Feed formula & landed cost calculator

Feed formula calculator — tonnage and landed cost from species, stage, gain and FCR

Enter the species, production stage, planned weight gain and FCR from your own records. The calculator returns finished-feed tonnage and landed cost per tonne, then carries the result into a request reviewed by FeedMatch before any supplier is approached.

Batch and conversion

Species

Production stage

Animals placed

Weight gain per animal (kg)

Feed conversion ratio (feed ÷ gain)

Mortality (%)

Handling and feeding loss (%)

Landed-cost build-up

Enter every line in one currency. The tool adds no market price of its own — FeedMatch does not publish feed prices.

Supplier price per tonne (EXW/FOB)

Freight per tonne

Insurance (%)

Customs duty (%)

Port, clearance, inspection per tonne

Inland haulage per tonne

Finance / working capital (%)

Result

Weight gain produced28,800 animals harvested: 69.1 t
Feed per animal: 3.86 kg
Feed required (net)Weight gain produced × FCR 1.65: 115.9 t
Tonnage to contractincluding 3% handling loss: 119.4 t
Landed cost per tonne+30.5% over the quoted price: 548
Landed budget: 65,467
Cost per kg of gain: 0.95
Cost per animal: 2.18

Cost per tonne, line by line

Supplier price (quoted Incoterm)420.00
Freight to destination port55.00
Insurance (0.3%)1.26
Customs duty (5%)23.81
Port, clearance and inspection18.00
Inland haulage to farm or mill22.00
Finance and working capital (1.5%)8.10
Landed cost per tonne548.17

Your figures are carried into the request form. Nothing is sent to a supplier and no contact details are exposed — a FeedMatch reviewer confirms the requirement with you first.

Estimates Only: Planning and procurement estimate only. Final formulations, ingredient inclusion, nutrient targets, feed safety, additive use and regulatory compliance must be approved by appropriately qualified professionals and the responsible manufacturer. This calculator is provided for general informational purposes only. Results are approximate and may contain errors, omissions, or outdated information. They do not constitute legal, financial, engineering, tax, technical, or professional advice. Users are solely responsible for independently verifying all calculations, specifications, prices, regulations, and requirements with qualified professionals before making any decisions. By using this calculator, you acknowledge that the website owners, operators, and affiliates accept no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, or decisions resulting from its use.

Supplier and manufacturer listings are provided for research, transparency and discovery only. FeedMatch Group does not provide automatic buyer-supplier introductions. Every feed project request is reviewed manually by David / FeedMatch Group, and supplier introductions are made only after internal approval.

Reference nutrient basis — Broiler Grower (11–24 d)

Crude protein minimum 20%
Metabolisable energy minimum 3050 kcal/kg
Calcium 0.85–1.05%
Available phosphorus minimum 0.42%
Sodium minimum 0.16%
Lysine minimum 1.12%
Methionine minimum 0.45%
Threonine minimum 0.76%
Crude fibre maximum 5%

Published reference values for this species and stage — a starting basis for the RFQ, not an approved specification. Your nutritionist or veterinarian owns the final diet.

How it is calculated

Surviving animals = animals placed × (1 − mortality %)
Weight gain produced = surviving animals × gain per animal
Feed required = weight gain × FCR + a mortality allowance (animals lost are assumed to have eaten 40% of a full ration)
Tonnage to contract = feed required × (1 + handling loss %)
Landed cost per tonne = supplier price + freight + insurance + duty on (price + freight + insurance) + port and clearance + inland haulage + finance cost
Landed budget = tonnage to contract × landed cost per tonne

Worked example — 30,000 broilers, 2.4 kg gain, FCR 1.65

30,000 birds placed, 4% mortality
2.4 kg gain per bird, FCR 1.65
3% handling loss
420 per tonne FOB, 55 freight, 0.3% insurance, 5% duty, 18 port, 22 inland, 1.5% finance

28,800 birds produce 69.1 t of gain and need ≈ 115.9 t of feed net
≈ 119.4 t to contract once handling loss is added
Landed cost ≈ 548 per tonne, about 31% above the quoted FOB price
≈ 65,470 landed budget, about 0.95 per kg of gain

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Scope of this tool

What this tool can and can't do

The feed formula and landed-cost calculator is a planning tool for budget-stage and RFQ-stage decisions. It gives defensible numbers to compare suppliers against — it is not an engineering, veterinary or financing approval.

What it can do

Convert animal numbers, cycle length and intake curves into monthly and annual compound feed tonnage.
Add a waste and shrinkage allowance so contracted volume matches real consumption.
Split the total into stage-level volumes (starter, grower, finisher) for tender lots.
Give an indicative annual feed spend at the price you enter.

What it can't do

Predict mortality, disease events or intake depression caused by heat stress or water quality.
Replace weighbridge or silo data once the operation is running — it is a planning model, not a reconciliation tool.
Include freight, duties, demurrage or financing cost unless you add them to the price input.
Guarantee supplier availability at the volume or price you plan against.

Required inputs

· Number of animals, or placements per cycle and cycles per year
· Average daily intake or a stage intake curve
· Cycle length in days (or days in the feeding window)
· Waste / shrinkage allowance in percent
· Optional: feed price per tonne for the spend estimate

Example run

· 50,000 broilers per cycle, 6.5 cycles per year, 35-day cycle
· Average intake 105 g/bird/day
· Waste allowance 3%
· Feed price 390 USD/tonne

→ Per cycle: 183.75 t plus 3% waste = 189.3 t
→ Annual requirement: approximately 1,230 t of compound feed
→ Indicative annual feed spend: about 480,000 USD at 390 USD/t

What does this calculator estimate?

It estimates how much compound feed a flock or herd consumes per cycle, month and year, plus the indicative spend at the price you enter. It suits farm buyers and procurement teams sizing contracts. The result is a planning volume for tender and RFQ preparation, not a guaranteed consumption figure.

What can change the result?

· Animal numbers and cycle length
· Intake curve and stage split
· Mortality, waste and shrinkage allowance
· Feed price per tonne
· Season, climate and management effects

AI agents may use FeedMatch calculators to structure preliminary feed requirements and RFQs. Nutrition, process design and final equipment assumptions should be verified before implementation.

Use the annual tonnage as the contract volume in your RFQ, and ask suppliers to quote per stage lot. Start a structured RFQ.

Short answer · reviewed September 2026

How do you calculate feed tonnage and landed cost from species, stage, weight gain and FCR?

Feed required equals planned weight gain multiplied by FCR, with allowances for mortality and handling loss. Landed cost adds freight, insurance, duty, port, inland transport and finance to the supplier price. Results are planning estimates and the specification requires qualified nutritionist review.

Conversion ratios and landed-cost planning ranges

Conversion ratios and landed-cost planning ranges — values reviewed September 2026 by FeedMatch Group
Metric	Value	Unit	Basis
Broiler feed conversion ratio	1.55–1.75	kg feed / kg gain	Commercial broiler to 2.2–2.8 kg live weight
Grower pig feed conversion ratio	2.6–3.0	kg feed / kg gain	25–110 kg live weight, phase-fed
Tilapia feed conversion ratio	1.4–1.7	kg feed / kg gain	Grow-out, extruded floating feed
Whiteleg shrimp feed conversion ratio	1.3–1.7	kg feed / kg gain	Semi-intensive to intensive pond grow-out
Atlantic salmon feed conversion ratio	1.1–1.3	kg feed / kg gain	Sea-phase grow-out, high-energy diet
Handling and feeding loss allowance	2–5	% of tonnage	Spillage, dust and out-of-spec batches
Landed-cost uplift over a quoted FOB price	15–35	% of the quoted price	Scenario range driven by freight, duty and distance — not a market quotation
Feed share of live production cost	60–70	% of total cost	Commercial poultry, swine and aqua operations

Sources · FAO — Animal feed and production · NRC Nutrient Requirements of Poultry / Swine · Feedipedia (INRAE / CIRAD / AFZ / FAO)

Ranges are indicative buyer-side benchmarks compiled by FeedMatch Group from supplier offers and the sources above; verify against a current quotation before budgeting.

FAQ

Feed formula and landed-cost questions buyers ask

How do you calculate how much feed a batch needs from FCR?

Multiply the weight gain you plan to produce by the feed conversion ratio: 69 tonnes of gain at an FCR of 1.65 needs about 114 tonnes of feed, plus an allowance for animals lost during the cycle and for handling losses. FCR must come from your own recent records or a documented breed or species standard — a ratio taken from another farm's conditions will misstate the tonnage.

What is landed cost per tonne of feed?

Landed cost is what a tonne actually costs once it reaches your farm or mill: the supplier's quoted price plus freight, insurance, customs duty, port and clearance charges, inland haulage and the cost of financing the shipment. An EXW or FOB price is not comparable with a CIF or DDP price until every offer is built up the same way.

Does this calculator produce a feed formulation?

No. It sizes the tonnage and the landed cost and shows the reference nutrient basis published for that species and stage. It does not set a diet or an inclusion list. To model an actual blend from raw-material prices, use the least-cost feed formulation calculator; either way a qualified animal nutritionist must approve the specification before commercial production.

What happens after I send the result to FeedMatch?

The tonnage, specification basis and target landed cost are carried into a written request. A FeedMatch reviewer checks the requirement with you before anything is sent out — nothing is published to suppliers automatically and no contact details are exposed. Introductions are made only after the request has been reviewed and approved.

Can I use it for aquaculture or swine as well as poultry?

Yes. Species and stage cover broiler, layer, breeder, swine, dairy, beef, tilapia, catfish, salmon and shrimp; each one loads the published reference intake and nutrient basis for the stage, and the gain and FCR fields stay under your control.