CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Can silkworm breeding make money? Why can't it make money? (Can silkworm breeding make money? Why can't it make money?)

1. What are the prospects and profits of mulberry planting and silkworm breeding in 2022?

The main products of silkworm breeding and selling are cocoons and silk, because the main products purchased in the market are processed products such as silk and silk. 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. In fact, mulberry and silkworm breeding, one acre can breed 3 silkworm beds, and each large silkworm bed can bring 100 catties of silkworm cocoons. 3 silkworm beds can produce 300 catties of silkworm cocoons. According to the current market price of silkworm cocoons of 30 yuan/jin, the first batch can bring an income of 9,000 yuan, and the net profit income after deducting the cost is 4,200 yuan, which is only the income brought by breeding one batch. More than 6 batches can be bred in a year. According to 6 batches, the annual income of planting one acre of mulberry trees is 25,200 yuan. What if I plant three or four acres? Then, the annual income is 75,600 yuan to 100,800 yuan.

Judging from the profit analysis, this income is quite high. However, planting mulberry and raising silkworms only requires more investment in the early stage. After the second year, the investment will be much less and the profit will be higher. In general, planting mulberry and raising silkworms is easy to manage, the cost is only a few thousand yuan, and the breeding efficiency is quite good. It can be said to be an agricultural project worth promoting.

2. Why is there no profit in growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms?

[1] It is not easy to expand the area of ​​mulberry gardens: the number of silkworms raised is naturally controlled by the area of ​​mulberry gardens. Planting mulberry trees generally requires fertile land, but it is difficult to coordinate these plots after the average land is divided. Farmers who increase the area of ​​mulberry gardens obtain it through land exchange or contracting with their neighbors, so they raise more and more. Some neighbors will not give up their land no matter what method they use, after all, they have autonomy, so it is difficult to expand the area of ​​mulberry gardens.

[2] Lack of space: To plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms, it is undoubtedly necessary to have both a mulberry garden and a silkworm room (or greenhouse). The silkworm room, in particular, has higher requirements: ventilation and good surrounding environment (neighbors cannot spray pesticides during silkworm raising). For families with large residential areas, the entire courtyard can be shielded for silkworm raising; for small families, the only way is to reduce the number of silkworms raised. Therefore, the lack of space to build a silkworm room or greenhouse has restricted the development of silkworm raising.

[3] Failure to divide the farmland into plots has restricted the growth of mulberry trees: During the sericulture period, farmers are most afraid of spraying pesticides around the mulberry garden. However, during this period, there are many crop diseases and insect pests, which are difficult to control by spraying pesticides. Even if pesticides are sprayed in many ways, they can easily drift onto mulberry leaves due to wind direction and other factors, causing poisoning to silkworms. Once poisoning occurs after eating mulberry leaves, it is difficult to cure the problem. This has greatly dampened the enthusiasm of some farmers.

3. How profitable is silkworm breeding?

The net profit per mu of silkworms is 7542.49 yuan, and the price of 50 kilograms of silkworms is 2817 yuan. As the purchase price rises, the income from silkworm cocoons increases. In recent years, silkworm processing enterprises have grown rapidly, and the total output of silkworm processing and the total demand for raw silkworm cocoons have increased significantly; in order to maintain normal production, silkworm processing enterprises have to purchase raw materials even when the price of raw silkworms is high and the profit margin is small.

4. Is there a future for silkworm breeding? Can it make money?

The clear answer is that sericulture can certainly make money. The mulberry planting and silkworm breeding industry has been passed down in my country for thousands of years, and the silk economy was once a glorious page in ancient my country. As a sustainable development industry in today's economic society, there are still many regions whose economic income depends on mulberry planting and silkworm breeding. The mulberry planting and silkworm breeding industry has many characteristics such as a long history, a wide range, large volume, and rapid economic benefits. It has also become the main source of income for farmers in many regions today.

With the advancement of science and technology and the continuous development of economy, people's living standards are also constantly improving, and more and more people will enjoy the consumption of pure natural fabrics. According to relevant information, the demand for raw silk in the international market is increasing at a rate of 2% per year, so the trade price of silkworm cocoons will become higher and higher, and the demand will continue to increase. Therefore, as a traditional and new industry in my country, the sericulture industry has a good sustainable development space and economic prospects that are worthy of recognition.