs is the highest portion of operating costs.
Therefore we are thinking of the holistic approach from fries, cultivation to packaging, feedmeal manufacturing, etc.
Thinking of using the cage systems.
are the operating risks associated with such venture?
One of concern is the waste as in the fish poo. Is the contamination by such waste a big concern for a large
lake with continuous inflow of water from streams?What
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I still harbor an interest of aquaculture
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