How much are the costs and real profits of frog farming? Market prospect analysis

As market demand keeps growing, going into farming is also very promising right now. Besides, among all the farming categories, frog farming is probably the most popular! After all, the cost of frog farming is relatively low, and frogs are also relatively simple and convenient to raise. Today we will mainly talk with you about all aspects of frog farming.

Frog farming costs and market prospect

1. Frogs have always been a delicious delicacy on the dining tables of urban and rural residents in our country, but excessive illegal catching has caused the number of wild frogs to plummet. In addition, in recent years, due to the heavy use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and industrial pollution in agriculture, the survival situation of frog populations is worrying, and natural output is already far from meeting market demand. Therefore, carrying out frog farming can both meet people's consumer demand and promote the recovery of natural wild resources, and it has a certain market and industry prospect.

2. The total input cost of frog farming in the first year is about 10,000 to 15,000 yuan per mu. In the following second and third years, the input for facility costs, site construction and frog seedlings is no longer needed. The remaining annual costs, including the feed cost for raising fly maggots and earthworms per mu and the electricity and labor costs invested to attract insects, are about 8,000 yuan per year. If calculated on a 3-year cycle, the average annual input is 8,800 yuan/mu.

The real profits of frog farming

1. Infrastructure: Frog breeding ponds are mainly earth ponds. One mu of rice field, etc. can be transformed into 3 breeding ponds of about 200 sq m each. The pond renovation cost is mainly 1,000 yuan, and the feeding platforms, bird nets, etc. cost about 300 yuan.

2. Seed introduction cost: Artificially farmed frogs (black-spotted frog) need to be introduced from formal breeding units, and you also need to complete the farming procedures yourself. At present, the seed introduction cost is about 3,000 yuan per mu.

3. Feed cost: The feed cost needed to raise one jin of frogs is 4.5-5 yuan. The feed cost is directly related to the survival rate, output, etc. Calculated at an average output of 2,500 jin per mu, the feed cost needs 12,500 yuan.

4. Farming profit: The total cost needed to raise one mu of frogs is about 20,000 yuan, producing 2,500 jin of frogs. Calculated at the current market wholesale price of 20 yuan per jin, they can be sold for 50,000 yuan, and the net income per mu is 30,000 yuan.

Are frogs protected animals?

1. Frogs generally belong to third-class protected animals, but some special species such as the tiger frog belong to national second-class protected animals. It is worth noting that frogs are protected animals that the state prohibits hunting and killing. Almost all species are experts at eliminating forest and farmland pests, but in daily life many people treat frog meat as a tonic or a delicious delicacy, causing some vendors to hunt and kill frogs wantonly, which will inevitably destroy the ecological balance and lead to pest outbreaks.

2. Catching wild frogs is illegal. In recent years, cases of being sentenced for the crime of illegal hunting because of hunting more than 20 frogs have occurred repeatedly in various places, and the risk of eating frogs is also not small, because frogs carry the parasite “sparganum” in their bodies. Once swallowed, it will enter the blood through the intestinal mucosa and gradually grow, and travel along the blood to important parts such as under the skin and even the eyes, lungs and brain, with unpredictable consequences.

What kinds of frogs are there?

1. Black-spotted frog: The black-spotted frog belongs to the “three-have protected animals”. It lives amphibiously on land and in water, comes out at dusk and at night to move and prey. During the tadpole stage it is omnivorous, and in the adult stage it feeds on insects. It often inhabits rice fields, ponds, lakes and marshes, ditches, or grass near water areas.

2. Golden-line frog: The golden-line frog belongs to the “three-have protected animals” and includes three species: the golden-striped pond frog, the Fujian pond frog and the Hubei pond frog. It is plump in body shape and is an endemic species widely distributed in our country, mainly distributed in the eastern region of our country.

3. Little spiny frog: The little spiny frog belongs to the “three-have protected animals”. It is large and plump, with a body length of about 9-12 cm. Its body color is rather dull, mixed with irregular black markings. It is an endemic species of our country, distributed in Fujian, Hunan, Guangxi and other places.

In the above, we have all clearly understood the costs and market prospect of frog farming, as well as some real profits of frog farming. In our country, people still quite like eating frogs, so the market prospect of frogs is also relatively good. Therefore, frog farming can also be regarded as a good occupation.