Is it profitable to grow honeysuckle in 2019, and what are its prospects?
Honeysuckle is also called Japanese honeysuckle, silver vine, mandarin duck vine, erhua and so on. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and is mainly distributed in Shandong, Shaanxi, Hebei, Guangdong and other places in China. So is it profitable to grow honeysuckle in 2019? What are its planting prospects? Let's take a look together!
I. The value of honeysuckle
1. Medicine and health products market
In addition to containing chlorogenic acid and luteoloside, honeysuckle is also rich in active ingredients such as amino acids and soluble sugars. Honeysuckle is widely used in prescriptions by major pharmaceutical factories, honeysuckle tea, honeysuckle lozenges, honeysuckle distillate, honeysuckle cosmetics, honeysuckle toothpaste and other fields.
2. Feed industry and other markets
Honeysuckle vines are rich in amino acids, glucose, vitamins and trace elements, and are a good feed nutrient. Their main medicinal components such as chlorogenic acid have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and have the effect of preventing and treating diseases in rabbits, chickens and other livestock. In addition, honeysuckle as a feed additive has broad prospects, and the effective ingredients in honeysuckle can also be used to produce plant pesticides, which can both protect the environment and kill insects and resist disease.
3. Market potential for ornamental landscaping
As an ornamental flower, honeysuckle has moved from outdoor gardens to indoor potted plants. Planting honeysuckle in rural courtyards and urban homes can beautify the environment, purify the air, and also provide a certain economic income. Honeysuckle has strong adaptability and is convenient to plant and manage. As a garden plant and potted flower, its development prospects are broad.
4. Benefit-oriented landscaping market
Honeysuckle trees can green cities and also carry out barren hill greening. In recent years, good social and economic benefits have been achieved, and vigorous promotion is underway.
II. Analysis of planting profit
At present, the cost of honeysuckle is about 10% of the total investment before production. This is equivalent to saying that if the investment before production is 3000, then the cost is 3300, but other costs also need to be considered, including land rent, fertilizer, herbicides, etc. Land rent is generally four or five hundred yuan per mu, while pesticides and fertilizers are about one hundred yuan per mu. The income per mu is about 3500, but some expenses still need to be deducted, as well as later labor costs, including weeding, fertilizing and picking. The profit is actually not high.
III. Analysis of planting prospects
The traditional Chinese medicine industry is a traditional ethnic industry of China and involves various fields of traditional Chinese medicine production and application. With the improvement of the international community's understanding of traditional Chinese medicine and the rapid development of economic globalization, the development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry has ushered in unprecedented opportunities. As a medicinal material widely used in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, honeysuckle has very considerable planting prospects.