The cost of planting blueberries is high, the planting time is long, and the profit harvesting cycle is long. It takes 4 years from seedling planting to the market. About 300 blueberry seedlings can be planted per acre of field, and the price of each seedling is about more than 30 yuan, so the cost of the seedlings is more than 10,000 yuan. There are also field rental costs, soil improvement fees, labor management fees and other expenses. The cost of blueberries per acre is about 20,000 to 30,000.
Raspberry is distributed all over the world, mainly in areas with warm and cool climate and sufficient sunlight, such as Japan, North Korea, Europe, North America and other regions. The main planting areas in my country are in Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin and other regions. There are also many wild varieties in the Daxinganling Mountains. These wild varieties are rare and the price is several times that of artificial cultivation. Blueberries in North America are world-famous. They grow in temperate cold areas. my country’s import value is 100-200 yuan per pound. To sum up, blueberries are suitable for planting in cool and temperate areas in the north, but are not suitable for hot environments in the south.
1.1 Input-output theory
In economics, production factors can generally be divided into four types: labor, land, capital and entrepreneurial talent. Labor usually refers to human labor that can export the amount of labor or labor value. It is a means for people to maintain their own survival and self-development. Land not only refers to the land itself, but also includes the land part of the earth's surface and all available natural resources in a certain range of space above and below. Capital refers to the basic elements used for production, that is, capital, factories, equipment, materials and other material resources. Entrepreneurial talent refers to the organizational, management and innovation abilities of entrepreneurs in running enterprises.
The production function refers to the relationship between the quantity of various production factors used in production and the large output that can be produced within a certain period of time when the level of technology remains unchanged.
1.2 Cost analysis of blueberry planting enterprises
The costs of large and large-scale blueberry planting enterprises include establishment costs, scientific research costs, cultivation costs, operating costs, management costs, and processing costs. , cost of sales, etc. The costs of general, small-scale blueberry planting enterprises mainly include establishment costs, operating costs, management costs, processing costs, sales costs, etc. The following discusses the costs of small-scale blueberry growing enterprises.
1.2.1? Establishment costs
The establishment costs refer to some necessary costs incurred by blueberry planting enterprises before their establishment. Such as base selection fees, rent, soil improvement fees (blueberries are suitable for growing in acidic soil, and the general pH value is 4-5), seedling purchase fees, digging pit cultivation fees, irrigation fees (blueberries can neither be affected by drought nor If it is subject to waterlogging, the soil must be kept moist during its growth period, so it is best to use drip irrigation technology), the purchase cost of tools used in the production process (such as shovels, etc.), the salary of relevant personnel for base construction costs, etc. Among them, rent, soil improvement fee, seedling purchase fee, and irrigation fee are the main expenses in the component cost.
1.2.2 Operating costs
Operating costs refer to the costs paid by blueberry planting enterprises to maintain normal operations under established conditions. For example: the labor cost of weeding and catching insects to maintain the normal growth of blueberries, the labor cost of applying farm fertilizer to ensure sufficient absorption of nutrients, the labor cost of picking blueberries when they are ripe, Storage fees for related tools, garden care fees, etc.
Reference: Blueberry_Baidu Encyclopedia