Is growing strawberries profitable? Analysis of investment cost and profit income per mu

Strawberry, known as the queen of fruits, is also very common in real life, and it is precisely because strawberries have good economic benefits in the market that many farmers want to grow strawberries. To grow strawberries, what must be understood is whether growing strawberries makes money? This requires considering what the cost and profit of growing strawberries are. Here, the editor has collected some materials for everyone. Taking growing one mu of strawberries as an example, let us look at how much investment is needed and how much income there will be. Let us take a look together.

Is growing strawberries profitable?

Strawberry is a perennial herbaceous plant and a small berry with relatively high economic value. Its fruit is soft and juicy, rich in nutrients, and attractive in appearance with a strong aroma. Therefore, it is highly favored in domestic and international markets and is known as the queen of fruits.
Everyone knows that strawberries have relatively high yields. Under plastic greenhouse cultivation conditions, the average yield per mu is 2500 kg, with income of 20,000 yuan. The growth period is short and does not affect the growth of the next crop. After strawberries are harvested, besides reserving enough land for seedlings, other crops can also be planted. In strawberry cultivation, in order to obtain relatively high yields, they are generally renewed once a year. Under normal circumstances, they are planted in August and September and come to market in May of the following year. Under protected cultivation conditions, they can be brought to market as early as during New Year's Day and the Spring Festival, and the sales period for fresh fruit lasts as long as half a year.

How much are the cost and profit of growing strawberries?



Analysis of the income situation of greenhouse strawberries (each greenhouse calculated as one mu):

I. Investment situation
The total cost of the frame, greenhouse film, straw curtains, etc. for each greenhouse is about 8,000 yuan. If seedlings are raised by oneself, the seedling cost is about 1,200 yuan, and other costs such as watering and fertilizing are 3,000 yuan. The total investment for each greenhouse is about 12,200 yuan.
II. Income situation
Each greenhouse is planted with two crops a year. The first crop is strawberries, and the second crop is watermelon. If managed properly, a crop of autumn cucumbers can also be added after the watermelon.
The planting situation of the two crops is as follows: for strawberries, based on a yield of 6,000 jin per mu and 5 yuan per jin, the income is 30,000 yuan. For watermelon, based on a yield of 10,000 jin per mu and 0.8 yuan per jin, the income is 8,000 yuan. The combined income of strawberries and watermelon is 38,000 yuan.



   Then, after deducting the investment of 12,200 yuan, the net income for that year is 25,800 yuan. One greenhouse can be used continuously for 3 years. The investment is 12,200 yuan in the first year, 5,000 yuan in the second year, and 5,000 yuan in the third year. The net income from planting strawberries and watermelon in each greenhouse for three consecutive years is about 91,800 yuan.

How much investment is needed to grow one mu of strawberries?

If under plastic greenhouse cultivation conditions, greenhouse strawberries yield 2000 to 3000 kg per mu, and the planting profit of one mu of greenhouse strawberries is about 10,000 to 15,000 yuan. Moreover, the strawberry growth cycle is short and will not affect the growth of the next crop in intercropping. After strawberries are harvested, besides reserving enough land for seedlings, various other crops can also be intercropped.

Cost: the planting cost of strawberries is about 21,200 yuan per mu

Seedling cost 1,200 yuan

Chemical fertilizer and farmyard manure cost 800 yuan

Miscellaneous expenses including water and electricity, mechanical operations, tool and material costs, depreciation of fixed assets, etc. 5,000 yuan

Land rent 1,000 yuan

Agricultural film cost 1,200 yuan

Labor cost 12,000 yuan

Income: the yield of strawberries is about 3,000 jin per mu, the average market selling price is 20 yuan/jin, the output value per mu is about 60,000 yuan, and after offsetting income and expenditure, the net profit per mu is about 38,800 yuan.

A solar greenhouse is a bit more expensive, generally more than 10,000 yuan. A plastic greenhouse is relatively cheaper, but still costs four to five thousand yuan. Land rent is 1,000 yuan a year, fertilizer is about 500 yuan, and buying seedlings for one mu of land is about 8,000 plants; 8000*0.3 is 2,400 yuan, and the drip irrigation system is about 500 yuan. If you do not want to spray too much pesticide, use sulfur fumigation to prevent powdery mildew and anthracnose, about 400 yuan per set. If you want to increase production, get a box of bumblebees, about 400 yuan. A carbon dioxide generator can also cost about 1,000 yuan. Pests such as red spiders and thrips also need to be prevented; pesticides cost about a hundred yuan, and biological control is about 300 yuan. The rest is labor cost and electricity cost. The total cost is about ten thousand to eighteen thousand yuan.

How much is the profit income of one mu of strawberries?

As for income, it is also very complicated. In some good places, with good retail sales and good technology, one mu can net 50,000 to 60,000 yuan after all cost expenditures. In bad places, and if the technology is not up to standard, there may be only 10,000 yuan, or even less than 10,000 yuan.
Strawberries' yield is determined by the region, environment, strawberry variety, climate conditions of that year, planting technology, and so on. With good cultivation, good strawberry varieties, and good climate conditions, it can reach about 4000 to 5000 jin per mu. In bad cases, it may be only about 1500 to 2500 jin, which is a very large difference.