Model your feed cost with your own numbers.
Enter production, FCR and feed price. A saving is shown only for figures you measured yourself or a supplier verified in writing — the tool adds no assumed percentages.
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Optimisation levers
Leave a lever empty unless you have a figure: your own trial or farm records, or a supplier's measured result stated in its written proposal. Figures combine multiplicatively.
Pellet quality & size grading
Matching pellet size to each life stage can reduce uneaten feed.
Feeding automation & appetite sensing
Demand-based feeders and appetite cameras can reduce over-feeding.
Dissolved oxygen management
Keeping oxygen in the species' range can affect feed conversion.
Temperature control
Operating within the species' temperature window can affect feed conversion.
Health & vaccination programme
Sick fish eat less, which affects apparent feed conversion.
Waste-feed monitoring
Uneaten-pellet monitoring can show where feed is lost.
Planning estimate only. FishMatch Group does not supply or verify these percentages and no result is guaranteed.
Fishmeal and fish-oil price sensitivity
How much does a fishmeal or fish-oil price move change your cost per kg harvested? Feed cost per kg harvested = FCR × feed price. A price move in an ingredient changes the feed price by its inclusion rate × the price change; replacing part of the fishmeal with a substitute changes it by the price gap on the replaced share, and any FCR change from the switch is applied on top. Enter figures from your feed formula and your feed supplier's written quote — nothing is pre-filled.
Why this matters in 2026: IFFO reported on 5 October 2026 that cumulative fishmeal output in the countries covered by its member data was running 45% behind the same period of 2025, with fish oil down 26% (IFFO, 5 Oct 2026). These are not global totals — IFFO states its member data covers about 40% of global fishmeal and 50% of fish-oil output (IFFO, 7 May 2026). Ask your feed supplier how its own prices are changing.
By-products: IFFO estimates that 34% of global fishmeal and 54% of global fish-oil production in 2024 came from fish-processing by-products rather than whole fish (IFFO, March 2026); FAO's Stefania Vannuccini cited the same shares at the opening session of IFFO's 2026 conference on 19 October (IFFO, published 20 Oct 2026). These are global 2024 averages that exclude farmed-shrimp waste — not a figure for any specific feed, supplier or price. If origin or by-product content matters to your buyers, ask the feed supplier for batch-level evidence.
Enter at least an inclusion rate and a price to see the effect.
Feed cost only — not full production cost. Substitute ingredients can change digestibility, growth and product quality; any FCR change must come from your trials or the feed supplier's measured data. Full cost per kg: shrimp cost per kg · cost of poor FCR · break-even price.
Turn the saving into a reviewed request.
Send one project request covering feed, feeders and monitoring. Our team reviews it first, then contacts suitable suppliers for you and presents their responses through FishMatch Group — no direct supplier contact, no vendor lock-in. Projects from USD 250,000.
Short answer
What is the fastest way to get quotes for Feed Cost Optimizer?
Submit one structured request for Feed Cost Optimizer. FishMatch Group translates it into a technical RFQ, runs a confidential sourcing round with project-matched international suppliers, and returns comparable quotations. No fee is charged to the buyer, and your identity and project details stay private until you choose to proceed.
- How it works:
- One structured request, human-reviewed before any supplier outreach
- Typical turnaround:
- Depends on scope and site data; no turnaround is guaranteed
- Confidentiality:
- Supplier names are never exposed during evaluation
- Cost to buyers:
- No fee charged to the buyer
What is the fastest way to get quotes for Feed Cost Optimizer?
Submit one structured request for Feed Cost Optimizer. FishMatch Group translates it into a technical RFQ, runs a confidential sourcing round with project-matched international suppliers, and returns comparable quotations. No fee is charged to the buyer, and your identity and project details stay private until you choose to proceed.
How does FishMatch Group source suppliers for this requirement?
You submit one structured request. We translate it into a technical RFQ, run it against qualified manufacturers and integrators in the relevant categories, and return normalised quotations you can compare side by side on scope, lead time and total cost of ownership.
Do buyers see supplier names during the sourcing process?
No. Supplier identities stay confidential during discovery and evaluation. You receive anonymised, comparable technical and commercial packages, and introductions happen only after both sides are qualified and agree to proceed.
Before you request quotes
Costs & budgeting
How much does a commercial fish farm cost to build?
Budget ranges depend on system type, not on country alone. Pond and cage projects are usually the lowest capital per tonne of annual output, while recirculating (RAS) projects carry the highest equipment and energy share because filtration, oxygenation and backup power are mandatory. Reliable numbers come from a sized bill of quantities — species, target tonnage, water source and grow-out temperature — not from a generic price list. Use the FishMatch calculators to size the project, then submit an RFQ so quotes are priced against the same specification.
What drives the price differences between aquaculture equipment quotes?
Most spread between quotes comes from scope, not from margin: included spares, installation and commissioning, control and automation level, materials (HDPE vs steel vs FRP), certification and testing, delivery terms (EXW vs CIF) and warranty length. Two quotes are only comparable when they answer the same specification. A structured RFQ fixes the scope so differences reflect real engineering choices.
What operating costs should a business plan include?
Feed is normally the largest recurring cost, followed by energy (highest in RAS), labour, fingerlings or post-larvae, health management, water treatment consumables and maintenance. Financing cost and working capital for the first production cycle are frequently underestimated. FishMatch cost tools separate CAPEX from OPEX so the payback assumption is visible rather than implied.