Quick Feed Estimate
Two examples showing exactly how to plan sack purchases for your next feeding period — a 10-pig grower batch over 60 days, and a 30-pig finisher batch over 45 days.
Quick Estimate vs. Full Feed Cost Calculator — which to use?
Use the Quick Feed Estimate when you need a fast answer: “How many sacks should I buy this week?” It assumes a constant daily intake and a flat price — no stages, no breeds. Use the Feed Cost Calculator when you want a full breakdown by starter, grower, and finisher stages with breed adjustments and mode comparisons. Both tools are useful — the quick estimator is for operational planning; the full calculator is for financial planning.
Example 1 of 2
A smallholder with 10 grower pigs (25–60 kg stage) needs to know how many sacks to buy for a 2-month feeding period before market day. The pigs eat approximately 2 kg per pig per day during the grower phase. Feed costs ₱1,600 per 50 kg sack at the local dealer.
Inputs
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed price per sack | ₱1,600 (50 kg sack) |
| Daily intake per pig | 2.0 kg/day (grower stage typical) |
| Feeding days | 60 days |
| Head count | 10 pigs |
Results
| Result | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Feed price per kg | ₱32/kg | ₱1,600 ÷ 50 kg |
| Total feed per pig | 120 kg | 2.0 kg/day × 60 days |
| Total cost per pig | ₱3,840 | 120 kg × ₱32/kg |
| Daily cost per pig | ₱64/day | 2.0 kg × ₱32/kg |
| Total feed for batch | 1,200 kg | 120 kg × 10 pigs |
| Total cost for batch | ₱38,400 | 1,200 kg × ₱32/kg |
| Daily cost for batch | ₱640/day | 10 pigs × ₱64/day |
| Sacks needed | 24 sacks | ceil(1,200 kg ÷ 50 kg) — always rounded up |
What this means
For 60 days with 10 grower pigs, you need 24 sacks — that is ₱38,400 in feed cost, or roughly ₱640 per day. Plan to have this cash available before you start the feeding period. Buying all 24 sacks at once may qualify you for a dealer discount; buying week-by-week costs more in transport and may expose you to price fluctuations.
The daily cost of ₱640 is a useful number for cash flow management. If you are paid monthly or bimonthly (e.g. from another job), you need to set aside ₱19,200 per month for feed alone during this period.
Note that this estimate assumes a flat 2 kg/day throughout the 60 days. In reality, grower pigs start eating slightly less (1.6–1.8 kg/day at 25 kg) and end eating more (2.2–2.5 kg/day near 60 kg). The quick estimate averages this — for more precise stage-by-stage numbers, use the Feed Cost Calculator.
Bisaya / Cebuano
Para sa 10 ka grower nga baboy sa 60 ka adlaw (2 kg/day matag baboy, ₱1,600/sako), kinahanglan nimo og 24 ka sako sa total — o ₱38,400 sa feed cost.
Ang adlaw-adlaw nga gastos mao ₱640. Para sa usa ka buwan (30 ka adlaw), mao kana ₱19,200 — kinahanglan nimo kining ihanda nga pera bago pa magsugod ang feeding period.
Kon magpalit ka og 24 ka sako sa usa ka higayon, pwede kang mag-negotiate og diskwento sa imong tindera. Makatipid kag gamay ug malisod ang daghang biyahe. Apan siguruha nga aduna kang lugar nga presko ug uga para itago ang feed — ang nabasa o natunaw na feed dili na angay pakaonon sa baboy.
How to adjust for your situation
Example 2 of 2
A larger operation finishing 30 commercial pigs for 45 days (the last leg before market, 70→100 kg). They buy finisher feed directly from a distributor at ₱28/kg (no sack markup). This scenario shows per-kg pricing and how a shorter, intensive finishing period works financially.
Inputs
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Feed price per kg | ₱28/kg (bulk rate, entered per-kg directly) |
| Daily intake per pig | 3.0 kg/day (finisher stage typical) |
| Feeding days | 45 days |
| Head count | 30 pigs |
Results
| Result | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Total feed per pig | 135 kg | 3.0 kg/day × 45 days |
| Total cost per pig | ₱3,780 | 135 kg × ₱28/kg |
| Daily cost per pig | ₱84/day | 3.0 kg × ₱28/kg |
| Total feed for batch | 4,050 kg | 135 kg × 30 pigs |
| Total cost for batch | ₱113,400 | 4,050 kg × ₱28/kg |
| Daily cost for batch | ₱2,520/day | 30 pigs × ₱84/day |
| Sacks needed | 81 sacks | ceil(4,050 ÷ 50 kg) — rounded up |
What this means
A 45-day finishing run with 30 pigs requires 81 sacks of finisher feed and costs ₱113,400 — roughly ₱2,520 per day. At this scale, cash flow is the main risk: you need to have ₱113,400 available or committed before the period starts. Farms that run this size on credit (sacks on utang) often pay ₱30–₱32/kg instead of ₱28/kg, adding ₱8,100–₱16,200 to the batch cost.
The bulk rate of ₱28/kg vs the typical ₱32/kg sack price saves:
This is why negotiating bulk pricing is worth the effort even for medium-scale farms. The saving per sack sounds small (₱200), but at 81 sacks per batch it is ₱16,200 — more than enough to cover medicine costs for the entire finishing run.
Bisaya / Cebuano
Ang 30 ka finisher nga baboy sa 45 ka adlaw (3 kg/day, ₱28/kg bulk rate) kinahanglan og 81 sako — o ₱113,400 sa total feed cost. Adlaw-adlaw nga gastos: ₱2,520.
Ang pagpalit sa bulk rate (₱28/kg imbes sa ₱32/kg sa sako) nakatipid og ₱16,200 para sa usa ka batch. Kon duha ka batch sa usa ka tuig, mao na ₱32,400 matag tuig — labaw pa sa gastos sa tambal para sa tibuok batch.
Ang pinakadako nga risgo sa kining laking batch mao ang cash flow. Kinahanglan nimo og ₱113,400 bago pa magsugod. Ang mga nagpalit og feed sa utang sagad nagbayad og ₱30–₱32/kg — mao nga ang interes sa sako makaapekto sa inyong tubo. Kon posible, mag-ipon og kapital bago mag-start para dili na kailangan mag-utang sa feed.
How to adjust for your situation
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