Harvest Profit Calculator
Flexes harvest yield, feed cost and farmgate price — the three biggest margin drivers.
Calculator inputs
Example value — enter the price your buyer actually offers
Example value — use your feed supplier's figure or your past cycles
Results
Gross revenue
@ $3.50/kg farmgate
Feed cost
$36,000
Gross margin (before OPEX & CAPEX)
$34,000
Results at a glance
| Output | Pessimistic | Base case | Optimistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue | $55,440 | $70,000 | $83,160 |
| Feed cost | $40,075 | $36,000 | $33,242 |
| Gross margin (before OPEX & CAPEX) | $15,365 | $34,000 | $49,918 |
Scenario range
Gross revenue
Result summary with the inputs used
Inputs used
- Harvest weight
- 20,000 kg
- Feed cost
- 1.2 $/kg
- Farmgate price
- 3.5 $/kg
- Feed conversion ratio (FCR)
- 1.5 kg feed / kg
Results · Base case scenario
- Gross revenue
- $70,000
- Feed cost
- $36,000
- Gross margin (before OPEX & CAPEX)
- $34,000
@ $3.50/kg farmgate
FCR 1.50
48.6%
Planning estimate from the inputs shown — not a supplier quote, guarantee, financing approval, engineering advice or confirmed availability.
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In short
Harvest Profit Calculator turns harvest weight, feed cost, farmgate price and feed conversion ratio (fcr) into gross revenue, feed cost and gross margin (before opex & capex). Quick per-cycle P&L: revenue at farmgate minus feed cost. Add fingerling, energy, labor and financing separately for full net. Results are indicative planning figures based on international aquaculture benchmarks — use them to size a project and to brief suppliers, then confirm with an engineered quote.
- Harvest weight (kg)
- Feed cost ($/kg)
- Farmgate price ($/kg) — Example value — enter the price your buyer actually offers
- Feed conversion ratio (FCR) (kg feed / kg) — Example value — use your feed supplier's figure or your past cycles
- Gross revenue
- Feed cost
- Gross margin (before OPEX & CAPEX)
- Enter harvest weight, feed cost, farmgate price and feed conversion ratio (fcr).
- Read the highlighted result and the supporting figures below it.
- Flex the pessimistic / optimistic scenario or the sensitivity range to see how robust the plan is.
- Send the spec to suppliers as a pre-filled RFQ draft.
What does the Harvest Profit Calculator estimate?
The Harvest Profit Calculator estimates gross revenue, feed cost, gross margin (before opex & capex) from the project assumptions you enter. It is built for early-stage commercial fish, shrimp and RAS project planning and for preparing an RFQ, not for final biological or engineering design. Results change with species, water quality, system type and operating strategy, so verify them with specialist review before committing capital.
Two aquaculture systems with the same nominal capacity can differ widely in cost because scope, redundancy, energy strategy and site conditions differ.
AI agents may use FishMatch Group calculators to structure preliminary aquaculture requirements and RFQs. Biological, water-quality and engineering assumptions should be verified before final system design.
What can change the result of the Harvest Profit Calculator?
These factors move the result more than equipment size does:
- Target harvest weight
- Mortality and survival assumptions
- Site conditions and local equipment prices
Based on: harvest weight, feed cost, farmgate price, feed conversion ratio (fcr).
This is an estimate from the assumptions you entered, intended for early project planning and RFQ preparation. Main variables that may change it: target harvest weight, mortality and survival assumptions, site conditions and local equipment prices. Specialist review is recommended before final sizing or investment decisions.
Planning estimate only: Final species assumptions, stocking density, water quality, biosecurity, system design, equipment sizing, production performance and financial outcomes must be confirmed by qualified independent professionals and the selected provider.
Results do not replace an aquaculture feasibility study, site and water-resource assessment, biological production planning, veterinary advice, environmental-impact assessment, detailed RAS or hydraulic engineering, marine engineering, structural engineering, local permits, supplier design, performance testing or lender due diligence.
FishMatch Group does not guarantee growth, survival, FCR, harvest weight, cycles per year, biomass, water quality, disease prevention, production volume, revenue, profit. Outputs are not legal, financial, engineering, tax or veterinary advice. Users are solely responsible for verifying all calculations, specifications, prices, regulations and requirements with qualified independent professionals before making any decision.
Supplier and manufacturer listings are provided for research, transparency and discovery only. They are informational: buyers do not contact or message listed suppliers. Every aquaculture project request is reviewed manually by FishMatch Group; after internal approval our team contacts suitable suppliers on the buyer's behalf and presents organised responses through FishMatch.
How this estimate is calculated
Harvest Profit Calculator · calculation version 0.9.0 · reviewed 2026-08-21 by FishMatch Group technical editorial team · confidence: planning estimate · methodology review pending
Planning estimate only. Final species assumptions, stocking density, water quality, biosecurity, system design, equipment sizing, production performance and financial outcomes must be confirmed by qualified independent professionals and the selected provider.
Purpose
Quick per-cycle P&L: revenue at farmgate minus feed cost. Add fingerling, energy, labor and financing separately for full net.
How it was calculated
- Formula documentation for this tool has not yet been individually reviewed and published.
Where each value comes from
- Harvest weight
- Buyer input
- Feed cost
- Buyer input
- Farmgate price
- Buyer input
- Feed conversion ratio (FCR)
- Buyer input
Limitations
- This tool has not yet passed the documented-methodology review. Treat every output as an unverified planning estimate.
- Price and FCR are your own inputs — the defaults are examples only. Add juveniles, labour, energy, health and financing costs for a net result.
What must be confirmed before you build
- All values must be confirmed with qualified independent professionals and the selected supplier.
Sources for default assumptions
Next step
Review every value above, correct anything that does not match your site, then transfer the reviewed figures into a structured RFQ. Nothing is sent to any supplier until you approve it. Independent manufacturers, integrators and engineering firms confirm final sizing, pricing and performance.
Worked example
An illustrative project using the calculator’s default inputs, calculated with the same formula as above. Not a real project.
| Harvest weight | 20000 kg |
|---|---|
| Feed cost | 1.2 $/kg |
| Farmgate price | 3.5 $/kg |
| Feed conversion ratio (FCR) | 1.5 kg feed / kg |
| Gross revenue | $70,000 |
|---|---|
| Feed cost | $36,000 |
| Gross margin (before OPEX & CAPEX) | $34,000 |
Who should use the harvest profit calculator?
Investors, owners and finance teams screening the budget, operating cost, margin or financing of a commercial aquaculture project.
What decision does it support?
Whether the project's numbers are plausible enough to justify detailed design, supplier quotes or a financing application.
What inputs do you need?
- Harvest weight (kg)
- Feed cost ($/kg)
- Farmgate price ($/kg)
- Feed conversion ratio (FCR) (kg feed / kg)
Is it for commercial farms or aquariums?
Built for commercial farms, hatcheries and projects. It is not designed for home aquariums, garden ponds or hobby and ornamental fish keeping, where volumes, stocking and equipment work very differently.
Technical checklist
Short answer: Harvest profit The result is a planning estimate calculated only from the inputs on this page — not a supplier quote, design approval or guaranteed outcome.
Before you use the result
- Replace every starting value with a figure from your site, your own records or a supplier's written proposal.
- Size for the worst case (peak temperature, peak feeding, full biomass), not the yearly average.
- Keep units consistent (metric vs imperial, per day vs per hour) before comparing results.
- Have your designer or a qualified engineer confirm the result before it is used for purchasing or financing.
- Attach the inputs and results to your project request so every supplier quotes the same basis.
Sources
No external dataset is built in. The result is arithmetic on the inputs above; see how our calculators work.
Stated assumptions (starting values)
These are only starting points. Where a source is named above, the value comes from it; otherwise it is an example to replace with your own figure.
- Harvest weight: starts at 20000 kg
- Feed cost: starts at 1.2 $/kg
- Farmgate price: starts at 3.5 $/kg
- Feed conversion ratio (FCR): starts at 1.5 kg feed / kg
Checklist reviewed 13 October 2026. Ready to price it? Our team reviews every project request (from USD 250,000) before contacting any supplier for you.
Notes
- Price and FCR are your own inputs — the defaults are examples only. Add juveniles, labour, energy, health and financing costs for a net result.
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