The customer chose the RICHI DGP90-B fish feed extruder machine for its balance of capacity, efficiency, and power consumption—ideal for small to medium farms.
This is a project about small electric fish feed extruder machine in Venezuela. In Venezuela, aquaculture has slowly but steadily become a ray of hope for small and medium-scale farmers seeking new income streams. Faced with unstable imports and the rising price of commercial fish feed, many local tilapia and catfish farmers have turned to making their own feed to cut costs and ensure quality.
This case focuses on a fish farmer from the state of Barinas, located near the Apure River Basin, a region known for its abundance of freshwater fish farming. The client has been running a family-owned tilapia farm for over ten years, producing roughly 10 tons of fish per month for local markets.
Until now, he depended entirely on commercial floating fish feed purchased from large suppliers. However, continuous price hikes and occasional quality issues pushed him to explore producing his own floating fish pellets.
After evaluating several suppliers, the farmer decided to invest in a small electric fish feed extruder machine in Venezuela to process locally sourced raw materials like corn, soybean meal, fishmeal, and rice bran into high-quality floating feed. He was not looking for a full feed production line at this stage. His plan was simple: start small with a single extruder, learn the process, and gradually expand later.
Name:
fish feed machine
Country:
Venezuela
Date:
2025
Capacity:
0.3–0.35
Extruder Type:
Dry Type
Model:
DGP90-B
Total Power:
37KW
Application:
tilapia feed production
The farmer chose the RICHI DGP90-B dry type fish feed extruder machine for its balance of capacity, efficiency, and power consumption—ideal for small to medium farms. Below are the specs he purchased:
Given the size of his farm and his plan to run the machine 3–4 hours daily, the output of DGP90-B small electric fish feed extruder machine in Venezuela perfectly matches his initial production target of around 1 ton of floating fish feed per day. This output covers his current fish stock and leaves room to supply feed to two neighboring farms, which already showed interest in buying locally produced pellets if the quality is consistent.
One of the main reasons this Venezuelan farmer moved toward in-house fish feed production was the availability of local raw materials. With access to neighboring soybean farms, locally milled corn, and affordable fishmeal byproducts from the nearby fish processing plant, he can source nearly 80% of his ingredients within a 50 km radius.
A typical formulation for his floating fish feed pellets includes:
This blend provides a balanced protein level for healthy tilapia growth and good water stability, which is crucial in pond culture. The small electric fish feed extruder machine helps cook and expand the feed mixture to ensure the pellets float—a must-have feature for fish farmers who need to monitor feed intake and reduce waste.
Before installing the new DGP90-B small electric fish feed extruder machine in Venezuela, the farmer struggled with three main issues:
With the RICHI small electric fish feed extruder machine, he can now produce consistent, high-quality floating pellets that match the specific nutritional needs of his tilapia stock. He can also experiment with adjusting the protein content and pellet size to optimize feed conversion ratios (FCR).
RICHI's local agent in Venezuela provided full support, helping the farmer with the initial installation and a one-week training program. Despite being new to extrusion technology, the farmer and his two workers quickly learned how to adjust the feed rate, cutting speed, and temperature to get the desired pellet shape and buoyancy.
This practical training has given him the confidence to run the fish feed extruder machine independently, troubleshoot common issues, and carry out routine maintenance.
Within three months of using the DGP90-B small electric fish feed extruder machine in Venezuela, the farmer reported impressive results:
This has inspired him to consider expanding his small extruder setup into a complete floating fish feed production line in the next two years. But for now, the single fish feed extruder machine does exactly what he needs: simple, efficient, and cost-effective feed production.
What convinced this Venezuelan farmer to pick RICHI over other suppliers wasn't just the technical specs. It was the combination of durable machinery, local service support, and the practical experience RICHI shared from similar projects in Latin America.
He was impressed by RICHI's clear guidance on how to source and prepare raw materials, maintain the extruder, and even adjust recipes to match seasonal changes in raw material quality. The machine's robust build means less downtime—crucial in Venezuela's unpredictable power supply conditions.
For many small aquaculture operations across Venezuela, investing in a small electric fish feed extruder machine in Venezuela like the RICHI DGP90-B is a realistic step toward independence and sustainability. It enables local farmers to:
Whether you run a small tilapia pond, a medium-sized catfish farm, or plan to start a local cooperative feed mill, the RICHI small electric fish feed extruder, floating fish feed extruder, fish feed pelletizer, floating fish feed machine, or fish feed pellet press can be adapted to your production scale and raw material situation.
From the DGP80-B for backyard producers to the DGP200-B for small commercial feed ventures, RICHI's fish feed extruder machines cover every capacity need with the same high standard of quality.
For this farmer in Barinas, buying a small electric fish feed extruder machine in Venezuela was just the first step. The goal is to build local resilience, produce better fish, and earn more profit—one pellet at a time. RICHI Machinery is proud to be part of that journey, and ready to help more fish farmers across Venezuela and Latin America take control of their feed and their future.
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