CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How much is the profit of raising earthworms per acre?

The cost of raising earthworms is 50,000 yuan per mu, and a net profit of 40,000 yuan can be made

Taking ordinary fields as an example, one mu of land requires about 80 kilograms of earthworms. The purchase price of one kilogram of earthworms (about 1,000 worms) is about 300 yuan. One mu of earthworms consumes about 20 tons of feed a year, and the annual cost is about 10,000 yuan.

If land rental fees and labor costs are included, the annual cost per mu is about 50,000 yuan.

One acre of land can produce 8-12 tons of earthworms per year, and the lowest purchase price in the market is about 6 yuan per catty.

If all the earthworms are sold, the annual income per mu is about 96,000 to 144,000 yuan. After deducting all costs (in addition to the above expenses, it also includes packaging fees and other miscellaneous expenses), the minimum net profit per mu is about 40,000 yuan, and the maximum is close to 90,000 yuan.

The technology of earthworm farming is not complicated and easy to master. The profit of earthworm farming is good, which is better than planting traditional crops. The cost of earthworm farming mainly includes bait, earthworm species, land fee, water and electricity, etc. It is estimated that the net profit of earthworm farming per acre is about 6,000 yuan. The estimated profit of earthworm farming is as follows:

1. Annual investment cost

1. Cost of earthworm bait (pig manure, cow manure, chicken manure, mushroom farming scraps, etc.): a total of 200 cubic meters, calculated at 10 yuan per cubic meter, a total of 2,000 yuan.

2. 40 kg of self-bred earthworm seeds, at 20 yuan per kilogram, a total of 800 yuan is required.

3. Land rental: 200 yuan per mu.

4. Miscellaneous expenses such as water, electricity, etc.: calculated at RMB 1,000.

The total investment is: 4000 yuan

2. Annual Total Income

1. Income from selling earthworms: One acre of earthworms can produce about 2,000 kilograms of earthworms a year. At 2 yuan per kilogram, the annual income is about 4,000 yuan.

2. Income from selling earthworm manure: It can produce about 40 tons of earthworm manure. Based on 150 yuan per ton, the annual income is about 6,000 yuan.

The total income of the two items is: 10,000 yuan.

3. Net Profit

10,000 yuan - 4,000 yuan = 6,000 yuan

To sum up, the theoretical profit from raising one acre of earthworms is about 6,000 yuan, which is much more profitable than growing traditional crops in rural areas!