Cold storage feasibility report

PRODUCT AND ITS USES India is a very big country with vast variety of soils.  Variety of fruits and vegetables are produced seasonally.  Fish, etc.,  are another source of seafood from vast marine zone available.  Thus the produced being perishable in nature needs to be stored properly for the non-seasons.    Present production of these perishable commodities in India is more than 130 million tons, but about 22% of this product is estimated to be perished.  Keeping in view of the population growth in india, it is utmost important to utilize these perishable commodities with cent percent efficiency as the demand is ever increasing. Cold storages are the prime infrastructure for these perishable commodities preservation.  Establishment of cold storages help the nation in controlling the market prices and also the farmer is benefitted as his produce gets a suitable market at a later time.  Commercially apples, potatoes, dry chillies, jiggery, oranges and eggs are stored on large scale.  Other processed or semi processed foods like fruit juices, fish, meat, dry fruits are also stored in clod sotrages.

MARKET POTENTIAL Cold storages are essential for the preservation of perishable commodities.  These can solve bottlenecks in transportation, marketing period, processing delays.  The development of cold storages thus have important role in wastage control of perishable commodities and market price control. There is sufficient demand for the cold storage industry in india including the remote villages.  The Villages welcome cold storages as they could better their future.

MANUFACTURING PROCES Storages spaces are segregated based on the temperatures maintained.  Well insulated chambers of ceiling and partition walls a must as the efficiency depend directly on the insulation quality.  Wooden crates or bags used to store the goods and the temperature and humidity in chambers is to be maintained based on the stored product.

PROJECT ESTIMATION 300days per anum of three shift working as due to continued storage of products. Chambers or rented out to farmers or traders. Ice Block manufacturing is planned as an ancillary. Ammonia Refrigeration Plan is considered.

LAND & BUILDING 400sq.m area with built up area of 250sq.m.  for storage and utilities.

MACHINERY &EQUIPMENT: Cold storage plants are available with suitable capacities on turnkey basis.

RAW-MATERIALS Though there is no raw materials required for the process, maintenance consumables required.

UTILITIES Power requirement would be 60HP; 100qmec pump set; diesel generator for power interruptions

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES Manpower requirement as the unit being labor oriented.  Office furniture, fixtures, security arrangements

CAPITAL INVESTMENT Estimated capital investment: approximately INR72,00,000

COST OF PRODUCTION Estimated Cost of production Per anum INR 18,96,000/-

TURNOVER Estimated sales income of 100T @ 2,200 & ice 60T @2,000 : INR40,80,000

PROFIT Profit per anum INR 28,08,580/- & Net Profit Ratio 9.8%

RATE OF RETURNS :       %

BREAK EVEN POINT :   B.E.P  48%

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