What is the outlook for fruit mulberry cultivation? Read on and you will understand

Fruit mulberry is a new mulberry variety that can produce leaves for sericulture and also produce fruit. It has various medical and health functions such as nourishing the blood, benefiting the kidneys, improving eyesight, darkening hair, anti-aging, lowering blood pressure, preventing chronic hepatitis, and treating insomnia and neurasthenia. Fruit mulberry can be eaten fresh and can also be processed into mulberry wine, mulberry juice, mulberry enzyme, mulberry jam, mulberry pastries, etc. The leaves can be used to make mulberry leaf tea and mulberry leaf noodles. Fruit mulberry has good economic benefits and broad market prospects.

What is the outlook for fruit mulberry cultivation?

1. Cultivation benefits

Fruit mulberry has a relatively wide range of uses, and its leaves, fruit, and branches are all widely used in various industries. Fruit mulberry can be eaten directly, the leaves can be used to raise silkworms, and the branches have certain medicinal value. When planting fruit mulberry, generally about 300-450 plants can be planted per mu. The cost of seedlings is about 2000 yuan, and adding fertilizer, labor, and various other costs, the cost per mu is about 3000 yuan. Under normal management, one mu of fruit mulberry can produce about 3200 jin of mulberries, and together with mulberry leaves, mulberry branches, etc., the profit can reach 5000 yuan per mu.

2. Cultivation prospects

Fruit mulberry has high edible value and many health benefits. People's lives are getting better and better now, and fruit mulberry is also a highly nutritious food, so market demand will grow larger and larger, and its consumption potential cannot be underestimated. Moreover, mulberries can not only be eaten raw directly, but can also be processed into various secondary foods, such as beverages, canned goods, etc. Planting fruit mulberry can drive economic development, and the cultivation prospects are still quite good.

3. Market prospects

The market price of fruit mulberry fluctuates relatively greatly, and the specific market price needs to be determined by factors such as variety and place of origin. The market situation for fruit mulberry fluctuated greatly in previous years, so the price was not very ideal either. As the planting area has now shrunk and market demand has increased, its market price has gradually stabilized at around 15 yuan per jin. According to the current market situation, the market price of mulberries may still rise.