1, the cost of raising an acre of grasshoppers
Seedling cost: grasshoppers can breed for many years once, so they only need to invest the seedling cost once. Under normal circumstances, about 20,000 grasshoppers can be raised in an acre of land, and the price of each grasshopper egg is about 0. 1 yuan, so an acre of land needs about 2,000 yuan.
Construction cost of greenhouse: When raising locusts, it is necessary to build a greenhouse in order to prevent locusts from escaping and harming the surrounding crops. However, the breeding greenhouses in Cao Meng can be roughly built, and the cost can be controlled around 300 yuan.
Labor cost: Due to the large number of aquaculture, more labor costs need to be invested in the early stage of aquaculture. Such as feeding feed, water and electricity management, etc. It needs to be around 500 yuan.
Miscellaneous expenses: Grasshoppers have a wide range of food habits, basically they can eat any forage grass, so the feed cost is almost negligible. However, just in case, it still needs to prepare feed 300 yuan, plus utilities, natural enemy control and other miscellaneous expenses, probably 500 yuan. Therefore, according to the above data, it can be concluded that the cost of raising an acre of grasshoppers is about 3000 yuan.
2. Profit from breeding an acre of grasshoppers
The reproductive rate of 20,000 grasshoppers can't be 100%, but generally only about 85%, so the number of grasshoppers that can be bred is only about 1.7 million. And it includes half of the male grasshoppers, so the number of female grasshoppers is only about 9000. Each female grasshopper lays about 50 eggs, so the total number of eggs laid is about 450 thousand, and only about 350 thousand can reproduce. Based on the survival rate of 80%, the number of adult locusts that can survive is 280 thousand. Every 500 grasshoppers weigh about one kilogram, so the total output is about 560 kilograms. Now the price of grasshoppers is in 20 yuan/kg, so the output value of grasshoppers is 5,600 yuan, and the total profit is 2,600 yuan excluding the breeding cost.
3. What are the advantages of breeding grasshoppers?
The growth cycle of grasshoppers is very short, usually only about one month, and they can gain weight in less than two months. Moreover, the cost of breeding is very low, and the main input is seedlings and greenhouses, so there is no need to invest again, so the longer the breeding time, the higher the profit will be. Moreover, the grasshopper's feed is very simple, usually as long as there is an acre of grass, you can meet the grasshopper's feed requirements. Form a virtuous circle through self-reproduction. Therefore, the simple breeding technology and low cost are one of the advantages of locust breeding.
The above is a brief introduction to the profit of raising an acre of grasshoppers. Although the profit of the first batch is not very considerable, there is almost no investment in the later stage of breeding, but we should also pay attention to the market to prevent the failure of breeding because we can't sell it. That's all for today. This article is for reference only. I hope I can help you!
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