Define before you buy
Start with the production requirement, not the supplier catalogue
A serious feed mill project spans raw-material handling, grinding, mixing, pelleting or extrusion, cooling, coating, storage, automation and energy — often across multiple suppliers. Defining the production requirement first is what makes RFQs structured and supplier proposals comparable.
- Production target
- Project planning
- Industry tools
- Structured RFQ
- Supplier matching
- Proposal comparison
- Supplier selection
Feed mill capacity planning
Capacity basis
How to size feed mill capacity before you request quotations
Size a feed mill from demand, recipes, pellet diameters and operating hours before requesting quotes, and state one capacity basis that every supplier must answer against.
Read the guideCapacity planning
5 TPH feed mill: what the capacity really means before you request quotes
What a 5 tonnes-per-hour feed mill actually means: annual tonnage at realistic operating hours, process line scope, storage, connected load, staffing and the capacity basis your RFQ must state.
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10 TPH feed mill: what the capacity really means before you request quotes
What a 10 tonnes-per-hour feed mill actually means: annual tonnage at realistic operating hours, process line scope, storage, connected load, staffing and the capacity basis your RFQ must state.
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20 TPH feed mill: what the capacity really means before you request quotes
What a 20 tonnes-per-hour feed mill actually means: annual tonnage at realistic operating hours, process line scope, storage, connected load, staffing and the capacity basis your RFQ must state.
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50 TPH feed mill: what the capacity really means before you request quotes
What a 50 tonnes-per-hour feed mill actually means: annual tonnage at realistic operating hours, process line scope, storage, connected load, staffing and the capacity basis your RFQ must state.
Read the guideAqua feed extrusion decisions
Process route
Extrusion versus pelleting for aqua feed: choosing the process before the supplier
When extruded aquafeed is required and when steam pelleting is sufficient: buoyancy, water stability, starch gelatinisation, fat inclusion, energy use and capital scope compared before supplier selection.
Read the guideProduct definition
Sinking versus floating aqua feed: what the choice changes in your plant
How the choice between sinking, slow-sinking and floating aquafeed changes extrusion settings, density control, dryer load, capacity and the specification your suppliers must quote against.
Read the guideScope definition
Aqua extrusion line: the full scope your RFQ has to cover
The complete scope of an extruded aquafeed line — grinding, preconditioning, extruder, dryer, cooler, vacuum coater, utilities and automation — and the exclusions that distort quotation comparisons.
Read the guideUtilities
Dryer capacity and energy in extruded aqua feed production
Why the dryer usually sets the real capacity of an extruded aquafeed line, how ambient conditions and fuel choice change the design, and what to require in every quotation.
Read the guideSpecies requirement
Shrimp feed production requirements before you choose equipment
What shrimp feed production demands from a plant: fine grinding, high water stability, small diameters, sinking density and the specification points that must appear in the RFQ.
Read the guideFinancing & project economics
Project financing overview
How independent third-party financing is explored for larger projects
OpenFeed mill cost planning
CAPEX and OPEX ranges before you talk to lenders
Open5-year TCO calculator
Compare proposals on lifetime cost, not purchase price
OpenCAPEX calculator
Size the investment envelope for the requirement
OpenFeedMatch Group does not provide loans or credit and is not a financial adviser. Financing, where relevant, is arranged by independent third parties.
Read the full analysis
Why FeedMatch is built around the production requirement rather than a product catalogue — and how consultants, integrators and procurement teams use the requirement-first workflow.