2019 Crayfish Farming Techniques, Market Conditions and Cost Forecast

Every crayfish season, people pay close attention. Nowadays crayfish restaurants are springing up like bamboo shoots after rain. Many farming friends want to know how to farm crayfish. So, let us take a look at crayfish farming techniques. 2019 crayfish farming market conditions and cost forecast?

1. Crayfish farming techniques

1. Pay attention to yield and stocking density

The per-mu yield of red swamp crayfish is closely related to stocking density, farming environment, feeding amount, disease control and so on. Usually seedlings are stocked from February to April, about 80 jin per mu. Each jin is about 80-120 individuals. After 1-2 months, harvest the large ones and leave the small ones, carrying out rotational harvesting and rotational stocking, which increases the recapture rate and achieves high yield and high efficiency.

2. Selection of crayfish seedlings

The only difference among crayfish seedlings is between artificially bred original-pond seedlings and natural wild seedlings. The survival rate of artificially bred original-pond seedlings is generally between 50% and 90%, while the survival rate of natural seedlings is generally no higher than 50%, and some are even below 10%. It is also related to transport and water area. It is generally recommended to choose original-pond seedlings from the same water area, ensuring no compression and short-distance transport, so that the survival rate can be guaranteed!

3. Crayfish farming time

The crayfish farming time is in November each year or March of the following year. Generally, seedlings are stocked in March, and by June rotational supplementation can be carried out. During the farming process of freshwater crayfish, if the young shrimp can live under suitable temperature and with sufficient feed, they can grow to maturity in about 60 to 90 days.

4. Pond clearing and disinfection

After the pond is dried in winter, remove excess silt, plug holes, reinforce the pond embankment, and at the same time strictly inspect the escape-prevention facilities around the pond, repairing any damage promptly. Use 150-200 kg/667 sq m of quicklime for pond clearing and disinfection.

2. 2019 crayfish farming market conditions and cost forecast?

1. 2019 red swamp crayfish sales forecast

In terms of overall supply, 2018 was actually a case of demand exceeding supply, and the large-lake farming water surface for red swamp crayfish had already reached its limit. Red swamp crayfish restaurants sprang up almost crazily, driving up demand for red swamp crayfish. E-commerce used the hot topic of red swamp crayfish to attract traffic and consumed a lot of supply. The sales forecast for red swamp crayfish in 2019 will still rise.

2. 2019 red swamp crayfish cost forecast

Land rent, in forms such as farmland, ponds, river courses, and reclaimed wasteland, with rent ranging from 200 to 1,000 per mu.

Pond construction costs, including excavators, inlet and outlet pipes, and escape-prevention facilities. Excavator costs do not differ much nationwide; for a basic pond excavation, the cost is 400 to 600 per mu, and it will be a bit higher for complex excavation. Water inlet and drainage facilities include water pipes and water pumps, under 10,000 yuan.

Fishing facilities. Including boats and ground cages. A plastic boat is generally 800 to 1,500 each. Ground cages vary in type, length, and workmanship, resulting in different prices, ranging from a few dozen to 180. Generally, 2 to 4 ground cages are used per mu, and you can calculate according to your own area.

Medicines. Including disinfection, insect killing, water conditioning, and so on. Depending on your own water conditions, about 200 to 600 per mu.

Feed. 4,500 to 6,000 per ton, purchased according to your own differentiation. The daily feeding amount accounts for about 8 percent of the shrimp, increased or decreased according to weather and other reasons, and at the same time the total amount of shrimp in the pond must be correctly estimated. For a basic 100-mu pond, after 10 tons of feed there will definitely be shrimp available for sale, and the money from selling shrimp can be used for turnover, so you do not need to continue investing principal for operations.

The crayfish farming market conditions may also be affected by climate or more objective reasons. The above related knowledge on crayfish farming techniques, 2019 crayfish farming market conditions and cost forecast is hoped to help you!