Sweet potatoes have a short growth cycle, low investment, quick results, and are easy to manage. They are a rare cash crop for rural people to make a fortune. In the early years, sweet potatoes were a life-saving food, and most of them were grown and eaten by themselves, so every household
Every household has its own sweet potato cellar. After the sweet potatoes are harvested, they are basically stored to fill their stomachs in preparation for the long winter. Nowadays, everyone is affluent, but the charm of sweet potatoes remains the same as before. Various processed products are famous both at home and abroad, such as sweet potato candies.
, sweet potato vermicelli, sweet potato starch and various processed products all make farmers' pockets bulging. Planting sweet potatoes is no longer just for food and clothing, but as a money tree to make a fortune. How to exchange it for real money after large-scale planting
That's the biggest concern.
The skin of sweet potatoes is thin and watery, so it is easy to be damaged and infected by pathogens. In addition, field farming and transportation are inevitably bumpy, making it difficult to store sweet potatoes for a long time. A large number of sweet potatoes are flooding in at the same time. Not only is the supply exceeding demand and the price cannot be sold, but also farmers'
The mood will also be in a state of panic all day long amid the ups and downs of expectations. As the saying goes, it hurts not to eat but to throw away. If we really cannot sell so many sweet potatoes, we won’t be able to finish them all, but they are bound to rot, and
During the harvest season in recent years, farmers have been both excited and worried. The ups and downs in their moods often leave farmers at a loss. So why have sweet potatoes not been sold well in recent years? 1. Poor varieties. Farmers are used to planting the same kind of sweet potatoes instead of
We are willing to plant new varieties and virus-free potato seedlings. Long-term cultivation of the same variety not only loses the inherent advantages of sweet potatoes, but also brings various viruses, making the sweet potatoes small and unsightly in appearance. After being put on the market in large quantities, it is extremely difficult to sell them.
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This is also related to the conservative thinking of some farmers today. The consistent thinking is that if planting is good this year, it will definitely be good next year. Everyone is planting this way, and I also follow the planting. I am familiar with the varieties, and it is easy to manage them without any brains. Introducing new varieties
Not only does it cost more, but you are also afraid of unfamiliar things, and you won’t try them if you can’t.
2. Local processing plants do not produce a large amount of sweet potatoes. Their main purpose is not to eat them directly, but to process them into various starches, vermicelli, etc. for further sales. Today, there are very few similar processing plants, and it is difficult for distributors or hawkers to quickly acquire them.
If you sell it, it will be a loss if you keep the backlog in your own hands, and you are not willing to buy in large quantities.
In the past few years, everyone mainly focused on sweet potato cultivation for pig feeding, and did not pay special attention to sweet potato processing. A small number of sweet potato processing plants can completely cope with it. Nowadays, everyone uses sweet potato cultivation as their main sideline, and a large number of sweet potatoes have been put on the market in a short period of time.
The quality is uneven, and the processing factory doesn't have the capacity to handle it at the moment.
3. There are few specialty products. Sweet potatoes can not only be ground into starch and then processed into finished products, but also can be directly made into delicacies, such as sweet potato candies, sweet potato chips, etc. However, it is difficult to create a brand for these popular snacks. Even if some places occasionally make some famous names,
The production capacity is low and cannot meet the needs of mass production, so the finished sweet potato products are processed according to their ability, making it difficult to sell large quantities of sweet potatoes.
In fact, there are relatively distinctive brand products in some places, but it is difficult for small workshop-style operations to continue to expand their influence. The characteristics focus on the local area. The so-called good wine is afraid of the deep alley. If things go on like this, it will gradually fade away. Those who can survive
Very few.
4. It is difficult to transport sweet potatoes. It is difficult to sell sweet potatoes locally. Transporting them to other places should relieve some pressure. However, sweet potatoes themselves are extremely intolerant to transportation. And once an individual sweet potato becomes sick, if it is not isolated in time, it will soon spread to other sweet potatoes, which will affect vendors from other places.
It is also a test. If they don't find a good home in advance, they will definitely not dare to transport and sell it.
In addition, although logistics and transportation are now developed, the quality of the personnel of some express delivery companies is worrying, such as littering, delayed delivery, etc. It doesn't matter if there are fewer, but a large amount of sweet potatoes must be carefully considered. If you don't have your own people to follow the truck to pack the goods, it is
This is absolutely undesirable and brings new problems to transportation.
5. Sweet potato residues cannot be used. Nowadays, everyone is closely focused on the finished sweet potatoes, but ignores the residues left from sweet potato processing. They are often left and piled up at will. Not to mention the mosquitoes and flies flying around in spring and summer, the smell is enough to permeate the whole village.
This is contrary to today's beautiful countryside, and relevant departments will also punish and investigate strictly, which has even made some processing plants act cautiously and be careful in purchasing sweet potatoes.
The lack of sales of sweet potatoes has seriously affected farmers' enthusiasm for planting, and it feels like a pity not to plant sweet potatoes. How to solve the problem of sales difficulties? 1. Selected varieties. Nowadays, virus-free sweet potato seedlings have been successfully developed, which not only have high yields, but also taste good.
Sweet and crisp, with a good appearance and less prone to diseases and deformities. The price of potato seedlings is relatively high, but compared with the sales of sweet potatoes, it is still relatively cost-effective. If you introduce some new varieties suitable for local planting and strictly manage them, you should be able to make real money in the future.
Eliminate planting concerns.