This year Cocoon market Prices are at a record high. "The average purchase price is 33 yuan / kg, the highest price reached 37 yuan / kg, which can be said to be the highest price in the last 10 years." Feixi, Hefei, Anhui Chao Wenqing, head of county sericulture office, said.

It is understood that Hefei Sericulture industry Mainly in Jianghuai watershed area, Feixi County accounted for more than 90% of Hefei's share. Because of the good market in recent years, the sericulture industry in this county has developed rapidly, especially the quality of silkworm cocoons is among the best in the province. Because of the good market and high output value, especially after the popularization of silkworm cultivation technology, social capital has been injected into sericulture industry. At present, the mulberry garden area in Feixi county is about 40 thousand mu, and about 8000 farmers are engaged in planting mulberry and silkworm. Among them, there are about 1200 households with more than 10 silkworms.

"Cocoon price fluctuates greatly, and sericulture industry has great risk. Only by seeking comprehensive development of sericulture can we achieve sustainable development, "Chao Wenqing said.

Through several years of exploration, Feixi county has gone out of a new path in the comprehensive development of sericulture. It is understood that the county's use of mulberry interplanting chrysanthemum, Mu efficiency can be increased by 1000 yuan. In addition, by linking up with the market of Chinese herbal medicines in Bozhou, farmers turn mulberry leaves and mulberry branches into medicinal materials. Moreover, silkworm excrement is a good raw material for the development of biogas, and the development of silkworm eggs has also promoted the development of rural biogas. Using mulberry branches to cultivate edible fungi and using mulberry fields for breeding is also actively exploring. Next, the county also envisages the development of sericultural leisure tourism by introducing mulberry varieties and colorful cocoon culture techniques.