Influence of the Reproductive Cycle of Argentinian Hake (Merluccius hubbsi) on Fillet Yield and Operating Costs

HACCP economics in fish processing plants

“…Data on technical and economic aspects (Montaner, Gadaleta, Parin, & Zugarramurdi, 1995;Montaner, Parin, Zugarramurdi, & Lupín, 1994a, 1994b, 1994c and data on quality (Crupkin et al, 1996) were also considered. Prevention costs were calculated from annual operating costs plus investment costs.…”

The effect of improving raw material quality on product quality and operating costs: a comparative study for lean and fatty fish

“…Seasonal variations in the liver-somatic index of mature hake were linearly correlated with fillet yield (Crupkin et al, 1996). Also, there is data available in literature that shows the relationship between raw material quality and productivity in cod filleting .…”

“…The influence of biological condition of hake on production costs has been studied for freezing plants in Argentina finding that a 10% reduction in raw material yield when hake is in the gonadal growing period (previous to spawning) raises production costs more than 5% (Crupkin et al, 1996).…”

A quality cost model for food processing plants

“…Usually these plants operate 270 working days per year. Technical and economical data were elaborated from previous works and from experience in actual fish freezing plants (Crupkin et al, 1996;Giannini, Parin, Gadaleta, Carrizo, & Zugarramurdi, 2001;Montaner, Gadaleta, Parin, & Zugarramurdi, 1995;Zugarramurdi & Parin, 1988;Zugarramurdi, Parin, Gadaleta, Carrizo, & Lupin, 2004;Zugarramurdi, Parin, Gadaleta, & Lupin, 2000).…”

“…Process yield and labour productivity for frozen hake fillets have been analysed in previous works (Zugarramurdi and Parin, 1988;Montaner, Parin, Zugarramurdi, Lupin, 1994a, 1994bCrupkin et al, 1996;Zugarramurdi et al, 1995;Gadaleta et al, 2003;Zugarramurdi et al, 2004) as a function of raw material or product quality.…”