CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How much does a pound of earthworms cost?

1. How much does a pound of earthworms cost?

Currently, the price in Shanghai is 88 to 150 yuan per catty, in Guangxi it is 109 to 220 yuan per catty, in Hainan it is 225 yuan per catty, in Bozhou it is 135 to 260 yuan per kilogram, and in Hebei it is 158 to 185 yuan per kilogram. However, the price of live earthworms is not that high, about 5 to 8 yuan per catty. In fact, the reason why dried earthworms are expensive is that one catty of dried earthworms requires 5 to 7 catties of live earthworms to make.

The current market price of earthworms is about 100 yuan per catty, mainly depending on the region.

10 yuan a box

How much does a pound of earthworms cost in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province?

2. Where can I buy live earthworms? How much is one pound?

You can go to local medicinal material factories and companies, or medicinal material wholesalers. There are such places in every region, and there will be some contact information on the Internet.

There is no uniform price for dried earthworms. It fluctuates every year and is different in different regions. Fresh earthworms are generally 5 to 8 yuan per catty, and seed earthworms are around 45 yuan per catty. Generally, 7 to 8 catties of fresh earthworms can be dried into one catty of dried earthworms. The key to the price of dried earthworms is the origin and whether they are cut open to remove the sediment. In Hainan and Guangdong, the price is about 70 yuan/kg for fully opened earthworms without sediment, and in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, the price is about 50 to 60 yuan/kg for fully opened earthworms without sediment. The wholesale price of earthworms in Tianjin is about 30 yuan/kg.

Additional information:

Earthworms move through the soil and eat it, which can loosen the soil and improve its physical and chemical properties. The soil that passes through the digestive tract of earthworms is excreted as earthworm castings, which contain nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium several times higher than ordinary soil, and is a highly effective organic fertilizer. Earthworm castings can also increase humus and play a great role in the formation of soil aggregate structure. Some people estimate that the soil aggregate structure formed by earthworms in forests or orchards reaches 47t-170t per hectare each year, increasing nitrogen by 75kg-125kg.

At the same time, earthworms can also convert acidic or alkaline soil into nearly neutral soil. Earthworms contain high levels of protein, accounting for about 50%-65% of dry weight, and contain 18-20 kinds of amino acids, of which more than 10 are essential for poultry and livestock. Therefore, earthworms are an animal protein feed additive that has a significant effect on increasing the yield of poultry, livestock, and fish. Earthworms contain earthworms, multiple amino acids, vitamins, etc., and have antipyretic, sedative, antiasthmatic, antihypertensive, and diuretic functions. They have been used as medicine since ancient times.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Earthworm

3. How much does it cost to dry wild earthworms?

The key factors affecting the price of earthworms are their origin and whether they have been cut open to remove mud and sand.

The earthworms from Hainan and Guangdong are fully opened and the sand is removed, and the price is 70 yuan per catty; the earthworms from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are fully opened and the sand is removed, and the price is 55 yuan per catty; the earthworms from other places cannot be used for medicinal purposes

The price varies with the quality level. In our place (Xihua Dawangzhuang), the dealers are buying at 18-22 yuan per catty.