Value Chain Visualizer
See how prices and margins flow across the entire seaweed value chain. Adjust any stage and watch the impact ripple downstream.
The default figures in this calculator are illustrative starting points for demonstration, not verified sector benchmarks. Replace them with your own operation’s numbers before relying on any result.
Every figure below traces to an explicit input, formula, and unit. Per-stage margins use the price each stage pays for its input; the system total counts each stage's own value-added cost only, so transferred costs are never double counted.
Stage 1
Hatchery
Produces seeded line
Selling price
$1.20 / m
Output
2,000.00 m seeded line
Estimated gross margin?
41.67%
Cost per m: input $0.00 + own $0.70 = $0.70
Break-even price: $0.70 / m
Stage 2
Cultivator
Grows & harvests biomass
Selling price
$1.80 / kg wet
Output
2,550.00 kg wet (saleable)
Estimated gross margin?
-362.29%
Operating at a loss: cost per kg wet exceeds the selling price.
Cost per kg wet: input $0.94 + own $7.38 = $8.32
Break-even price: $8.32 / kg wet
Own cost is a flat illustrative $/kg and does not respond to volume. Use the Farm Economics Calculator for a volume-sensitive cost model.
Stage 3
Processor
Converts to dried ingredient
Selling price
$25.00 / kg dry
Output
242.25 kg dry
Estimated gross margin?
0.21%
Cost per kg dry: input $18.95 + own $6.00 = $24.95
Break-even price: $24.95 / kg dry
Stage 4
Product Developer
Takes product to market
Selling price
$18.00 / unit
Output
4,845 units
Estimated gross margin?
51.39%
Cost per unit: input $1.25 + own $7.50 = $8.75
Break-even price: $8.75 / unit
Physical flow (mass balance)
Gross harvest?
3,000.00 kg wet
Loss before sale?
450.00 kg wet
Saleable wet?
2,550.00 kg wet
Dry output?
242.25 kg dry
Units produced?
4,845 units
Raw material cost?
$18.95/kg dry
Processor cost per kg dry?
$24.95
Processing loss?
12.75 kg dry-matter
Integrated system profit and loss?
System revenue
$87,210.00
Final product sales only
System cost (own value-added)
$58,010.00
No transferred costs (no double count)
System profit or loss
$29,200.00
System margin
33.48%
How to read this
Margin estimates are approximations based on illustrative cost structures. Use the individual calculators for precise analysis.