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Could your mushroom farm idea work?

Q: How much compost is needed for a white button mushroom room?

The planning defaults use 90 kilograms of local compost or 85 kilograms of imported compost per square metre of productive shelf area. The calculator multiplies the selected rate by the shelving area.

Estimate production capacity, annual costs, operating profit and payback for a white button mushroom growing room. Change every assumption to match your project.

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Technical planning for production equipment — 03 Planning grounded in production

Describe your farm

Start with the suggested planning values, then replace them with your own.

Growing room

Room width mInternal wall-to-wall width. Room length mInternal wall-to-wall length. Room height mDetermines whether 4 or 5 growing levels fit. Compost type Local: 90 kg/m² and 250 kg yield/ton · Imported: 85 kg/m² and 300 kg yield/ton.

Room volume-

Shelving banks2

Width per bank-

Length per bank-

Growing levels-

Total shelf area-

Compost per cycle-

Yield basis-

Casing soil per cycle-

Production assumptions

Cycle duration daysAutomatic: imported 52 days · local 68 days. Production cycles per year cyclesAutomatic default: imported 6 · local 5; editable.

Revenue assumptions (USD)

Average selling price $ / kgYour blended wholesale and retail price. Saleable harvest %Share of harvested mushrooms that can be sold.

Production costs (USD)

Compost cost $ / tonAutomatic default: local $550 · imported $750 per ton; editable. Casing soil requirement litres / m²Applied to the total productive shelf area. 1 bag = 50 litres. Casing soil bag size litres / bagBag quantity is rounded up to a whole bag. Casing soil cost $ / bagDelivered cost for each casing-soil bag. Electricity use kWh / kgConservative default per kilogram of gross mushrooms produced. Electricity cost $ / kWhYour effective electricity price. Workers per room workersAutomatic: 1 worker per 4 compost tons; editable. Monthly wage per worker $ / monthMultiplied by workers and cycle duration. Package capacity kgMushroom weight packed in each unit. Packaging cost $ / unitApplied to the saleable harvest. Disinfectants $ / cycleCleaning and disinfection materials. Transport trips trips / cycleCompost, materials and product transport. Cost per transport trip $ / tripAverage cost of each trip. Other production costs $ / cyclePlanning allowance for water, maintenance, waste handling, administration and unlisted cycle costs.

Initial investment - CAPEX (USD)

Climate system $ Climate-control equipment CAPEX. Heating / cooling assets $ Heating and cooling equipment CAPEX. Estimated shelving cost $ Automatically estimated at $25 per shelf m².

Estimated investment in assets-

Fixed assets only. First-cycle production costs are excluded.

Your first estimate

Estimated annual operating profit - before finance, tax and depreciation

Saleable production / year-

Revenue / year-

Operating margin-

Simple payback-

Compost / cycle-

Production cost / cycle-

Production cost / kg-

Break-even price-

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How the estimate works

Your room dimensions determine usable shelf area. From there, the calculator estimates compost, harvest, production costs, asset investment and payback.

1Layout

Calculate usable shelving

Room width determines one or two shelving banks after wall clearances and working access are reserved.

Banks × width × length × levels

2Production

Estimate the saleable harvest

Shelf area determines compost loading. Compost tons are then multiplied by the selected local or imported yield rate.

Compost × yield × saleable %

3Financials

Project profit and payback

Annual revenue is reduced by every cycle cost. Asset CAPEX is compared with operating profit to estimate simple payback.

Revenue − annual production costs

Planning estimate: Results are not an investment guarantee. Confirm the room layout, climate requirements, contamination risk, supplier quotations and customer demand before investing.

Questions people ask

White button mushroom calculator FAQ

Practical answers based on the assumptions used in Mycotech's Lebanon-focused planning calculator.

Is white button mushroom farming profitable in Lebanon?

Profitability depends on room utilization, compost performance, selling price and verified operating costs. This calculator estimates annual revenue, production cost, operating profit and simple payback using editable Lebanon-focused assumptions.

How much compost is needed for a white button mushroom room?

The planning defaults use 90 kg of local compost or 85 kg of imported compost per square metre of productive shelf area. The calculator multiplies the selected rate by the shelving area.

How is white button mushroom production estimated?

Gross harvest is estimated from compost tons multiplied by the yield rate. The defaults are 250 kg of mushrooms per ton of local compost and 300 kg per ton of imported compost, followed by an editable saleable-harvest percentage.

What costs are included in the mushroom production estimate?

The estimate includes compost, casing soil, electricity, labour, packaging, disinfectants, transport and an editable allowance for water, maintenance, waste handling, administration and other costs.

How is the initial asset investment calculated?

The asset estimate combines the climate system, heating and cooling assets, and shelving estimated at $25 per square metre of productive shelf area. First-cycle production costs are excluded.

Are the calculator results a feasibility study?

No. The result is an early planning estimate. Room design, climate loads, contamination risk, supplier quotations, financing and customer demand must be verified before investment.

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