Profitability analysis of Angora rabbit farming: is it worth it?

    Zhu Xiangming from Huangdian Town, Lanxi City called for a consultation: he had raised Angora rabbits many years ago. Later, because rabbit wool prices fell and profits were poor, he gave up farming. This year, idle at home, he wants to start farming again and asks how the profitability of Angora rabbit farming is now?
    Reporter's assistance: at present, rabbit wool is widely used in the market to make woven products, demand for rabbit wool has surged, and domestic rabbit wool products are in short supply.
    According to reports, the Angora rabbit is a small herbivorous animal that can be raised in cages and is easy to manage. Farming Angora rabbits is a natural, environmentally friendly project that does not compete with people for land or grain. Besides special feed, crop by-products such as radish leaves, bean pod shells, sweet potato vines, wild grasses and wild vegetables, bitter lettuce, paulownia leaves, mulberry leaves, and cultivated forage grass can all be used as green fodder for the rabbits.
    In terms of economic benefits, the cheapest Angora rabbit wool now is 62 yuan per 500 grams. Taking the raising of 20 adult female rabbits as a calculation, after deducting expenses for feed, rearing, rabbit cage construction, vaccines, medical care, water and electricity, the net income in one year is about 20,000 yuan.