Economic efficiency of fish cultivation in the Middle Paranapanema region, State of São Paulo

Abstract

The study assessed the economic efficiency of the pacu with the piauçu cultivation in fishponds hollowed in the Middle Paranapanema region, State of São Paulo, 2007/2008 crop. It was used the structures of the effective operational cost (EOC) and total operational cost (TOC) and five profitability economic indicators. The TOC per cycle x ha were US$ 12,182.90. The production cost of the pacu and of the piauçu was US$ 1.20 kg^-1 and US$ 1.40 kg^-1, respectively. The gross incomes were US$ 17,077.30 ha^-1, operational profit US$ 4,894.30 ha^-1, gross margins 43.8% and profitability rate 30.3%. The break even point was 6,125.40 kg ha^-1 for the pacu and 805.90 kg ha^-1 for the piauçu. The viable minimum module corresponded to 0.5 ha of mirror of water. Considering that in the Medium Paranapanema region the medium area of mirror of water for producer is of 0.6 ha, it was concluded that this policulture is an alternative of income for enterprising rural regional.