# Feed Comparison — Which Fish Feed Is More Economical?

> Compare two feeds by price and FCR; see the cost per kg of growth and the yearly difference. Cheap feed is not always economical.

- URL: https://demo.fcrsoft.com/en/tools/fish-feed-comparison
- Language: en
- Updated: 2026-10-03
- Publisher: FCRSOFT (https://fcrsoft.com)

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# Feed Comparison Calculator

Enter the price per kg of both feeds and the FCR each gives under your conditions.
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## Calculator

Currency

Feed A price : 1.2 USD /kg
Feed A FCR : 1.8
Feed B price : 1.4 USD /kg
Feed B FCR : 1.55
Annual production : 500 t

This calculator runs in your browser; the data you enter is not stored.

## Results

Feed A: cost per kg of growth
2.16 USD

Feed B: cost per kg of growth
2.17 USD

Result
Feed A is more economical

Annual cost difference
5,000 USD

**Take Control of Your Feed Costs**The right feed choice makes a **5,000 USD** difference a year. FCRSOFT calculates the real FCR of every feed and batch from your own records.
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## How is it calculated?

- Feed cost per kg of growth = FCR × Feed price

- Annual difference = Cost difference per kg (between A and B) × Annual production

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## FCRSOFT does this for you automatically

You don’t need to do the calculations and checks on this page by hand every day. FCRSOFT derives them all automatically from the records entered in the field.

- The real feed cost of every batch is calculated per kg of fish.

- When the feed price changes, cost reports update automatically.

- Feed, labour and energy costs are allocated to each batch and kilogram.

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