Crab Farming Indonesia Export Opportunity Business

Some of you might be interested to know about the process of crab farming Indonesia which has been done since a long time by this marine country. As you know the crab is very popular seafood especially in African and Asian countries including Indonesia. That is why; the demand for this food fish is also very large in international market. Furthermore, they also have high value which makes a lot of people in Indonesia become interested in farming this food fish. Especially since when the farmer export the crab product from Indonesia to other countries, this means they will be able to get money in foreign currencies thus the value will be higher.

Crab Farming Indonesia Business with Huge Profit

The cost of crab farming Indonesia is actually quite low especially for the labor which makes the overall production cost become low as well. And as the crab itself is very fast growing creature, then by doing this business you will be able to earn back your investment in faster time. This is why; a lot of people who lives in Indonesia coastal region likes to do this kind of business as it is suitable to be done in that region. If you want to know, that when you can do this business with great management, then you will also able to get better income from it compared when you do shrimp farming business. And as this type of business can also be done in smaller scale, thus it would be easier for you to start your crab farming business in Indonesia even though you only have small investment. That is why; you might want to get more information about this business before you start your own.

Before you start your own business, then you need to know different method of crab farming Indonesia that you can do. Especially since, there are several methods that you can actually do when you do this business which are the growing out method as well as the fattening method. Both of those methods are very suitable to be done in Indonesia since this country itself is a marine country that has large seawater area. Of course, you still need to choose one among those methods that is more suitable for your business style and one that you can do easier so you can gain some profits from it.

If you decide to do the growing method, then the stock which you need for your crab farm is the younger crabs which are still small. Then inside your crab farm, they will be growing so it will become adult and their size will also become larger. They should also reach the commercial sizing which will be suitable to be sold especially for export. And usually it will take around five months to around six months until the grab that grows inside your farm are able to reach the suitable commercial sizing that you want. Thus within a year, there are at least two cycles of crab farming Indonesia that you can do inside your farm.

To do this farming, you will need to build some pond with various sizing that you can determined based on the business scale that you want to do. But usually, the sizing that is used on the farming would be around half hectare until two hectare sizing. The pond that you build should also have good water exchange since it is critical for the crab lives. Thus you should also build strong bunds around the pond to keep the crab inside the pond. If you decide to use pond with smaller size, then you can use fence for the bunds around the pond. However, if you decide to use pond with bigger size, then you can use natural build bunds around the pond. Remember that if you use natural build bunds, then you will still need to reinforce it with fence in the future as the natural build bunds will become damaged later in the future.

To stock this growing crab farming Indonesia pond, then you can use juvenile crab which has around ten grams until one hundred grams weight. The size of the stock is important as the duration of your farming will be depends on the size of the stock that you put inside the farm. Of course, the facilities that you have inside the farm will also determine the crab growing rate which will become another determining factor. You can keep the pond stock with density of three crabs for every square meter that you have in your pond.

 If you decide to do the fattening method, then the stock which you need for your crab farm is the crabs which are still having their soft shell. Then inside your crab farm, they will be fattening so it will become adult and their shell will also become harder. They should also reach the commercial hard shell which will be suitable to be sold especially for export. You should know that the crabs which have hard shell will be valued higher for export compared to the crabs which are still having their soft shell. The crabs which have hard shell will even be valued four until five times higher than the crabs which are still having their soft shell. Within a year, you can do around eight until twelve cycles of crab farming Indonesia inside your farm.

To do this farming, you will need to build some pond with around 0.25 hectare to be around 0.2 hectare for the sizing and their depth should also reach around 1 meter to be around 1.5 meter. The pond that you build should also have good tidal wave since it is critical for the crab lives. And the structure of the pond should also be great so the crab can live inside the pond peacefully.

After you know those two methods that you can use to do the crab farming Indonesia process, then now you can decide to do your business. Doing this type of business will also give you great profit so you should really try it.