How much investment is needed to farm eels artificially?
The eel (Asian swamp eel) is a fish with particularly strong adaptability, and it is also a food with particularly high nutritional value. It also has relatively high economic value when farmed, so it can be considered for farming, but it is necessary to understand the situation of input and returns. Below, let us take a 10 sq m farming pond as an example to budget the investment cost and returns of eel farming!
How much investment is needed to farm eels?
1. The pond construction cost is 200 yuan. Purchasing 15-20 kg of wild eels, calculated at 15-20 yuan per kg for medium-sized eels in summer (30-50 g per fish), costs about 300-400 yuan.
2. After 5-8 months of rearing, the body weight of eels can increase by 3-5 times. If we calculate based on a 3-fold weight gain, then 20 kg of eels can gain 60 kg. Calculated at a feed cost of 8 yuan per 1 kg of eel weight gain (in practice, using large amounts of maggots and earthworms would not cost this much), the feed cost required is 480 yuan.
3. Medicines and other expenses are calculated at 100 yuan. The total cost of the above 4 items is about 1080-1180 yuan.
What are the profits of eel farming?
A 10 sq m farming pond yields 80 kg of large-sized eels (over 100 g per fish). Calculated at the medium price for large-sized eels purchased in the winter and spring market (40 yuan per kg), the income can be 3200 yuan, and the input-output ratio is about 1:2.8. To be more specific, 1 farming pond of 10 sq m can generate a profit of more than 2000 yuan (200 yuan per sq m) during several months of farming. For an ordinary farming household, taking the construction of 50 farming ponds as an example, the income can reach more than 100,000 yuan.
The development prospects of eel farming
1. The market prospects for eel farming are very broad, the hidden market potential is huge, and market demand is showing a trend of growth year by year. At present, the consumption structure of eels is singular, and many series of deep-processed products in multiple varieties that use eels as the main raw material, such as various roasted foods, quick-frozen foods, canned foods and health products, have not yet been developed. A diversified consumption structure has not yet formed, so there is broad market space. At the same time, the price of eels is mid-range and has a broad consumer group.
2. The development of the domestic eel farming industry forms a huge contrast with the market demand situation, that is, the rising heat of market consumer demand has not stimulated the in-depth development of the domestic eel and loach farming industry.
3. The brand-new guarantee of highly efficient farming technology and the establishment of supporting service systems, together with the good opportunities formed by the market situation, jointly create broad space for large-scale farming of eels and loaches.
Summary: This is where the editor introduces how much investment is needed to farm eels. In the specific farming process, everyone should adapt measures to local conditions, and eel farming belongs to special aquatic farming, so farmers need to master certain techniques. Under the condition of mastering certain techniques, carry out small-scale farming. After entering the market for sales, if the market is good, the farming quantity can be appropriately increased. Overall, making money from eel farming should not be difficult.