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Build local feed mill to spare fish farmers high costs - Indonesia
04/04/10
Suhana, a marine biologist at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) in Indonesia, said feed prices had risen to Rp 256,000 ($27) per 50-kilogram bag, below the break-even level for farmers.
“If the price is more than Rp 200,000 ($21.40) per bag, fish farmers will lose,” Suhana said, adding that feed accounted for 80% of production costs.
Shrimp farmers are also complaining, with shrimp feed selling for Rp 10,000 ($1.07) a kilogram, about 15% higher than...............
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