# Tilapia grow-out feed cost per tonne (Tilapia)

> Least-cost cost of a tilapia grow-out (tilapia) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. Floating pellet, 32% protein. Plant-heavy, as tilapia diets are.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/feed-cost/TIL-G
- JSON (Business API): https://feedsoft.ai/api/v1/feed-costs/TIL-G
- Basis: as fed · market: Global (other markets on the page and API)

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DE fish | 3 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 32 | — | % |
| Lysine | 1.55 | — | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 1 | — | % |
| Threonine | 1.1 | — | % |
| Arginine | 1.3 | — | % |
| Calcium | 0.6 | 1.4 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.45 | — | % |
| Crude fiber | — | 6 | % |
| Ether extract (fat) | 4 | 9 | % |

## Latest (week ending 2026-11-06, provisional)

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 372.20 | -1.0% | -4.5% | +6.1% |

## Least-cost mix

| Ingredient | Inclusion % | Price USD/t | Cost USD/t of feed | Leaves the mix above USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Soybean meal 48%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-meal-48.md) | 45.00 | 391 | 176.09 | — |
| [Corn grain](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-grain.md) | 25.00 | 216 | 53.98 | 279 |
| [Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat.md) | 11.01 | 265 | 29.20 | 269 |
| [Cottonseed meal 41%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/cottonseed-meal-41.md) | 10.00 | 330 | 33.00 | — |
| [Poultry by-product meal](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/poultry-by-product-meal.md) | 4.98 | 700 | 34.88 | — |
| [Soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-oil.md) | 1.37 | 1,541 | 21.13 | 2,113 |
| [Dicalcium phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dicalcium-phosphate.md) | 1.10 | 650 | 7.17 | — |
| [Wheat middlings](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat-middlings.md) | 0.97 | 200 | 1.94 | — |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.20 | 4,500 | 9.00 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix.md) | 0.20 | 2,200 | 4.40 | — |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.10 | 120 | 0.12 | — |
| [DL-Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dl-methionine.md) | 0.04 | 3,200 | 1.26 | — |
| [Limestone](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/limestone.md) | 0.02 | 60 | 0.01 | — |

## Closest to entering

| Ingredient | Price USD/t | Enters below USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Rice bran (full fat)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/rice-bran-full-fat.md) | 200 | 198 |
| [Corn gluten meal 60%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-gluten-meal-60.md) | 800 | 674 |
| [Fish oil](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/fish-oil.md) | 2,200 | 1,608 |
| [Soy protein concentrate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soy-protein-concentrate.md) | 1,250 | 736 |
| [L-Lysine HCl](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/l-lysine-hcl.md) | 2,100 | 719 |

## Ingredient price moves (13 weeks)

- 2026-10-12 · SBM +4.4% · USDA WASDE report
- 2026-10-12 · WHEAT +3.9% · Black Sea disruption enters third month, pushes wheat buyers to alternative origins | World Ports Organization
- 2026-10-05 · CORN -3.3% · Weekly protein report: Feed ingredient markets show limited movement for poultry producers
						 | The Poultry Site
- 2026-09-21 · WHEAT +4.1% · Wheat prices near multi-year highs as war, weather, and harvest shortfalls converge By Investing.com
- 2026-09-21 · SBM +3.0% · Soybean market: strong exports, extreme fund length, mixed price signals — CMB News
- 2026-09-18 · SBM -3.0%
- 2026-09-17 · SBM -3.0% · Soybeans Drift Lower Into Weekend as Meal Leads Gains
- 2026-09-15 · CORN +4.0% · USDA WASDE report
- 2026-09-14 · CORN +3.8% · How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?
- 2026-09-01 · SBO +8.7% · US soybean oil rally supports global vegetable oil market
- 2026-09-01 · WHEAT +5.7%
- 2026-08-31 · WHEAT +3.6% · Russian wheat export prices climb as Black Sea supplies shrink - Markets - Business Recorder

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.