The price of spring cocoon rises, silkworm farmers regain confidence in sericulture.

It is reported that at present, the price of silkworm cocoons has rebounded by a large margin, with each load of checkered cocoons and grass cocoons selling for about 1200 yuan and 900 yuan respectively. This good news not only made silkworm farmers in Hecun Township, Tonglu, Zhejiang, with a smile they had not seen for a long time, but also made them rebuild their confidence in sericulture.

Hecun Township is a sericulture township in Tonglu County, which has an area of more than 5,000 mu of sericulture, an annual rearing capacity of about 10,000 pieces, and an annual output value of nearly 10 million yuan. As a result of the financial crisis, cocoon prices have been falling in the past two years. Therefore, since the second half of last year, some silkworm farmers have dug mulberry trees to grow other crops, and some have abandoned mulberry trees to find another way to make a living regardless of going out to work. In just one year, the area of mulberry garden in Hechun Township has been reduced by more than 1/4.

However, the rise in the price of spring cocoons this year has made some farmers who have abandoned mulberry re-establish and strengthen their confidence in sericulture. At present, silkworm farmers can be seen everywhere in the township busy pruning, fertilizing and cultivating mulberry gardens. "at a price like this year, sericulture is not bad. According to the current price situation, I can raise a few more copies in the second half of the year to strive for a bumper harvest at the end of the year." Lu Dinghao, a big sericulturist in Houxi Village, Hechun Township, said confidently while pruning mulberry branches.