Table 5. Average variable costs of seaweed farming businesses by cultivation land ownership status in three provinces around Sulawesi Island in 2022

Sulawesi Province Variable costs (TVC) in IDR Average
Own land Inherited land Leased land Purchased land
Central Sulawesi 19,799,841 18,994,256 19,034,017 19,898,764 19,431,720
South Sulawesi 8,680,333 7,861,750 8,355,000 6,102,972 7,750,014
Southeast Sulawesi 6,894,496 6,763,940 6,358,411 6,172,056 6,547,226
Average total variable cost 11,791,557 11,206,649 11,249,143 10,724,597 11,242,986
TVC, total variable costs; IDR, Indonesian rupiah.