Tutorial 9 of 10 · 54 seconds · Tagalog captions · Philippines
How to Use the Tilapia Cost & Profit Calculator
Free. No sign-up. Works on your phone.
What it gives you
- Estimated profit or loss for the cycle.
- Revenue, total cost and return on cost.
- Break-even price per kilo.
- A cost table: fingerlings, each feed type, labor and other costs.
Will this cycle make money, and what is the lowest price you can sell at without losing? This free calculator adds up the whole cycle and gives the profit and the break-even price per kilo.
How to use the Cost & Profit, step by step
Open the tool
Go to arandcagriventures.com, tap Tilapia Tools, then choose Cost & Profit.
Enter the stocking
Fingerlings stocked, their size, and the price per fingerling.
Enter the harvest plan
Harvest size, expected survival and FCR.
Enter your feed prices
Fry feed, starter, grower and finisher, each by the sack you buy.
Enter the other costs
Culture period in months, labor and power per month, and any other costs.
Enter the selling price and tap Calculate
The result shows the profit, the costs and the break-even price.
The example in the video
| Fingerlings stocked | 5,000 at 2 g, ₱0.60 each |
|---|---|
| Harvest size | 300 g |
| Survival | 70% |
| FCR | 1.5 |
| Example feed prices | Fry feed ₱650 per 10 kg · starter ₱560 per 10 kg · grower ₱1,300 per 25 kg |
| Culture period | 4.5 months |
| Labor | ₱3,000 a month |
| Other costs | ₱5,000 |
| Selling price | ₱120 per kg |
| Estimated profit | ₱19,245 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | ₱126,000 |
| Total cost | ₱106,755 |
| Return on cost | 18% |
| Break-even price | ₱101.67 per kg |
How to read the result
In this example 5,000 fingerlings give 1,050 kg at harvest. Selling at ₱120 per kilo brings ₱126,000 against ₱106,755 in costs, a profit of ₱19,245. The break-even price is ₱101.67 per kilo: selling below that would not cover the cycle. The prices are examples only. Type your own, because a few pesos per kilo of feed or fish changes the answer.
Questions growers ask
Is tilapia farming profitable in the Philippines?
It depends on your feed price, survival, FCR and selling price. In this example the cycle returns 18% on its costs. The calculator shows your own result in a minute.
What is the break-even price?
The selling price per kilo at which sales exactly cover the costs of the cycle. Below it you lose money; above it you profit.
Made for tilapia growers in the Philippines
These tools and tutorials come from AR&C Agriventures, a tilapia hatchery in Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines. They work the way growers here buy and sell: kilos, sacks and pesos, with captions in Tagalog. They are free for every grower in the Philippines, from South Cotabato and the rest of Mindanao to Luzon and the Visayas.
Need fingerlings? We supply tilapia fingerlings in South Cotabato and across Mindanao, including our saline tilapia strain. Call or text +63 968 364 1908.