CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is it profitable to raise snails? How many do you need to raise if you want to make a million dollars a year? How much space do you need?

1. Is it profitable to raise snails? How many do you need to raise if you want to make a million dollars a year? How much space do you need?

As of 2020, each white jade snail lays about 1,300 eggs per year, so the yield per mu of farmed white jade snails can reach over a thousand kilograms. Based on the current market price of white jade snails at 10 yuan per kilogram, the output value per mu of white jade snails can reach over ten thousand yuan. If you want to make one million yuan a year, you need to raise 100,000 kilograms, which requires 100 acres of land.

1. Breeding environment for snails:

Snails like darkness, not that they don't need sunlight, but they should avoid direct sunlight. The breeding room should be dark and humid. For example, buildings, bungalows, basements, air-raid shelters, etc. can be used for breeding. Each group occupies 1 square meter.

The breeding practice of snail farmers across the country has proved that a breeding box with a volume of 40*50*10cm can breed about 100 snails, and a group of snails (200 snails) can have two such wooden boxes, or they can be customized according to actual conditions (the wooden boxes are preferably made of odorless poplar, willow, and birch). Plastic basins, brick pools, etc. can also be used as substitutes.

2. Temperature and humidity control for snail farming:

1. When the temperature is controlled above 12 degrees, they can mate and lay eggs. 15℃~25℃ is the most suitable temperature for reproduction. When the temperature is 5 degrees below zero and above 32 degrees, they enter a dormant state. Therefore, we must do everything possible to ensure that the indoor temperature is above 15 degrees, so that more eggs can be laid and economic benefits can be improved.

2. The indoor air humidity should be controlled within the range of 70%~85%. The breeding soil can be kneaded into a ball and will fall apart when touched (this is a sign of 30%~40% humidity). The humidity of the soil for breeding cattle can be 30%, and 35%~40% is best for commercial cattle.

Note:

1. Only good feed can make snails grow quickly. The combination of feed must ensure nutritional balance. Generally, green feed and concentrated feed are used, and attention should be paid to the supply of calcium, phosphorus, vitamins and trace elements.

2. Snails are nocturnal animals, and usually come out to look for food in the evening, so the feeding time should also be early in the evening. When feeding, spray some clean water on the ground to make the ground moist to lure the snails out to look for food. When feeding, ensure that the feed is fresh. Do not feed spoiled and rotten feed, which can easily cause diseases.

2. Breeding and prospects of Baiyun snail

Is it the white jade snail?

"In recent years, the sales of white jade snails have grown rapidly. In our store alone, we can sell more than 50 kilograms on average every day. In addition to Western restaurants, more Chinese restaurants have come to purchase goods." Xu Xiafeng, the proprietress of "Shellfish World" in the Jinjiang Aquatic and Agricultural Products Market, told reporters that most Western restaurants have the dish of "baked snails", which is now gradually becoming popular among citizens. The market supply is also gradually increasing, but the supply has not increased as a result, and sometimes people have to "grab" to get the goods.

"What worries me most now is that there is no stock available." Zheng Fuchun, director of the Fuchun White Jade Snail Development Institute in Wucheng District, Jinhua City, told reporters that the snail growth cycle is half a year. Although there are constant orders and no worries about sales, the current batch of snails on hand can only be shipped in October at the earliest. "I am now building a 30-acre white jade snail breeding farm, which is the largest in the country as far as I know." Zheng Fuchun said that he adopted the form of company + farmers and has currently developed more than 100 farmers. After the farm is completed, it is expected to produce 60 tons of white jade snails annually, all of which will be sold to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in the form of frozen meat.

"In Jiaxing, I have made friends with more than 300 large breeders. We communicate and discuss with each other, and gradually expand the scale." Zhu Guoping, a breeder of white jade snails in Haiyan, told reporters that he mainly supplies seeds to farmers and is responsible for recycling. Farmers only need 4 yuan to buy 1 kilogram of seeds, and they can sell them for 13 yuan per kilogram when they grow to 30 grams. The cost is one laborer, two or three acres of land and a 25-40 square meter greenhouse. "During the Olympics last year, several colleagues and I sent 250 kilograms of white jade snails to Beijing every day, and the price per ton rose from 10,000 yuan to more than 20,000 yuan. Two laborers in an ordinary farmer's family can earn up to 400,000 yuan a year." Zhu Guoping said that he is optimistic about the market for white jade snails, but white jade snails are more susceptible to disease. Some farmers did not disinfect or rebuild the greenhouse after the previous batch of snails got sick, causing the next batch of snails to get sick again, and then lost confidence in breeding.

According to experts, a white jade snail only needs 300 grams of green feed from hatching to sale, and the feed can be obtained from a wide range of sources, including various vegetable leaves. If an ordinary worker can raise and manage 50,000 snails, it only takes two hours a day, and the annual income can reach 10,000 yuan. However, it is currently mainly sold in Western restaurants and high-end hotels, and ordinary consumers do not buy many. Some experts especially remind that white jade snails are not only a nutritious food, but also an intermediate host of human and animal parasites and various pathogens, which are very harmful to crops, and management must be strengthened during the production process.

News link: The white jade snail is named for its white head, skin and feet, and is famous for its extremely rich nutritional value. It is not only a delicious delicacy, but also a medicinal food treasure that can cure a variety of diseases. According to the French Dietetic Association, the white jade snail has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and reducing swelling. It can regulate blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Long-term consumption can also beautify the skin and prolong life. With the changes in people's consumption concepts and food structure, white jade snails have been increasingly accepted by people, and their use has become increasingly widespread. White jade snail canned food, snail protein powder, snail amino acid powder and other refined and deep-processed products are excellent raw materials for the biopharmaceutical industry and have been widely used in medicine, chemical industry, beauty and other fields. Cheng Yixin, intern reporter of Rural Information Daily [Deqing Agricultural Network]

However, you should be cautious when entering the breeding industry and do a good market research before deciding to invest!

3. What is the market prospect of Hongniu No. 10 White Jade Snail breeding?

I feel that the current situation of snail farming is still relatively good, but if you want to raise them, you still need to research the market in advance to avoid any adverse effects on your sales.

4. Is there a future for feeding snails? What are the main uses of snails?

For crops, they are pests

For the human body and medicinal materials, it is definitely a beneficial insect.

Snails are a high-protein, nutritionally balanced food.

Snails are a treasure from head to toe. They can be used to make many medicines.

Snails can be used to treat diseases, and have good effects on treating hypertension, heart disease, arteriosclerosis, vasculitis and other diseases. Eating snails can not only clear away heat, reduce swelling, detoxify, prolong life and beautify the skin, but also effectively prevent and control common human diseases such as diabetes, pneumonia, emphysema, lung cancer, etc., and can also greatly improve people's vision, appetite, sleep, sexual function, etc. It is highly praised by famous pharmacopoeias of successive dynasties in my country, and is also appreciated by European and American countries, especially in the world's longevity areas of Britain and France, to the point that "no good dish without snails, no meal without snails", and it is listed as the first of the world's four famous dishes (i.e. snails, shark fins, scallops, and abalone).

Land Pollution Snail Prophet

French researchers have found that the content of metal pollutants in snail digestive glands is an important indicator of the degree of soil pollution. By testing this indicator, soil and environmental pollution can be reported and prevented in a timely manner.

Do you think it is more beneficial or more harmful?? ! !