CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How profitable is centipede farming (and what are the risks of centipede farming?)

1. What is the cost of breeding centipedes?

Centipede breeding feed is very extensive, generally animal offal, vegetables and fruits, market, restaurant, kitchen scraps can be used, the cost is low, currently using the yellow mealworm feed calculation, 3 kg of rice bran feed yellow mealworm 1 kg, rice bran 1 kg. 2 yuan per kilogram, 3 kg is 3.6 yuan, 600 mother species eat 60 grams of yellow mealworms per day on average, totaling 0.216 yuan. The cost of raising each batch of mother stock is 0.216 yuan × 90 days = 19.44 yuan. The cost of feeding 36,000 larvae (the total food intake of larvae is less than 1/2 of that of mother stock) is 19.44 yuan × 60 times × 0.5 = 583.2 yuan. The labor cost (1 hour per day) is 10 yuan/working day × 90 days = 900 yuan. The average cost of introducing species is 1,200 yuan, the cost of breeding construction is 500 yuan, and the cost of drug disinfection is 50 yuan. The cost is 19.44+583.2+900+1200+500+50=3252.64 (yuan)

2. What is the profit of centipede breeding?

Centipedes are sold at 2 yuan each, so 36,000 centipedes are sold at 72,000 yuan, with a profit of 72,000-3252.64=68,747.36 yuan. The above profit is calculated on a per batch basis, and based on the assumption that each batch is bred indoors four times a year, the annual profit is 68,747.36 yuan×4=274,989.44 yuan.

3. What are the risks of breeding centipedes?

1. Pharmaceutical companies: The demand for centipedes mainly comes from pharmaceutical companies, and they are not widely used in other places. Excessive capture a few years ago caused a large consumption of wild centipede resources, but the inventory of pharmaceutical companies has increased. The demand for centipedes by many pharmaceutical companies is basically saturated, and this situation will continue for some time. Therefore, the profit situation of breeding centipedes is not very good at this time.

2. High difficulty of breeding technology: When breeding centipedes, there are certain requirements for temperature, humidity, and breeding facilities. Centipedes with high medicinal value grow slowly and have a long breeding cycle. Investors must know the habits, mating and egg-laying time of centipedes. These require certain professional knowledge and practical experience, and any link will bury the initial investment.

3. Centipedes are more difficult to preserve: Usually, the centipedes needed by pharmaceutical factories are bundles of dried centipedes, which need to be dried by investors before selling. During this period, centipedes die and are prone to worms. The price of centipedes is very low, which undoubtedly compresses the profit margin of investors' centipede breeding.