What are the prospects for growing pomelo in rural areas?
Pomelo is one of the most popular fruits in winter. It has a fresh, fragrant aroma and a strong, rich flavor when eaten, clears heat and relieves dryness, making it very suitable for winter consumption. Moreover, the price of pomelo is fairly affordable, making it the fruit that people can most easily afford, so sales volume is quite large. Not only do merchants like it, but ordinary people like it too. The sales volume has also driven the pomelo growing industry to flourish. Investing in the pomelo growing industry will undoubtedly provide access to the largest sales market, with very broad prospects.
Pomelo growing prospects
China has a very long history of cultivating pomelo trees. Pomelo likes to grow in warm, humid places. It is widely grown in southern regions of China such as Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang and Sichuan. The fruit has high medicinal value. It is one of the fruits people enjoy eating, and is also recognized by the medical field as the fruit with the greatest therapeutic food value. It is also used to make various dishes. Pomelo tea and pomelo peel both have practical value and can be used as medicine. In China, the traditional way to eat pomelo is to eat it directly as a fruit. Because China has a huge population, per capita pomelo consumption is less than 1 jin, leaving a relatively large gap. Moreover, with the rise and rapid development of various fruit processing industries, the pomelo processing industry has also been actively developed, including pomelo juice, pomelo concentrate juice, pomelo tea and various fragrance agents made from pomelo peel as a raw material. In addition, pomelo is also widely used in the beauty industry, which has also been an important development project for the pomelo industry in recent years. The faster the pomelo industry develops, the greater the pressure on pomelo production and supply. Investing in the pomelo growing industry is exactly a good opportunity to seize as the pomelo growing industry develops in line with this trend.
Pomelo growing investment
Because of its own growth conditions, pomelo has certain requirements for its geographical growing environment, but it is not strict about soil. As long as the soil layer is deep and drainage is good, it can be planted, and sandy loam soil is best for planting. The management during the growing process is not particularly special either, and the planting spacing is also flexible, making it very suitable for participation in small-scale agricultural investment. According to Jingba Road Entrepreneurship Network, the investment required to grow 20 mu of pomelo is as follows:
Main itemized costs: 1. Land: To grow 20 mu of pomelo, with land rent calculated at 1500 yuan per mu, the total land lease cost is about 30000 yuan.
2. Seedling cost: The most reasonable planting density for pomelo is 60 plants per mu. Because pomelo basically takes three years to bloom and bear fruit, in order to save time and labor and see returns sooner, it is advisable to buy well-cultivated, high-quality seedlings that will bear fruit the following year. One pomelo sapling costs about 15 yuan, so 20 mu of land requires a total investment of about 18000 yuan.
3. Management cost: In a suitable environment in the south, pomelo has no strict requirements for water and fertilizer. What needs the most attention is the prevention and control of pests and diseases. The annual management cost per mu is about 600 yuan, so 20 mu of land requires a total management cost of about 24000 yuan by the time it bears fruit the following year.
Taken together, growing a 20-mu pomelo orchard, calculated over two fruit-bearing periods, requires a total investment of about 72000 yuan.
Pomelo growing profit
1. Yield per mu: The yield per mu can reach more than 4000 jin. At present, many excellent varieties can easily reach a yield of 5000 jin. Here, calculated conservatively at 4000 jin, 20 mu of land yields at least 80000 jin in total.
2. Selling price: The selling price of pomelo ranges from 2 to 6 yuan, and prices fluctuate depending on the time period. Calculating at an average of 3 yuan per jin is fairly conservative.
3. Calculation of economic income: The conservative economic income from the first fruit-bearing year of growing a 20-mu pomelo orchard is calculated as:
80000 jin x 3 yuan/jin = 240000 yuan, profit is: 240000 - 72000 yuan = 168000 yuan, and the net profit in the second year is: 240000 - 36000 yuan = 204000 yuan. The return on investment is quite good, and pomelo trees have a relatively long lifespan, so once you invest, the benefits last a long time.