On May 11, 2022, the average purchase price of Hainan betel nut green fruit was about 242 yuan / catty, which was roughly in the range of 150 to 240 yuan.
Since the beginning of the epidemic in 2020, the price of betel nut has soared, becoming a unique crop in Hainan, and the fruit farmers who grow betel nut are happy to blossom, and in order to prevent theft, monitoring has been installed in the betel nut field.
The cost of betel nut cultivation is not high, but there are strict requirements for the soil. Deep soil layers are required, and areca prefers humus-rich, slightly acidic to neutral sandy loams, with red or yellow soils preferred. After planting, only watering and using a small amount of fertilizer are required. Trees can be harvested at an age of 5 years.
The interval between planting is preferably more than 1.5 meters, so that its branches and leaves can be fully unfolded and fully absorb the sun, so that the trunk is long and thick, and the yield is high.
The yield of each betel nut tree is generally about 30 pounds, if the planting management work is better, the yield of each betel nut tree can reach about 260 pounds.
The betel nut root is very large in the underground, which is why the betel nut trunk looks very small, but the typhoon cannot blow down. Like the coconut tree, it is also a good hand at preventing soil erosion.