Who we are
Wert-Berater, Inc. has prepared independent feasibility studies for lenders, certified development companies, and federal agencies since 1998 — more than four thousand engagements representing $40.2 billion in evaluated project value across all fifty states and international assignments. Our fiduciary duty runs to the lender and the agency, never to the sponsor’s optimism: fees are fixed, quoted up front, never contingent on findings, and a determination is never changed under pressure.
What we do
Aquafeed manufacturing serves the largest single cost line in fish and shrimp production, and a regional mill's case rests on freight advantage and formulation capability against national suppliers. The study quantifies the addressable feed demand from the farms within economic shipping range, validates the extrusion technology and formulation expertise the species mix requires, and tests margins across ingredient-cost cycles, since fishmeal and grain inputs are volatile and pass-through is never complete.
How we do it
Demand build from regional farm biomass, ingredient-cost sensitivity across documented commodity ranges, throughput and changeover modeling for multi-species production, and offtake analysis on the anchor farm accounts whose credit the mill effectively carries.
How we can help you
Feed mills are classic rural-industry USDA credits and equipment-heavy SBA candidates; the firm's grain-and-feed practice supplies the milling analysis directly. The engagement extends the firm's standing feed-mill and grain-elevator work into aquatic formulations.
How to engage us
Standard delivery is 10 to 15 business days from complete project data. Rush delivery for deals already in underwriting is accepted case by case for an additional fixed fee, quoted up front and committed in writing. Engagements are typically initiated by the borrower, with lender or CDC confirmation obtained before work begins — institutions differ, so confirm the procedure with your lending contact.