Market Prospect Analysis of Meat Snake Farming
According to relevant data, since 1998, the market sales of meat snakes across China have shown a year-on-year upward trend, with an annual growth rate of more than 10%, and prices have also risen year by year, with an average increase of around 15%.
Because meat snakes are large in body and rich in meat, their meat is delicious and tender, with extremely high nutritional and health value, and is a delicious dish for guests at hotels and family banquets. As people's quality of life and living standards continue to improve, more and more consumers favor snake meat, thereby driving a substantial increase in meat snake sales. The consumption of snake meat in major cities across China has risen sharply. Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Foshan, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Yiwu, Beijing, Chongqing, Kunming, Sanya, Chengdu, Qingdao, Harbin and Hong Kong, China are currently relatively large snake meat consumption markets in China. Among them, the Guangzhou market has monthly sales of more than 600 tons, the Hong Kong, China market has monthly sales of around 100 tons, Shenzhen and Shanghai both have monthly sales of more than 30 tons, and markets in Qingdao, Harbin, Beijing, Yiwu and other places all have monthly sales of more than 10 tons. There are more than 30 varieties on the snake meat market, with varying prices. Among them are inexpensive water snakes and yellow-flower snakes, while higher-priced ones include king rat snakes and water snakes. Because meat snakes satisfy the needs of different consumer groups, @#@136@#@ has increased greatly, becoming a new favorite in the snake market.
Industry insiders have given their views on the main reasons for the rise in meat snake prices: market consumption has risen substantially, export volume has continued to increase, and in addition the state strictly prohibits the hunting and killing of rare wild snakes, while domestic artificial @#@246@#@ started relatively late and has not formed a large farming scale. These are all direct causes of the market gap.