Full-Size Compact System Cost Analysis
With a FodderPro Feed System, you will save money and provide your animals with the freshest, healthiest, high-performance feed available. Fodder is an extremely cost-effective source of livestock feed and producing it will result in significant feed cost savings. To calculate the savings of growing fodder for your farm, use the figures on this chart to compare the costs of growing fodder with a Full-Size Compact FodderPro 2.0 Feed System to your current feed costs. For more information or an analysis based on your specific application, please contact one of our fodder specialists.
| Input Costs Per Pound of Fodder Produced |
|---|
| Cost of Seed |
$0.016 |
| Cost of Water |
$0.001 |
| Cost of Electricity |
$0.006 |
| Cost of Propane |
$0.014 |
| Cost of Labor |
$0.026 |
| TOTAL COST PER LB. |
$0.063 per lb. |
| Cost to Purchase Inputs* |
|---|
| System |
$4,695.00 |
lbs. daily output |
| Seed |
$245.29** |
per metric ton |
| Water |
$2.00 |
per 1,000 gallon |
| Electricity |
$0.1135 |
per kWh |
| Propane Gas |
$2.41 |
per gallon |
| Labor |
$10.00 |
per hour |
| Usage Rates* |
|---|
| Average Monthly Seed Usage |
1,080 lbs. |
@ $0.111/lb. |
$120.42 |
| Average Monthly Water Usage |
2,940 gallons |
@ $0.002/gallon |
$5.88 |
| Average Monthly Electricity Usage |
391.860 kWh |
@ $0.1135/kWh |
$44.48 |
| Average Daily Propane Usage (365 day average) |
1.417 gallons |
@ $2.41/gallon |
$3.42 |
| Average Daily Labor Required |
0.666 hours |
@ $10.00/hour |
$6.66 |
| Statistics Bank |
|---|
| Fodder Production |
250 lbs./day |
| Trays Harvested per Day |
4 |
| Feed to Seed Ratio |
7:1 |
| Pounds/Tray per Day |
62.5 lbs. |
| Average Gallons/Tray per Day |
3.5 gallons |
| Average Labor/Tray per Day |
10 minutes |
| Maximum Growing Temperature |
75°F |
| Minimum Growing Temperature |
60°F |
| Outdoor Design Temperature |
15°F |
| Average Heating Days |
56.13 days/year |
| Average Cooling Days |
182.92 days/year |
