Plum is a traditional fruit. What is the economic benefit of plum planting? Can you make money?

Plum is a familiar fruit, sour and sweet, and is very popular with people. Speaking of plums, it suddenly reminds me of many childhood memories. There are many interesting stories about Li Zi. Digress, get back to the point at once. Is it economical to grow plums in rural areas now? Can you make money?

In my opinion, this problem must be analyzed from the perspective of the market. Plums used to be widely used, but now it seems that they can only be eaten as fruit. If it is only fruit, will the market volume be greatly limited? In the season when plums are ripe, there are various fruits such as peaches, and many fruits seize the market. Can plums grab their own market share?

Once, plums were an economic income in my hometown. In my hometown, every family grows plums, even now. At that time, plums were ripe, and many manufacturers came to collect plums from us. They collect them to make dried plums. Farmers can sell pears at home. They just need to pick it and weigh it, and they don't even need to pick it themselves. Manufacturers drive directly to pick it up. But there is no such scene now. Now no one buys plums, so they can only be sold as fruit. What can't be sold can only rot in the tree.

If plums can only be sold as fruit, they are not as sweet and nutritious as peaches, you can't eat too much. We have a saying here: "Peach shakes Li Laxi, and when you meet Yangmei, you will eat more", which means that if you eat too many plums, you will have loose bowels and warn people to eat less. If it is only fruit, the market sales are limited. If we develop our own agricultural and sideline products, such as dried plums and canned plums, and expand our thinking to find more markets, the economic value will still be considerable and we will certainly make money.

Plum is a very common fruit in southern China, which is found in almost every household. People who eat plums are mainly southerners, and there are relatively few northerners. Of course, it is undeniable that people who grow plums now also make money, but making money now does not mean making money later. Judging from the characteristics of plums and the development trend of the industry, my personal opinion is that plums should not be diversified just by making fruits; If we develop plum by-products, there can be many kinds, the more the better.