Economics Lab
Economics and pricing tools for every stage of the seaweed value chain. Start with your question, see what has been published, then test it with your own numbers.
See all the tools in the Economics Lab
Find out why
Profitability Screener
Why a seaweed business is not making money, which reasons matter most on your numbers, and what would change it.
Start with the evidence
Price and Buyer Reference
What seaweed has actually sold for, who bought it, and what processing costs. Published figures only, each with its source.
Seed
Hatchery Economics Calculator
Understand the cost of producing seeded line and the price you need to charge cultivators.
Grow
Farm Economics Calculator
Enter your costs, yields and prices. See the price you need to cover your costs.
Process
Processor Economics Calculator
Understand what it costs you to turn raw kelp into product, what you keep, and the most you can pay for raw kelp.
Make products
Product Developer Economics Calculator
Work out what one unit of your product costs you to make and sell, and what it earns, from ingredient cost to retail shelf. This is called your unit economics.
Extract compounds
Extraction Economics Calculator
Model alginate, fucoidan, and laminarin extraction from one batch of seaweed. Toggle stages on and off to compare single-product vs. multi-product biorefinery scenarios.
Plan shared processing
Shared Processing Planner
Estimate how many shared processing units a region needs to reach a target annual volume. A natural lead into advisory work on hub design.
Sell as a group
Pooling Planner
See how many farms it takes to fill one buyer's order together, what each farm would be paid, and whether that price is enough.
Whole value chain
Value Chain Visualizer
See how prices pass from stage to stage, and which stage keeps the money.