Latest Cost and Profit Analysis of Bletilla striata Cultivation
Bletilla striata is a commonly used astringent hemostatic medicine, also known as Baoshelan, Lianjicao, Baijiwa, etc. It is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant of the genus Bletilla in the orchid family. Its tubers are used as medicine and have the effects of astringing to stop bleeding, reducing swelling and promoting tissue regeneration. In recent years, its market price has risen year by year, making it a “star” among Chinese medicinal herbs and a good path to wealth. Let us take a look together below at the cost and profit of Bletilla striata cultivation!
Cultivation Cost of Bletilla striata
1. Seeds: tuber planting costs about 30,000 yuan per mu, domesticated seedlings about 15,000 yuan, and bottle seedlings about 8,000 yuan.
2. Fertilizer: it is estimated that 200 yuan of fertilizer needs to be invested per mu per year, and cultivation for 3 years requires an investment of 200*3=600 yuan.
3. Others: other expenses such as daily management are about 1,000 yuan per year, and about 3,000 yuan per mu is required over 3 years.
Cultivation Profit of Bletilla striata
1. Yield: high-yield fields can reach about 500 jin of dry goods, medium-yield fields 300-400 jin, and low-yield fields about 250 jin.
2. Income: the current price of dry goods is about 150-250 yuan per jin, and the income per mu is about 60,000 yuan.
3. Profit: about 30,000-40,000 yuan per mu, but market changes, management level and other factors directly affect the returns.
Cultivation Risks of Bletilla striata
1. Market risk: apart from the traditional producing areas such as Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, artificial cultivation of Bletilla striata has now begun from Shaanxi and Henan in the north, to Fujian and Guangxi in the south, to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east, and to Gansu in the west. Therefore, overheating of production is bound to create certain risks for Bletilla striata cultivation.
2. Investment risk: compared with other planting projects, Bletilla striata cultivation requires a much larger investment cost, and the growth period is 2-3 years. Such investment cost and production cycle are simply beyond the capacity of ordinary farmers to bear, and at the same time increase the investment risk.
3. Seed source risk: the confusion of Bletilla striata seed sources is notorious among Chinese medicinal materials. At present, what circulates in the chemical industry is purple-flowered trifurcate large Bletilla striata, while the medicinal use in the pharmacopoeia is mainly purple-flowered trifurcate small Bletilla striata. Other yellow-flowered and white-flowered Bletilla striata, etc. are customary products and counterfeit products.
4. Technical risk: Bletilla striata seedlings usually need to undergo introduction of seed sources, tissue culture, hardening, and developed root hairs before transplanting. However, because the growth of rhizomes requires an environment with symbiotic bacteria and transplanting and management are very meticulous, the dead seedling rate can usually reach 50% or even higher.