Example values
Profit / savings
Flock-level feed-cost impact
+$1,298.30
Lower FCR reduces feed use and cost.
Feed saved (+) / added (−) +3,091 kg
Value per bird placed +$0.0649
FCR change −0.070
Value per bird sold
Economic comparison
Current
Target
Chicks placed
20,000
20,000
Birds sold
19,200
19,200
Live weight sold
44,160 kg
44,160 kg
Feed used
72,864 kg
69,773 kg
Feed cost
$30,603
$29,305
FCR sensitivity
FCR change FCR Flock-level feed-cost impact −0.10 1.550 +$1,854.72 −0.05 1.600 +$927.36 0.00 1.650 $0.00 +0.05 1.700 −$927.36 +0.10 1.750 −$1,854.72
Feed-price stress test
Baseline plus automatic 10%, 20% and 30% feed-price increases. Both FCR cases use the same scenario price; bird numbers, live weight and FCR stay fixed. These are sensitivity scenarios, not price forecasts or net profit.
Price change
Feed price $ / t Flock-level feed-cost impact
Value per bird sold
Value per bird placed
Baseline $420.00 +$1,298.30 +$0.0676 +$0.0649 +10% $462.00 +$1,428.13 +$0.0744 +$0.0714 +20% $504.00 +$1,557.96 +$0.0811 +$0.0779 +30% $546.00 +$1,687.80 +$0.0879 +$0.0844
Per-bird values use four decimals. Metric: 1 tonne = 1,000 kg. US: 1 short ton = 2,000 lb.
Illustrative example, not your result: a 0.03 FCR improvement at 6 lb live weight saves 0.18 lb of feed per bird sold. At $ 400/short ton this is $ 0.036; at +10%, +20% and +30% it is 0.0396, 0.0432 and 0.0468 in that currency. Extra intervention costs are not deducted.
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