First, the market prospect of the turtle worm is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine, widely used, a variety of stinging drugs sold on the market contain turtle worms. With the increasing damage to the ecological environment, the number of wild turtles is getting smaller and smaller, while the market demand for turtles is increasing, so artificially farmed turtles have a very good market prospect.
★ Henan Science and Technology News (December 20, 2015) analyzed the market prospects of turtle insects under the title "Turtle breeding is again in the willows and flowers brightly", and concluded that in the next 10 years, the price of turtle insects will continue to show a steady upward trend.
★ Market Information Newspaper (December 19, 2018) conducted a comprehensive survey of the national medicinal materials market and found that the production of turtles is less than 50% of the market demand. This information was released under the title of "Turtles in the breeding area are not worried about selling".
★ Agricultural Science and Technology News (May 9, 2016) conducted a comprehensive analysis of the turtle insect market under the subtitle of "The market price of turtle insects continues to rise" and "Wild resources are decreasing year by year, and the market demand is increasing", and its conclusion is that the price of turtle insects will continue to rise in the future.
★ "Modern Chinese Medicine" (No. 6, 2019) The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine announced "30 kinds of scarce medicinal materials" which contain ground turtle insects: the scope of medicinal use is gradually increasing, the price is very tight, and the high price will remain high for many years.
★ "National Medicinal Materials Information" (February 2017, jointly released by the State Medicinal Materials Group Corporation and the China Association of Chinese Medicines): The sales trend of turtles has turned rapidly, and the current sales price is 48-50 yuan, with an annual increase of 11.1-20%. The main reason is that aquaculture cannot keep up with the demand of the market. After comprehensive research and scientific analysis of the price change law of the turtle market since 2019, a number of authoritative experts in China predicted that the price of turtle insects in the mainland will be stable at a high price level in the next 5 years!
In the next 10 years, the mainland turtle market will be in a relatively tight state!
Second, the breeding advantage of the turtle is a hardy and heat-resistant insect, like to live in groups. It is easy to raise, adaptable, fast growing, few diseases and insects, and high efficiency. Artificial breeding can be suitable for the land, because of the ugliness of simplicity, make full use of idle house feeding, small-scale breeding can be used in tanks, pots, wooden boxes and other facilities, large-scale breeding can be used cement ponds, multi-layer three-dimensional feeding, its feed sources are extensive, rice bran, bran, bean cake, leftovers and a variety of vegetable leaves, stems, melon peels, all kinds of meat residues, etc. are good feed for turtles. The turtles in the breeding area occupy a small area, the equipment is rudimentary, the feed is extensive, the flower labor is small, the disease and pest are few, only need to be fed once a day, the feeding time is 5-7 o'clock in the evening, and the normal labor force can manage 1000 square meters.
Third, the growth cycle of turtles in the benefit analysis is 6 and a half months, and if the larvae are introduced, it only takes 4 to 5 months to sell. From the perspective of efficiency, a square can produce 40 pounds of fresh insects, equivalent to 15 kilograms of dry products, the purchase price is 40 yuan per kilogram, and each kilogram of fresh insects only needs 3 yuan of feed costs, that is, 60 yuan, and each square can earn more than 200 yuan. A labor force can easily breed 1,000 square meters, minus the introduction of seeds, can make a profit of more than 100,000. Of course, as a long-term development project, farmers can also choose the best breeding, the benefits are naturally multiplied year by year, and the scale of breeding is full of stamina. Ground turtles can live up to 3 years and can litter for 2 consecutive years, which is a long-term benefit for one investment.