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S.No.
|
Requirement
|
Value
|
Units
|
|
1
|
Mash plant capacity
|
2
|
Ton per hour (TPH)
|
|
2
|
Cost of plant
|
6
|
Lakhs
|
|
3
|
Land requirement
|
6000
|
Sq. Ft.
|
|
4
|
Boiler/Transportation/Civil
Works/Power Cost
|
30
|
Lakhs
|
|
5
|
Total cost without
working capital and Raw material
|
36
|
Lakhs
|
So, the approximate cost for the complete project of 2 TPH mash feed plant is 36 lakh, without taking into consideration the working capital and raw material inventory.
The difference in the Plant CostThe difference between setting up the cost of a pellet feed plant and a mash feed plant is Cost of pellet feed plant – Cost of mash feed plant 1, 10, 00,000 – 36, 00,000 = 74, 00,000 INR- Which for now can be considered as a saving – In case of mash project …..
If we consider an interest rate of 8% on this amount, the return can be 50,000 INR per month. … (1)
The difference in the Operational Cost
Also, as per our years of experience and regular client feedback, we have observed a difference of approximately 400 INR per ton in operating cost of pellet plant ( including boiler, labor, staff, power, etc.) and mash feed plant i.e. pellet feed plant costs 400 INR more than mash feed plant per metric ton.
Therefore, for a production of 10MT per day @ 25 working days per month, the difference in operating costs comes out to be:
400INR x 10MT per day x 25 days per month = 1, 00,000 INR per month … (2)
Total Extra Expense Per Month for Pellet Feed PlantIf we add up …(1) and …(2), we will see that by setting up a pellet feed plant of the same output capacity, we would be draining out approx. 1,50,000 INR per month from our pocket. … (3)
Before
we arrive at any conclusion; let us see the benefits of pellet feed plant:
Benefits of Pellet Feed Plant• It is widely known from various researches and practical experiments performed for broiler farming that there is a minimum 10% reduction in feed intake of birds with pellet feed as compared to mash feed i.e. Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) is higher in pellet feed.
• There is an improvement in the meat-bone ratio (approx. 3%).
• There is an improvement in the Live Bird Weight ratio.
• Reduction in mortality rate.
• Dominant birds can eat bigger particle grains in mash feed devoiding smaller & weaker birds of that feed and they have to eat powdered feed.
• No selective feeding.
Now let us do some calculation of feed intake as per our assumption of 1 lakh birds:
|
S.No.
|
Requirement
|
Value
|
Units
|
|
1
|
Number of birds
|
100000
|
Numbers
|
|
2
|
Feed Requirement per bird
|
100
|
g per day
|
|
3
|
Total Feed Requirement
|
10000
|
Kg per day
|
|
4
|
Considering Feed cost
|
25
|
INR per KG per day
|
|
5
|
Total Feed Cost
|
250000
|
INR per day
|
|
6
|
No. of working days per month
|
25
|
days
|
|
7
|
Total Feed Cost per month
|
6250000
|
INR per month
|
|
8
|
Cost of MASH feed per month
|
6250000
|
INR per month
|
|
9
|
Cost of PELLET feed per month ( with 10% reduction in feed
intake)
|
5625000
|
INR per month
|
|
10
|
Feed cost savings per month
(By using Pellet Feed)
|
625000
|
INR per month
|
So, the approximate cost saving per month by using pellet feed over mash feed is approximately 6, 25, 000 INR + other benefits like meat quality, meat-bone ratio, mortality & waste-meat ratio … (4)
Now, if check out the net
savings from … (4) and … (3), we will observe that by setting up a pellet feed
plant will save us a net amount of 6,25,000 – 1,50,000 = 4,75,000 INR per
month.
ConclusionIf we do not want to invest a huge amount at an initial level, we can set up a mash plant (convertible to pellet plant) for grower & finisher birds, feeding them mash feed, and can outsource crumbs pellet feed for pre-starter and starter birds. Later on, we can covert that mash feed project into a pellet project.
Disclaimer: The above information is based on data collected from our existing customers & internet sources and is only for your reference. As expertise in feed mill engineering only, Lark Engineering will not be responsible for any type of loss occur due to the above-stated information.