A village rich in scallop snails cultured in Leizhou, Guangdong

At present, it is the peak season for harvesting scallop snails in coastal villages in Leizhou, Guangdong. Since the beginning of April, nearly 1,000 scallop snail farmers have been busy collecting snails on the beach of the Wushi Tiancheng Taiwan Resort in Leizhou City every day.

The photographer saw at the snail harvest site that many non-local customers drove their trucks to the beach to trade scallop snails with local farmers. A snail collector surnamed Xie revealed that because the scallop snails raised by the people in the village have high production and delicious meat, and are generally favored by consumers, businesses are happy to come here to buy.

On the same day, the purchase price of scallop snails is 1.8 yuan / jin; after shelling in the processing plant, it is sold to the hotel, about 12 yuan / jin. If it is dried and shipped to the market for dry products, the wholesale price is 60 to 80 yuan per jin, and the retail price can be 80 to 140 yuan per jin. The snail merchant surnamed Xie also revealed that at present, all the scallop snails he purchased have entered the international markets such as Macao and Hong Kong, and the products are somewhat in short supply.

In recent years, under the guidance of the local government, Wushi people in Leizhou have written good articles on the sea and made great efforts to develop mariculture, resulting in the rapid development of snail farming, resulting in the emergence of a large number of professional farmers.

Professional households are aware of the importance of "invigorating agriculture through science and technology" and often invite professors to explain the culture techniques of scallop snails and to familiarize themselves with the activity rules and living environment of scallop snails, so as to make scallop snails grow happily and reap bumper harvests year after year.

The black stone scallop snail is harvested from November to May of the following year. If the average farmer invests about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a year, his annual income can reach 13 to 150000 yuan. Therefore, the cultivation of scallop snails, so that the Wushi people's road to wealth is getting wider and wider.