CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How many acres of land do you need to raise silkworms to earn 200,000 yuan a year (profit and cost of raising silkworms)

1. What are the profits and costs of silkworm farming?

1. Input costs for silkworm breeding

As we all know, the main food of silkworms is mulberry leaves, so planting mulberry trees is one of the main input costs. The first year is to plant mulberry trees, and the second is to raise silkworms. Mulberry seedlings procurement, one acre of land needs to plant about 1,200 mulberry trees. The current mulberry seedlings on the market are 1.5 yuan each, and the investment in mulberry seedlings is about 1,800 yuan per acre. In addition, the input cost of silkworm eggs, now 90% of silkworm eggs are sold in bulk, and some are packed in boxes, 5,000 eggs per box. Silkworm eggs are relatively small, no matter how many you buy, boxed or bulk, 100 eggs are only 1 yuan. If you plant one acre of mulberry trees, you can raise 100,000 silkworm eggs for cultivation, which is enough. The investment of 100,000 silkworm eggs is 1,000 yuan. The total investment cost is 2,800 yuan.

2. Analysis of silkworm market price and profit

Planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms, two batches can be raised in a year. The main products for sale are cocoons and silk, because the market mainly purchases silk and other processed products. With the rapid development of the silk industry in recent years, the demand for silk and cocoons is steadily increasing, which also promotes the market profit space of silkworms. According to villagers, planting one mu of mulberry trees and raising silkworms can make a net profit of 10,000 yuan per mu. The price of silkworms is generally between 20 and 25 yuan per catty in the market, especially some large edible silkworm pupae, which are sold at 50 yuan per catty, and there is a slight upward trend.

2. How many acres of land are needed to earn 200,000 yuan a year by raising silkworms?

Answer: 5 acres are needed!

Planting mulberry trees can kill two birds with one stone. Mulberry trees are divided into mulberry trees for silkworms and fruit mulberry trees. The annual profit of one acre of mulberry trees for silkworms is 3,000-5,000 yuan, and the annual profit of one acre of fruit mulberry trees is 10,000-15,000 yuan. Mulberry trees have strong adaptability and can be planted on both farmland and wasteland. The profits are also relatively high. However, planting mulberry trees also has risks. When planting fruit mulberry trees, the quality of the fruit must be guaranteed so that there is a market, so the management cost is not low.

3. What are the costs and profits of silk farming?

1. Cost Analysis

(1) Mulberry seedlings: One acre of land can grow about 1,200 to 1,400 mulberry trees. The market price of mulberry seedlings is 0.5 to 0.7 yuan per tree. Taking the average value, the total cost is 780 yuan.

(2) Fertilizer: Each acre of mulberry trees requires 100 kilograms of urea, 50 kilograms of compound fertilizer, and 300 kilograms of farmyard manure, costing a total of 240 yuan.

(3) Pesticides: The cost of pesticides per mu of land is about RMB 50.

(4) Silkworm eggs: The market price of silkworm eggs is 0.01 yuan per egg. One acre of mulberry trees can produce 100,000 silkworm eggs, which costs a total of 1,000 yuan.

(5) Silkworm tools and silkworm tufting tools: The total cost is about RMB 50.

(6) Other costs: labor costs for picking mulberry leaves, water and electricity costs, etc., approximately RMB 2,000.

2. Income

One acre of mulberry trees can support three silkworm beds, and each silkworm bed can produce 100 kilograms of silk cocoons. Based on the market price of 30 yuan per kilogram of silk cocoons, the total profit can be around 9,000 yuan.

3. Profit

The income from raising one batch of silkworms is about 4,880 yuan. If six batches are raised a year, the total profit is 29,280 yuan.