What is the market price of the Chinese pond turtle?

The Chinese pond turtle, scientifically known as Mauremys mutica (yellow pond turtle), has the characteristics of relatively fast growth, few diseases, easy breeding, small investment, convenient management, and high economic returns when farmed artificially. It has gradually developed into an emerging industry for adjusting and optimizing the rural industrial structure and increasing people's income. Below, the editor will introduce to you the market price trends of the Chinese pond turtle, its breeding prospects, and other related issues!

Market price trends of the Chinese pond turtle

Chinese pond turtle category specification market reference price Chinese pond turtle hatchling 2-5 liang ¥: 1000 yuan each Chinese pond turtle hatchling 3-7 liang ¥: 1050 yuan each breeder Chinese pond turtle 0.6—0.8 jin ¥: 1500 yuan each breeder Chinese pond turtle 0.8—1.2 jin ¥: 2000 yuan each breeder Chinese pond turtle 1.2—1.7 jin ¥: 3000 yuan each breeder Chinese pond turtle 1.7—2.2 jin ¥: 4000 yuan each breeder Chinese pond turtle 2.2—2.7 jin ¥: 5000 yuan each breeder Chinese pond turtle 2.3—3.0 jin ¥: 6000 yuan each

Breeding prospects of the Chinese pond turtle

Chinese pond turtle farming has a history of several decades, from being ignored by everyone to now being widely known, and during this process, the price of the Chinese pond turtle has also undergone historic changes. Since last year, the price of the Chinese pond turtle has been rising steadily, with the turtle price getting higher day by day. For example, last year the opening market price of Chinese pond turtle hatchlings was 160 yuan each, and by the end of last year the closing price of late-season hatchlings was 350 yuan each. This year, the opening market price of early-season hatchlings was 420 yuan each, and by the closing of late-season hatchlings it was 520 yuan each.

From this it can be seen that in this cycle, it is still in a growth period, but when the peak will appear, no one can say for sure. However, many people have made predictions about next year's Chinese pond turtle hatchling prices. According to analyses by those in charge of the Guangxi Turtle Association, Foshan Turtle Association, Maoming Turtle Association, and others, it is estimated that in 2015 Chinese pond turtle hatchlings will start at 600 yuan each. Judging from the current Chinese pond turtle market, the number of people seeking to buy Chinese pond turtle hatchlings is constantly increasing. If this trend continues, the Chinese pond turtle market will become even more booming.

Is Chinese pond turtle farming profitable?

1. Making money by raising breeders

The way to make money by raising Chinese pond turtle breeders is to generate income by selling hatchlings every year. Taking raising 100 breeders as an example, under normal circumstances, each female turtle produces 8 hatchlings per year, each at 330 yuan (2010 market), so each female turtle can provide a farmer with 2640 yuan in hatchling sales income per year. Excluding the annual feeding cost of 30 yuan per breeder, 100 breeders can provide a farmer with 240,000 yuan in income from selling hatchlings each year.

Breeders (which must be high-quality breeders) have a long egg-laying period, at least several decades and at most over a hundred years, and can benefit several generations of a farmer's family, with income from selling hatchlings every year. If a family has Chinese pond turtles, they reap money year after year. Owning high-quality Chinese pond turtle breeders is like building a rental building, with rental income every year. Some people say: high-quality Chinese pond turtle breeders are like money trees; plant the tree once and collect money for a hundred years. Others say high-quality Chinese pond turtle breeders are like money-printing machines, printing considerable banknotes for farmers every year.

2. Making money by raising hatchlings

Making money by raising hatchlings means that farmers raise hatchlings until they gain weight and then sell them, thereby realizing farming profits. Under normal circumstances, the annual feeding cost of each hatchling is 30 yuan. With heated farming, each hatchling can gain 58 liang in weight each year, and raising each hatchling can achieve a profit of more than 200 yuan per year (the profit after deducting the cost of buying the hatchling and the feeding cost of the hatchling).

3. Making money through appreciation

The Chinese pond turtle has relatively high edible value, medicinal value, and ornamental value. Its nutritional and medicinal effects are comparable to those of the golden coin turtle, but its price is much lower. Ordinary families can afford it, so it has gradually become a substitute for the golden coin turtle. With the improvement of people's living standards, improving diet quality and pursuing health and longevity have become strong desires of modern people.

As the demand for Chinese pond turtles for food and medicine continues to expand, the slow reproduction speed of the Chinese pond turtle, its non-processing nature, and the scarcity of high-quality Chinese pond turtle breeding populations limit the market supply of the Chinese pond turtle, creating a long-term demand gap and determining the long-term nature of its market.

The market value of the Chinese pond turtle

The market value of a turtle is determined by supply and demand, future utility, and investment enthusiasm. On the surface, stone turtles are in short supply, prices keep rising, and buyers keep coming in an endless stream.

As for the analysis of the stone turtle's own value, its main utility is as food, followed by ornamental use. There is indeed enthusiasm for investing in stone turtle farming. Those who follow blindly see the immediate returns obtained by successful stone turtle farmers, but they do not see future market changes. When capital flow keeps circulating in the stone turtle farming sector and pushes stone turtles into the mid-to-high-end range, we should observe and analyze calmly.