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Table 8. Enterprise budget for the production of paco at different stocking densities in earthen ponds in Iquitos, Peru.
Table 8

Assumptions: 90% survival
    Fixed costs are per year; assume a two-month "rest" before production begins again.
    US$313 interest is for year 1 only; it drops to US$260, US$199, US$129, and US$48 for years 2 through 5, respectively.
    US$3 kg-1 wholesale market price for gamitana and US$2.10 kg-1 for paco.