THE VENEZUELAN SALT-FISH INDUSTRIES 



Plant Equipment and Machinery: (continued) 



salt grinders 

 salt mixers 



refrigeration machinery 

 themostatic and humidity controls 

 moisture determination laboratory 



Fishing supplies: 



hooks 



chicken wire 



twine, cotton 



leader wire 



ringnets, assembled 



small trawls , assembled 



purse rings, swivels, etc. 



COST AMD PRICES 



To Illustrate, a sample project is set up, based on figures obtained during the field 

 work of the mission. 



A Sample Project 



Location of plant: Cumana, Venezuela. 



Capacity: 2,000,000 kilos of dry-salted fish (based on the output of four 2-ton ca- 

 pacity tunnel dryers operating 12 hours per day for' 250 days). 



Potential capacity: 4i000,000 kilos if plant is operated on a 24-hour day. 



Production of 2,000,000 kilos of dry-salted fish (30 percent or less moisture content) 

 with four 2-ton tunnel dryers working 12 hours per day for 250 days per year. 



1. Cost of fish: 



In barrels supplied by company with salt furnished by company. Fresh water 

 will also be furnished by company in barrels delivered to the rancherias . Spe- 

 cies of fish to be corocoro, machuelo, lamparosa, cazon, tlburon, lebranche, 

 lisa, chicharra, cuna, burro, cachicato, pampano, plcua, barbuda, roncador, 

 and others. Filled barrels will be collected in vessels of the company and 

 replaced with empty barrels. Fish will be cleaned and wet salted in barrels 

 at the rancherias according to specifications and purchase price will Include 

 this service. 



Average price Bs 0.20 per Idlo of fish 



(about 60 percent moisture) (about $0,027 per pound) 



4,000,000 kilos Bs 800.000 



2. Barrels: To be re-used and sterilized after each use. 



1,000 each 70 kilos capacity Bs 10.000 



3. Salt: 



To be purchased at Araya and delivered to plant for steriliting, grinding and 

 conditioning. Will be supplied to fishermen in quantitla« consistent with their 

 sales of salt-fish to compsmy. 



1,000,000 kilos at Bs 0.10 per kilo Bs 100.000 



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