Pujiang Red-Fleshed Kiwifruit Price per Jin and 2018 Planting Cost and Profit Analysis

Red-fleshed kiwifruit is a fruit that serves as both food and medicine. Its flesh is tender, its aroma is rich, its taste is sweet and refreshing, and it is nutritionally rich. It is relatively famous in Pujiang, Sichuan, so how much is Pujiang red-fleshed kiwifruit per jin? Is growing kiwifruit profitable in 2018? What are the planting costs and profits?

How much is Pujiang red-fleshed kiwifruit per jin?

Red-fleshed kiwifruit comes in different grades, which is to say the sizes and weights differ. The small fruits sold are generally 5-10 yuan per jin. If they are medium-sized fruits, the price is generally around 10 yuan per jin. Large red-fleshed kiwifruits generally cost 15 yuan per jin. These prices are the local prices in Pujiang. If it is shipped elsewhere, mailing costs must also be added.

Is growing kiwifruit profitable in 2018?

In recent years, the kiwifruit industry has already formed a certain industrial scale internationally, and the kiwifruit deep-processing industry chain has also gradually improved. However, the domestic kiwifruit product market is still far from mature. Compared with developed European and American countries, there is still a considerable gap in terms of market size, product grade, variety specifications, consumption level and other aspects. With the rapid development of China's market economy, the improvement of kiwifruit processing technology and product quality, and the continuous expansion of application fields, China's kiwifruit industry will have enormous market demand and development space.

What are the planting costs and profits of kiwifruit?

Taking the planting of 100 mu of kiwifruit as an example, in the initial 1-3 years of orchard establishment the vines are trained onto trellises, with an average investment of more than 8,000-14,000 yuan per mu.

After 3 years the vines bear fruit, with an average annual input of more than 2,000 yuan per mu for pesticides and fertilizers, and under normal circumstances the profit can reach more than 15,000 yuan per mu. After 3 years they enter the full fruit-bearing period, with an average of 15-25 kg of fruit per tree, and some individual trees can produce 30 kg. Calculated conservatively at 18 yuan/kg, the output value per tree is more than 300-400 yuan, and the output value per mu can reach 20,000 to 40,000 yuan. Upon entering the full fruit-bearing period, the output value of 100 mu of land can reach 1.5-2.5 million yuan.

Kiwifruit planting prospects

Kiwifruit is known as the “king of fruits” and the “champion of VC”. Its fruit is tender and juicy, sweet and sour, pleasant and fragrant. The VC content of 100 grams of fresh flesh is as high as 100-480 mg (in some cases, such as Actinidia fulvicoma, as high as 1,350 mg), several times, dozens of times or even a hundred times higher than citrus and apples. It also contains large amounts of sugars, proteins, amino acids and various other organic substances, as well as a variety of minerals essential to the human body.

Kiwifruit is comprehensive in nutrition. It has certain auxiliary and therapeutic effects on various cancers, cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, constipation and obesity, and has remarkable effects on beauty care.

Kiwifruit can be processed into many products such as juice, fruit wine, fruit crystals, preserved fruit and jam, and the value-added potential of processing is enormous. More than 30 countries around the world already cultivate it. In 2004 the total output was 1.009 million tons. The earliest and largest exporting country is New Zealand, where 70-80% of the fresh fruit produced is for export. By 2004 China had only cultivated 58,000 hectares of kiwifruit, producing 350,000 tons of fresh fruit, only more than 200 grams per person, which simply cannot meet the needs of fresh consumption and processing.

Hilly land and gentle low-mountain slopes in subtropical and temperate regions with good ecology and vegetation and an altitude above 50 meters are most suitable for commercial kiwifruit cultivation. Other places cannot achieve high yields and high quality, or cannot bear fruit at all, or cannot survive the winter. If farmers in these places can seize the opportunity and establish orchards to high standards, they can obtain good returns for decades.

Dietary taboos for kiwifruit

Kiwifruit is cold in nature and should not be eaten in excess. Those with weak and cold spleen and stomach should eat it with caution, and those with diarrhea should not eat it. It is forbidden for those with threatened miscarriage, excessive menstruation and frequent urination. Because kiwifruit is quite high in vitamin C, it easily congeals into lumps with the protein in dairy products, which not only affects digestion and absorption but can also cause bloating, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Therefore, after eating kiwifruit, be sure not to immediately drink milk or eat other dairy products.