Latest Analysis of Greenhouse Vegetable Planting Costs and Profits
The cost and profit of greenhouse vegetable planting are mainly determined by the construction and maintenance of the greenhouse, as well as the agricultural inputs needed for vegetable planting management. Conditions vary from place to place. Let's take a look at the profit analysis of greenhouse vegetables.
Greenhouse Vegetable Profit and Cost
Generally, the skeleton of a vegetable greenhouse for one mu of land costs about 5,500 yuan. In order to save on construction costs and extend the service life of the greenhouse, a relatively economical way to build a greenhouse is to use a magnesite greenhouse skeleton and plastic film; in this way, both the construction cost is reduced and daily use and maintenance are facilitated. Such a greenhouse can be used for 5 years, and only the plastic film needs to be replaced each year. The annual cost of vegetable seedlings, pesticides, fertilizers, etc. per mu is about 700 yuan, and the land rent is about 800 yuan per year.
Combining the above calculations, the cost of greenhouse vegetable planting is about 7,000 yuan per mu for the initial investment. Calculating the vegetable greenhouse based on a 5-year service life, the average amortized cost per mu per year is about 2,500 yuan.
The profit from greenhouse vegetable planting can reach 150%-250%, and 2-3 seasons of vegetables can be produced each year. If ordinary vegetables are grown, 1-2 seasons of vegetables can basically recover the initial construction and greenhouse vegetable management costs, so a profit can be achieved in the first year, with an average profit of 100%-150%; in subsequent years, the annual cost is just replacing some plastic film.
How to grow greenhouse vegetables? This is a very common question, but the answer is not simple. Greenhouse vegetable planting technology is a systematic technology, and many technical links in production need to be mastered by vegetable growers. If you want to solve this problem, the only way is to accumulate, one by one, the specific management knowledge in each aspect of greenhouse vegetable planting technology. We have sorted through the numerous related materials, striving to make them easy to understand, and the materials will also be added and improved step by step, hoping to provide some help for your problem. The construction cost of a vegetable greenhouse is undoubtedly a issue that the vast number of vegetable growers care about very much. First understanding the types of vegetable greenhouses and the covering materials required during their construction will be of great help to the work of building a vegetable greenhouse, thereby saving you expenses and improving production efficiency.
Types of Vegetable Greenhouses and Construction Costs
1. 6-meter-wide assembled steel-frame greenhouse. This greenhouse type has been promoted and applied for many years. It is mainly a steel greenhouse type that uses galvanized thin-walled steel pipes with a diameter of 22 mm and a thickness of 1.2 mm as the greenhouse skeleton material. The greenhouse width is 6 m, the top height is 2.2-2.5 m, the shoulder height is 1.2 m, the land utilization rate is 80%, the service life is more than 10 years, the cost per square meter is 10-30 yuan, and the construction cost per mu is 7,000-20,000 yuan. It is suitable for growing vegetables, flowers, etc. The disadvantages are that the greenhouse width is relatively small, the operation and management efficiency is relatively low, and the insulation performance in winter is relatively weak.
2. Simple bamboo-frame greenhouse. It is a widely used type. The greenhouse type is generally 5-6 m wide, the top height is 2-3.2 m, the side height is 1-1.2 m, and the arch rod spacing is 1-1.1 m. The advantages are low cost, convenient material sourcing, and easy construction, with a cost of about 3,000 yuan per mu (including film). The disadvantages are that there are many pillars inside the greenhouse, the shading rate is high, operations are inconvenient, the service life is short, and the wind and snow resistance is poor. Among them, there is a greenhouse type commonly known as the “ground-rolling dragon” style, with a span width of 4-6 m, low top height and shoulder height, and a covering method using a single film all the way to the ground. It saves more cost than ordinary moso bamboo vegetable greenhouses and is suitable for cultivating creeping crops. It is commonly used in greenhouse watermelon cultivation.
3. Steel-bamboo hybrid greenhouse. The greenhouse structure is the same as the simple bamboo-frame greenhouse, with steel pipes and bamboo poles used as arch rods at intervals. It has the advantages of saving steel, reducing construction costs, and convenient operation, and has a certain area of application; its performance and cost are between those of the steel-frame greenhouse and the bamboo-frame greenhouse.
4. 8-meter-wide improved steel-frame greenhouse. The height and width of the greenhouse body are increased, the height and width of the ventilation windows on the sides of the greenhouse are increased, the space inside the greenhouse is enlarged, the management efficiency and winter insulation performance are improved, and the land utilization rate is improved. This greenhouse is built with galvanized pipes with a diameter of 28-32 mm and a thickness of 1.5 mm; the top height is 3.2-3.5 m, the shoulder height is 1.8 m, and the greenhouse body space is large, making it suitable for growing tall-vine vegetables, etc. However, the construction cost of this vegetable greenhouse is greatly increased, with a cost of about 20-45 yuan per square meter and a cost of 15,000-30,000 yuan per mu. It is mainly suitable for agricultural demonstration parks and vegetable growers with a certain level of economic strength.
5. Ordinary multi-span greenhouses and simple bamboo-frame multi-span greenhouses. The structure of an ordinary multi-span greenhouse is similar to that of a steel-frame multi-span greenhouse. It has the advantages of large space and high land utilization rate, but the cost is much lower, at 50-100 yuan per square meter.