kebutuhan pakan di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur adalah 240.337 ton pertahun. Kebutuhan tersebut yang dijadikan landasan kapasitas produksi pabrik pakan ternak ayam. Kapasitas ini aman dipakai karena melihat kecenderungan kebutuhan pakan ayam yang terus meningkat dan pembangunan IKN dalam waktu dekat yang akan berimbas kepada peningkatan jumlah penduduk Provinsi Kalimantan Timur dan pergeseran pola hidup yang membutuhkan asupan nutrisi protein yang lebih tingg
Provinsi Kalimantan Timur
The population of native chickens is 4,815,976, laying hens 1,223,739, and broilers 60,804,149. Corn production in East Kalimantan Province is 8,379 tons, which is used as a source of animal feed. The highest corn production is in Berau Regency, with 55,419.72 tons and a planted area of 11,051.43 hectares. Land to be developed as Industrial Designated Areas Paser Regency covers 1,082.74 ha, Kutai Kartanegara Regency covers 1,901.28 ha, East Kutai Regency covers 5,711.52 ha, Berau Regency covers 12,275.75 ha, Penajam Paser Utara Regency covers 2,283.82 ha, Balikpapan City covers 6,946.20 ha, Samarinda City covers 270.46 ha, and Bontang City covers 1,753.78 ha. • A small-scale chicken feed factory with an investment of IDR 1 billion can produce 10 tons of animal feed per week and is feasible due to its ROI of 50.78%, payback period of only two years, and IRR of 60.26%. Establishing an animal feed factory, whether industrial-scale or village-owned enterprise (BUMDes), is highly economically profitable. • The annual corn requirement for chicken feed factories in East Kalimantan is 124,480 tons. East Kalimantan's corn productivity is 73,781 tons/year (ASEM BPS and Regency Data): 59.3% of demand.