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Appendix 6
EEL CULTURE 1

One ha of concrete tanks supplied with water from artesian wells located in marsh area, 30 t production, 3 people working including the owner and an average price for eels of Dr '000.

A. Investment Cost (Dr '000 in 1986)

 Cost
(Dr '000)
Duration
(years)
Depreciation
(Dr '000)
Land purchase
(1.5 ha)
1 50050  30
Preparation of land
   75020  32
Buildings
2 00020100
Concrete tanks
15 000  20750
Equipment
3 50015233
Vehicles
2 50010250
Total
25 250   1 395   

1 Calculation based on data by the Agricultural Bank of Greece in Preveza and personal communications

B. Profit and Loss Account (full-scale production, 1986) 1

 Dr '000% of total
cost/kg
Sales (30 t, Dr 1 000/kg)
30 000 
Expenditure
  
- labour
4 00017
- elvers
3 00012
- feed (conversion rate: 2.5)
8 000    33.5
- energy
   750   3
- maintenance
1 000   4
- insurance
   250   1
- others (medicines, etc.)
1 500   6
Total expenditure
18 500   
Interests on loan
4 00017
Profit before depreciation
7 500 
Depreciation
1 400     6.5
Profit before taxes
6 100 

1 As yet there is no eel farm producing at full scale, therefore production expenditures are evaluations and financial charges are calculated on the basis of 30% of the investment financed by long-term loans, and short-term loans to cover the purchase of elvers the first years


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