What are the risks of planting Atractylodes macrocephala? You need to understand them clearly before planting
As a common medicinal herb, Atractylodes macrocephala is currently a relatively popular project. However, the risks of planting in the medicinal herb industry have always been relatively high, and these risks are often overlooked. Taking Atractylodes macrocephala as an example, you should pay more attention to the following risks before planting.
1. Low yield from continuous cropping
Medicinal herbs themselves have relatively high requirements for the planting site, and not every place is suitable for planting them. So when planting Atractylodes macrocephala, the site needs to be adjusted many times to meet the planting needs. Continuous cropping refers to planting on the same land year after year, and continuous cropping of Atractylodes macrocephala carries great risk. Generally, after continuous cropping, the output of Atractylodes macrocephala will be very low, but without continuous cropping, it is difficult to find another suitable planting site. This is one of the risks that most needs to be considered when planting Atractylodes macrocephala.
2. Artificially inflated yield
Because the price of Atractylodes macrocephala has risen rapidly in recent years, a large number of people have joined in, and the harvest time will also be relatively concentrated in the next few years, so a situation of artificially inflated yield will appear. If you join at this stage, the competitive pressure will be quite obvious. Planting medicinal herbs is still very much a test of timing when entering the market, and entering at such a time carries much greater risk than usual. So friends who want to join had better learn more about the market conditions, assess the risk situation themselves, and make a few more preparations.
3. Great impact from weather
When planting, weather is a issue that growers care about, and when planting Atractylodes macrocephala, you need to worry about this even more. Atractylodes macrocephala itself has extremely poor resistance to various kinds of bad weather and is only suitable for planting in places with good weather conditions. If weather such as drought or continuous rain lasts just a little longer, batch losses will occur, and losing money becomes very normal. If you encounter a year with relatively severe weather, it is basically a situation of total crop failure. This is the weather risk you need to bear when planting Atractylodes macrocephala, and you need to specifically understand how well Atractylodes macrocephala tolerates various weather conditions.
4. Costs rising day by day
The market conditions for medicinal herbs have always been unstable, basically rising for a few years and falling for a few years, and Atractylodes macrocephala is the same in this respect. However, the planting cost of Atractylodes macrocephala is indeed rising steadily. The price of seedlings keeps rising again and again, and the investment in this area is increasing day by day. In addition, labor costs have also risen relatively quickly in recent years, so more funds need to be prepared. And these are unavoidable costs, so the risk on the cost side is also growing day by day. Therefore, growers must think it through clearly.
The above are some of the risks to consider when planting Atractylodes macrocephala. The risks in planting medicinal herbs are greater than in other areas. Everyone should not only look at the high returns and must not ignore the risk side.