CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Profits from locust breeding (cost and profit of locust breeding)

1. Is it profitable to raise locusts?

The breeding costs mainly include seedling costs, greenhouse construction costs, labor costs, and other costs. One acre can breed about 20,000 grasshoppers, with a total cost of 3,600 yuan. Among the 20,000 grasshoppers, about 9,000 are females, with a total egg production of about 450,000, and about 400,000 can survive. Calculated at 500 per pound, a total of 800 pounds, at the market price of 20 yuan per pound, minus the cost, the net profit of one acre of land is 12,400 yuan.

2. What is the profit of raising grasshoppers per acre per year?

The profit of one acre per year is 6,500 yuan. Locusts, commonly known as "grasshoppers", belong to the order Orthoptera, including species of Tetrigoidea, Eumastacoidea, and Locustoidea. There are more than 10,000 species in the world, and more than 1,000 species in my country. They are distributed in tropical and temperate grasslands and desert areas around the world.

3. What is the per-acre breeding benefit of East Asian migratory locusts in Guangxi in 2021?

In 2021, the breeding efficiency of East Asian migratory locusts in Guangxi is very good, so only the cost of seedlings needs to be invested once. Under normal circumstances, about 20,000 grasshoppers can be bred per acre. The price of each grasshopper egg is about 0.1 yuan, so one acre requires about 2,000 yuan. The total output is about 560 kilograms. Now the price of grasshoppers is 20 yuan/kg, so the output value of grasshoppers is 5,600 yuan. Excluding the breeding cost, the total profit is 26,000 yuan.

4. How about raising grasshoppers? What is the profit per acre? What is the initial investment?

1. You only need to buy seeds once, but they can reproduce for many years. Eggs hatch locusts, and locusts lay eggs, over and over again, endlessly, and never mutate. Each locust egg is calculated at 0.10 yuan, so 10,000 locusts only require an investment of 1,000 yuan. (Actual discount when purchasing seeds)

2. The breeding equipment is simple and can be made with whatever is available and local materials. The investment required to purchase some of the equipment is only a few dozen yuan.

3. There are many sources of feed. Locusts like to eat reeds, thatch, foxtail grass, thread grass, coiled grass, as well as corn, wheat, sorghum, millet, etc. There is no need to invest in raising 10,000 to 50,000 locusts. Each person can complete the entire process of feeding and management in two hours a day.

4. If you need to grow your own feed, you can plant 10,000 locusts in one acre of land in batches, and the investment is minimal.

5. Locusts have strong vitality and never get sick. Locusts are bred under natural conditions. In the north, two generations are produced in summer and autumn. In the south, they can be bred all year round. The cycle is short, the effect is fast, and the reproduction rate is high. Each locust lays 60 to 120 eggs at a time.

6. Raising 10,000 East Asian migratory locusts can reach 36-40 jin. Calculated at the current market minimum price of 10 yuan/jin, the calculation formula for summer locusts is: 10,000 × 36 jin × 10 yuan = 360 yuan. If 4,000 female summer locusts are left to lay eggs, each locust lays at least 60 eggs, and the survival rate is 90%, the number of autumn locusts in the second half of the year will be 4,000 × 60 eggs × 90% = 216,000, and the amount is 216,000 × 36 jin × 10 yuan = 7,776 yuan. The gross income in the first year of breeding is 7,776 + 360 = 8,136 yuan, which only requires an investment of 1,000 yuan and some simple materials. In subsequent years, depending on the number of eggs laid by the locusts, the income will double. (1. This is calculated based on two seasons a year. If more than two seasons are harvested each year according to our company's technology, the economic benefits will be more considerable; 2. If the initial investment is more than 1,000 yuan, then the development will be faster and the benefits will definitely double)

2. Locust breeding costs and profits

1. It costs 300 yuan to build a shed and 2,000 yuan to grow locusts. About 1,000 adults can be raised per square meter. Locust breeding is suitable for any family, including women and children. The scale can be large or small. You can start production with an area of ​​50 square meters and feed once a day. To build a shed, we just need to buy a better screen net, choose a place, build a shed of about 50 square meters, and organize people to go to the mountains to catch about 50X1000 locusts in the picture. The initial investment is about 500 yuan (excluding labor time and labor costs).

2. Benefit analysis: Buy 20,000 breeding eggs, with a reproduction rate of 85%, or 17,000 locusts, of which 50%, or about 8,000, are female locusts. Each female locust lays 40-80 eggs, and can lay 300,000-600,000 eggs, breeding 280,000-500,000 young locusts. Minus the 20% casualty rate, 220,000-440,000 adult locusts can be bred. Each 500 locusts weigh about one kilogram, and the output is 440-880 kilograms. The current market price is 20 yuan/kg, and the output value can reach 8,800-17,600 yuan. This income only requires an investment of 2,000 yuan in breeding eggs and greenhouse investment (note: these two investments are one-time investments and no further investment is required in the future). Since there is no need to continue investing in the second year, the profit will be even more considerable.

3. It only takes 35 days to raise locusts into adults, and they can be sold after they are fat and strong in about 50 days. A 200-square-meter net shed can raise 200,000 locusts (about 400 kg). The economic benefits are quite considerable, the cost is low, and the feed is mainly forage grass. The East Asian migratory locust has a wide range of feeding, just like feeding sheep. It likes to eat: reeds, thatch, foxtail grass, line grass, coil grass, etc.; Gramineae: corn, wheat, sorghum, millet, etc. Planting 1 acre of forage can solve all feed sources, with a short cycle and high efficiency. You only need to buy seeds once, and you will benefit for a lifetime. They can breed and raise dozens of times by themselves, and locusts can hatch from eggs and lay eggs, over and over again, forming a virtuous circle.

5. What is the net profit of one acre of grasshopper greenhouse?

The current price of grasshoppers is 20 yuan/kg, so the output value of grasshoppers is 5,600 yuan. Excluding the breeding costs, the total profit is 2,600 yuan.

Seedling cost: Grasshoppers can reproduce for many years after purchase, so you only need to invest in seedlings once. Under normal circumstances, one acre can breed about 20,000 grasshoppers, and the price of each grasshopper egg is about 0.1 yuan, so one acre costs about 2,000 yuan.

Greenhouse construction costs: When breeding grasshoppers, in order to prevent the grasshoppers from escaping and harming the surrounding crops, the construction of a greenhouse is essential. However, a grasshopper breeding greenhouse can be roughly built, and the cost can be controlled at around 300 yuan.

Labor costs: Since the number of breeding is relatively large, more labor costs are required in the early stage of breeding, such as feeding, water and electricity management, etc., which cost about 500 yuan.

Miscellaneous expenses: Grasshoppers have a wide range of diets, and basically they can eat anything that is grass, so the cost of feed is almost negligible. However, just in case, you still need to prepare about 300 yuan of feed, and then add water, electricity, natural enemy control and other miscellaneous expenses, which will cost about 500 yuan. Therefore, based on the above data, we can conclude that the cost of raising one acre of grasshoppers is about 3,000 yuan.

6. What is the approximate annual income from locust breeding?

The current price of locusts is 20 yuan/kg, so based on the output value of 5,600 yuan per mu of land, minus the breeding cost of 3,000 yuan, the total profit is 2,600 yuan.

Seedling cost: Under normal circumstances, one acre can breed about 20,000 grasshoppers. The price of each grasshopper egg is about 0.1 yuan, so one acre will cost about 2,000 yuan.

Greenhouse construction cost: When breeding grasshoppers, in order to prevent the grasshoppers from escaping and harming the surrounding crops, a greenhouse must be built. The cost of the greenhouse can be controlled at around 300 yuan.

Labor costs: Since the number of breeding is relatively large, more labor costs are required in the early stage of breeding, such as feeding, water and electricity management, etc., which cost about 500 yuan.

Miscellaneous expenses: approximately RMB 500.

Therefore, based on the above data, we can conclude that the cost of raising one acre of grasshoppers is about 3,000 yuan.

7. Is it profitable to raise grasshoppers in the countryside?

Grasshoppers are profitable, and the investment is relatively small. Generally, 2,000 yuan is enough for production, and the return is stable. The breeding process requires a small area. It can be bred in an area of ​​40 square meters, which takes up less labor and can be raised by women and the elderly. Raising one acre of grasshoppers can earn about 10,000 yuan a year. In addition, the convenience of grasshopper breeding is that the source of feeding feed is extremely wide, as long as the monocotyledonous food can be used as feed.