What are the prospects and sales channels for toad farming?
We all know that toads have many medicinal values, and toads are actually very useful to people, so many people raise toads. But after all, compared with other farming varieties, toad farming is still relatively rare, so many people will think that the prospects for the toad farming industry may not be very good, and how big exactly are the sales channels for farmed toads? Today I will answer these questions for you.
Are the prospects for toad farming good?
The prospects for toad farming are good. Toads are distributed throughout the country. This is an economic animal with medicinal value, and the toad can also secrete toad venom from behind its ears. This is a very important traditional Chinese medicinal material, with good effects on the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, stomatitis, and sore and swollen throat. Its price on the medicine market is rising year by year. Due to the impact of environmental pollution in recent years, wild toads have shown a declining trend year by year. Because toads are used relatively widely, the market demand for toads is gradually increasing, so the prospects for toad farming are very broad.
How are the sales channels for farmed toads?
The sales channel issue is a major issue in the farming industry. Only by ensuring sales channels can profits be ensured. Toads can be used for strategic cooperation with major pharmaceutical factories across the country. While the cooperative produces and sells on its own, it can purchase toad products from farmers at above-market prices, achieving a win-win goal.
Where are the profit points of toad farming?
Toad farming is for collecting the skin shed by toads (toad skin) and the venom in the pustules on the back of toads (toad venom). In 2017, the purchase price of toad skin was about 15000 yuan/kg (determined by size), and the purchase price of toad venom was about 13000 yuan/kg (determined by toxin content). If farming is carried out according to the complete toad farming technology of Jilin Yongfa Toad, calculated at 2000 toads per mu, 1 kg of toad skin can be collected each month.
Analysis of investment, output value, and profit of toad farming
1. Cost
1. Raw materials: 2000 toads of 75 grams, purchased at 1 yuan/toad, totaling 2000 yuan.
2. Farming site: a farming site for 3000 toads requires 1000 sq m. The site rent is about 1000 yuan. If you have your own site, this cost can be saved. Surround it with plastic film or gauze netting to prevent escape, requiring about 200 yuan.
3. Other: because technical issues are involved, no detailed introduction will be given. The investment does not exceed 2000 yuan. The above are all one-time investments and can be used for a long time.
2. Output value
Collecting toad skin: one live toad can have its toad skin taken from April to October each year. The working period in the Northeast region is 6-7 months, and the working period in the South region is 7-9 months. At least two skins can be shed each month. 2000 toads can produce 24000 pieces of toad skin in 6 months. Calculated at a single weight of 0.3 grams for toad skin, 7.2 kg of toad skin can be produced. At an intact skin rate of 80%, 5.76 kg of whole toad skin can be produced. At a conservative price of 10000 yuan/kg, the value created is 57600 yuan; 1.44 kg of thin skin is produced. At a conservative price of 6000 yuan/kg, the value created is 8640 yuan. That is, 2000 toads can make a profit of 66240 yuan from collecting toad skin in one year.
Collecting toad venom: one live toad can have its toad venom taken from April to October each year. The working period in the Northeast region is 6-7 months, and the working period in the South region is 7-9 months. Toad venom is collected twice each month. 2000 toads can produce 1 kg of toad venom in one month. Calculated at a conservative price of 3000 yuan, 6 kg of toad venom can be produced in 6 months, creating a value of 18000 yuan. If local wild toads are large, and if you purchase them from surrounding local areas or ask people to catch toads yourself, the investment will be less and the benefits will be higher.
3. Conclusion
Calculated at 2000 toads, one person can manage it. From April to October each year, calculated at 6 months, the total income from collecting toad skin and toad venom is 84240 yuan. In winter, toads hibernate and medicinal materials cannot be collected, so you can engage in other work and increase another income. This year's purchase price for pure natural toad skin is 22000 per kg for first grade, 16000 for second grade, and 12000 for third grade. The purchase price for toad venom is 3000 yuan—5000 yuan per kg.
In the above text, we all know that toads actually have very great medicinal value, so toads still have certain uses. This also determines that the market demand for toads is relatively large. Since the demand is relatively large, toad farming still has certain prospects.