Is Raising Ostriches Profitable? Analysis of Farming Costs, Profits and Sales Channels

The ostrich, after all, is not like a chicken that anyone can raise and that can be seen everywhere. It is still affected by a certain growing environment and region, so once raised, the market space it needs is still very large. Moreover, the whole ostrich is a treasure; its feathers can be made into fur clothing, its skin can be made into bags, its eggs can be sold, and its meat can also fetch a good price on the market. What is more, ostrich oil and ostrich blood also have high medical value, and some high-end skin care products also include these ingredients.

Is Raising Ostriches Profitable

When it comes to ostrich farming, the first thing to remind everyone of is risk. You have all probably heard that farming carries risks, and raising ostriches is the same. People who have never raised them had best not go into farming, rushing in headlong, or sooner or later they will take a big fall. Many ostrich farmers have also encountered many difficulties during the farming process, such as large numbers of ostriches dying, a small market, and small sales volume because ostriches are valuable, and so on. If you do not have a certain capacity to bear losses, or if you give up easily, you had best not raise ostriches; either you will not raise them well, or you will raise them at a loss.

Analysis of Ostrich Farming Costs and Profits

I. Ostrich Farming Costs

1. Feed: Concentrated feed is mainly corn, wheat bran and grass powder, calculated at 1.6 yuan RMB per kg, 1.6 yuan×315 kg=504 yuan/bird. Green grass feed uses immature corn stalks and leaves, specially planted forage sweet sorghum, etc., harvested twice a year, with a total of 10,000 kg per mu (for storage) that can feed 10 commercial birds. The cost of purchasing green grass feed from farmers per mu per year, 800 yuan—300 yuan=500÷10 birds=50 yuan/bird.

2. Amortisation and depreciation costs for various infrastructure (water, electricity, site, fencing, equipment, etc.) 30 yuan/bird per year. Feed additives: 41 yuan/bird.

3. Other special costs, mortality rate 3% (before three months, before insurance) 9 yuan per bird.

4. Epidemic prevention, disinfection and unforeseeable costs 30 yuan per bird, insurance 100 yuan per bird with a state subsidy of 80 yuan, 20 yuan per bird, management costs and wages 100 yuan per bird, purchase of chicks 350 yuan per bird.

5. Ostrich farming cost: (per bird) 504 yuan+50 yuan+30 yuan+41 yuan+9 yuan+30 yuan+20 yuan+350 yuan=1034 yuan.

II. Ostrich Farming Profits

1. Ostrich meat: Young birds can reach more than 100 kg in 10 months, ostrich meat is between 70-80 yuan per kg, and if the meat yield is calculated at 45%, each ostrich can produce 45 kg of ostrich meat, with an output value of about 3300 yuan.

2. Ostrich eggs: One ostrich can lay 50-60 eggs a year, and one ostrich egg is priced at about 130 yuan, with an output value of 7150 yuan.

3. Ostrich skin: The selling price of each piece of leather varies according to grade, between 1500-3000 yuan, with an output value of about 2200 yuan.

4. Profit: 3300+7150+2200-1034=11616 yuan.

Are There Good Sales Channels for Raising Ostriches

Sales channels for raising ostriches are not very good; there are very few deep-processing enterprises for ostriches in China, and just selling meat will certainly run at a loss. Ostrich rearing is relatively extensive, mainly using the skin and feathers, but domestically it is mostly simple farming and rough processing, so it cannot sell at a good price! Only after finding sales channels first can one dare to set production according to sales.

How Much Does It Cost to Raise 100 Ostriches

In terms of rearing, the profit is generally 20%——30%, and one such ostrich sells for 3000-3500 yuan; if its skin and feathers are further developed, it can reach about 10,000. If calculated with 100 ostriches, the basic profit can be 1 million; the above calculation is only a rough calculation, and the specifics must be analysed in detail according to the local conditions of the farmer. The above is for reference only.

Of course, if we consider a mature market for processing ostrich skin, feathers, blood and meat, domestically there are certainly fewer opportunities than abroad, so while raising ostriches, you must also first figure out the sales channels clearly. Do not blindly follow the trend; investment must steady every link in order to achieve victory on its development path.