Avaliação econômica da produção de concentrado protéico de peixe da amazônia (Piracui)

Abstract

This study is aiming at to evaluate economic feasibility of 0.1 ton/day piracui production (fish protein concentrate) of indigenous origin, regionally known as fish flour (fish=PIRA and flour=CUI) of outstanding taste and great durability, prepared by native as food savings in order to compensate the lack of fish at certain seasons. It is industrialized from two Amazonian species: acari-bodó (Liposarcus pardalis) and aruanã (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum). The Fixed Investment in the project was U.S.$ 155,956.33, total Cost of Production U.S.$ 190,449.00 per year and total Revenue U.S.$ 288,000.00/year at 8 working hours per day during 240 days per year, being used 140 days for acari-bodó processing and 100 days for aruanã processing. Its return (IRR) of 34.31% allowed investment recovering in 2.48 years. Its equilibrium point is at the production of 8.11 tons/year, ensuring the company operation using only 33.80% of its productive capacity. Its remarked as direct benefits; better employment opportunities, helping to maintain forest dwellers in their own ancestry places, increasing of foreign income exchange for Amazonian states, encouraging harvesting reduction of endangered species and the increase of high nourishment value food supply. Al these facts shall give this project a technical, social and economic viability.