Loach Farming Cost Accounting and Profit Analysis: Is Loach Farming Profitable?

I. Loach Farming Costs: How Much Does It Cost to Farm Loach on One Mu of Land?

It's hard to say what the cost is since it varies by location. You can calculate based on the construction cost of a one-mu pond, the price of purchasing fry, electricity costs, disease prevention and disinfection costs, labor costs, feed costs, water, etc.

Because of regional differences, the price of fry also differs, and the price varies depending on the time of stocking. You were probably the one who called me last time, right? For first-time farming, I suggest you not blindly pursue profits. Try raising a small quantity for a year first. Once you have experience, then expand the scale. When I went to Lianyungang for an inspection, the stocking amount for two mu of penned farming was 3.5-4 tons. You can roughly calculate it yourself.

II. Loach Farming Costs

As an important species in specialty aquaculture, loach farming has continued to heat up in recent years, and the scope of loach farming has been continuously expanding. At present, loach farming is in full swing in Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Hunan, Zhejiang, Hubei, Anhui, Chongqing and other places. Since the launch of China Loach Network, through reasonable publicity and guidance, more and more people have become interested in loach farming.

Take farming loach in 2 mu of water surface with 2000 jin of fry stocked as an example.

1. Funds for Purchasing Fry

For 2 mu of water surface, stocking 2000 jin of loach fry, calculated at 10 yuan/jin, requires 20000 yuan.

2. Water Surface Rent

500 yuan/mu/year (varies by location, please adjust the data yourself). For 2 mu of loach ponds, the water surface rent cost is about 1000 yuan.

3. Other Expenses Such as Fishery Drugs, Water and Electricity

About 2000 yuan (conservative estimate; if loach gets sick, the investment in fishery drugs will be greater)

4. Feed Costs

Complete formula feed for loach is about 4000 yuan/ton. Under normal circumstances, the feed-to-meat ratio for loach is 1:3 (that is, 3 jin of feed produces 1 jin of loach). Calculating based on 2000 jin of fry producing 5000 jin of loach, the weight gain of loach is 3000 jin, requiring 9000 jin of feed input. Feed cost is about 18000 yuan.

5. Farming Cycle

3-5 months

Total farming cost is about 41000 yuan. There are differences in loach fry and feed prices across regions, so farming costs also vary.

(This budget does not include costs such as pond construction and staff wages, which can be calculated based on local actual conditions.)

6. Output

Farming loach in 2 mu of water surface with 2000 jin of fry stocked yields about 5000 jin (factors such as the quality and size of fry, farming techniques, the quality of feed, and the length of the farming cycle all affect the output). Calculating the wholesale price of commercial loach in winter at a conservative price of 12 yuan/jin, the income from 5000 jin of loach is 60000 yuan.

7. Profit Analysis

Loach farming techniques are simple and easy to learn, easy to master, and have few diseases. There is basically no need to worry about sales, except that prices fluctuate with market conditions. The risk is relatively small, and it is worth promoting. Farmers can try raising on a small scale first.

8. Important Tips for Loach Farming

Large-scale breeding of loach in China has been successful. Currently, there are 2 types of loach fry on the market, wild and artificially bred, both of which can be used for large-scale farming. There is basically no such thing as "catching a cold" in the transportation of loach fry. Therefore, during transportation, a small amount of ice can be added to the packaging to ensure that the loach fry will not die from overheating due to excessively high water temperature. However, it is worth noting that when packaging loach, a small amount of edible oil (rapeseed oil or soybean oil will do) needs to be dripped in to prevent the loach from crowding and producing large amounts of foam, which could cause the loach to die from lack of oxygen. Relatively speaking, the long-distance transportation of loach fry carries less risk than the long-distance transportation of rice field eel fry.

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