What is the profit of growing wormwood?

Artemisia argyi is a common plant, in the folk, there is the custom of eating moxa in March, hanging moxa leaves at the door of May 5, taking a bath of moxa leaves, and there is even a saying that there are three years of moxa at home. What about the profits from growing wormwood?

Artemisia argyi has a long history in China. As early as in the era of the Book of songs, Artemisia argyi was already a very important plant for people's livelihood. Artemisia argyi is of high value in medicine. It is recorded in past medical books as "important medicine for hemostasis", and it is also one of the commonly used gynecological drugs, especially in the treatment of deficiency and cold gynecological diseases. it can also treat elderly chronic bronchitis and asthma, and can prevent and cure puerperal maternal and infant infection when boiling and bathing, or pharmaceutical pillows, medicine vests, prevention and treatment of elderly chronic bronchitis or asthma and deficiency cold stomachache.

The cultivation of moxa grass is relatively simple, does not need to consume too much energy and physical strength, usually the rhizome begins to sprout at the beginning of March, and the first crop can be harvested in late April. The yield per mu is about 100 kg, and four to five crops can be harvested every year. After each harvest, a certain amount of fertilizer should be applied to ensure the nutrition of the rhizome. The fertilizer is mainly composed of rotten human and animal manure, mixed with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to keep the soil moist.

The wholesale price of moxa grass is about 6 yuan per jin, the market retail price is about 12 yuan per jin, the export price is about 50 yuan per jin, and the dried one with a rod is about 2 yuan per catty. If it is Chen Ai, there will be an additional 40% per year storage cost (including management, labor, warehousing, etc.). If a mu of land is planted well, in addition to labor costs, there are fixed merchants to buy, the income per mu is about 4000 yuan.

Although the profit of planting moxa grass is larger, but there are also some risks, first of all, its investment is larger, contact purchasers, freight is a very large input; secondly, the market is more welcome to wild moxa grass, artificial moxa grass market is smaller; finally, the market of moxa grass is unstable, due to strong seasonality, different types, different quality and price is also different.

Consider that friends who plant moxa should not be carried out blindly, or consider the specific local conditions before carrying out the cultivation of moxa. If the industry is mature and there are stable sales channels and planting and processing technology, it is still a good choice to plant moxa.