What is the best crop I can grow for MAXIMUM profit?
Question:I have 12 acres to farm and want to grow something that will sell for LOTS of money!!
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raspberries, asparagus, strawberries, canteloup, are my most lucrative crops. I am also growing grapes which I see other farmers making beaucoup bucks from but they take 5 years to get going and mine are just 2 years old so too early to tell
Asapargus comes in first, than the strawberries , than the raspberries and melons
Blackberries are another crop that you can charge high and they prcatically sell themselves.
Of all of these probably raspberries are the most lucrative as you can sell organic ones for $4 to $5 a 1/2 pint in most areas of the USA and sell out. Chem treated, conventional sell for $3 to $4 a 1/2 pint.
You know what answer you're looking for as well as anybody who reads this. It isn't tomatos and the government doesn't allow it.
Legal crop or illegal crop...the illegal ones are much more lucrative, but you have to watch out for the police.
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Besides marijuana?
I assume that drugs are out...
Where do you live? Check with your local markets and see what they would pay the most for. Don't forget to take into account the growing time!
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It depends where you are and what your climate is really. It also depends whether you're looking for an immediate return, or happy to go for longer term, where the equivalent annual profit would be better than an annual crop.
What will grow in Florida, due to semitropical weather, won't in New York, etc.
Palm Trees are easy to germinate and sell at a good price, after 4 or 5 years, or even longer:the return goes up and up.
For maximum profit, you'll need to keep your costs down to a minimum level, including labor, transport costs, as well as management of the plantation. Selling directly to buyers is going to give you the maximum return, rather than a wholesale rate, which may be half of the retail price, if you're lucky.
Research what your local community actually needs, what your competition is like there, and find a good profitable niche for yourselves, that won't entail high distribution costs for you. Also consider the labor costs of 12 acres, and whether labor is available there, and the costs for each type of crop too.
You could consider organic farming, as there is a major growth in this area. 12 acres is manageable as an organic growing area, subject to the type of crop that you grow.
Berries. Raspberries,blueberries and strawberries are pretty simple to grow and are expensive in the supermarket. Corn on the cob is pricey also. Potatoes don't take much room and last in storage after they are dug for sale later. Any crop that has an extended life vs. a crop that goes bad in a few days time would be worth the investment.
With that much of an area for planting, you may also want to consider putting up a green house and growing herbs.
just about any farmers market or grocery store can use herbs to sell.
Or what about a nursery, grow the landscaping plants that people in your area use for their landscaping.
That should make you money for a long time to come.
Christmas trees sell very well in season.
You could section off different areas if you wanted, one for a green house for herbs and plants.
One for landscaping plants and one area for Christmas trees.
I would say pumpkins and sell them by the pound.A pumpkin patch where they pick their own..
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