Cost and Profit Analysis of Planting Bletilla striata per Mu

Bletilla striata is a commonly used astringent hemostatic medicine, also known as Baoshelan, Lianjicao, Baijiwa, etc. It is a perennial herbaceous tuberous 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 after year, making it a "star" among Chinese medicinal materials and a good path to wealth. Let us now take a look at the cost and profit of planting Bletilla striata!

Planting 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 is needed per mu per year, and 200*3=600 yuan is needed for 3 years of planting.

3. Others: Other expenses such as daily management are about 1,000 yuan per year, and about 3,000 yuan per mu is needed for 3 years.

Planting Profit of Bletilla striata

1. Yield: High-yield fields can reach about 500 jin of dried goods, medium-yield fields 300-400 jin, and low-yield fields about 250 jin.

2. Income: The current price of dried goods is about 150-250 yuan per jin, with an income of about 60,000 yuan per mu.

3. Profit: About 30,000-40,000 yuan per mu, but market changes, management level, etc. directly affect the returns.

Planting Risks of Bletilla striata

1. Market risk: In addition to the traditional production areas of 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, overheated production is bound to create certain risks for Bletilla striata planting.

2. Investment risk: Compared with other planting projects, Bletilla striata planting 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, and at the same time increase the investment risk.

3. Seed source risk: The confusion of Bletilla striata seed sources is well known among Chinese medicinal materials. At present, what circulates in the chemical industry is purple-flowered three-pronged large Bletilla striata, while what is mainly used medicinally according to the pharmacopoeia is purple-flowered three-pronged small Bletilla striata. Other yellow-flowered and white-flowered Bletilla striata, etc. are customary substitutes and counterfeit products.

4. Technical risk: Bletilla striata seedlings usually need to go through introduction of seed sources, tissue culture, hardening, and developed root whiskers before transplanting. However, because the growth of rhizomes requires an environment with symbiotic fungi and transplanting and management are very delicate, the dead seedling rate can usually reach 50% or even higher.