Walnut garden and walnut business

Many people dream of starting their own business, but the choice of a field of activity is often an acute problem. The business of growing and selling nuts can become quite profitable, the main thing is to find out all the nuances of such a case.

Advantages and disadvantages of a walnut garden

• Small start-up capital, the main costs are that you will need to purchase a plot, seedlings and special equipment;
• Walnut trees are unpretentious, can bring good harvests and begin to bear fruit within 5-7 years after planting;
• Also, such trees are not whimsical to weather conditions and can bear crops for 100 or more years;
• It is easy to store nuts, for this it is enough to find a dry room with low temperatures and good ventilation;
• Low business competition. Not many entrepreneurs are in the walnut business, as opposed to catering or hospitality;
• Nuts can be easily sold, because they are in great demand not only in Russia, but also in foreign countries.

• You cannot open a business without start-up capital, even if small, but investments will still be required;
• Trees begin to bear fruit in full force only after 10 years, so many are afraid of the long payback;
• In addition to the site, special equipment will be required, and, most likely, you will have to rent a warehouse for storage.

In what organizational and legal form to open a nut business?

Any entrepreneurial activity aimed at generating income will be illegal without going through the state registration procedure. Growing nuts is an agricultural activity, and the choice of an OPF directly depends on the amount of land:

• if you own a plot of less than one hectare, you can organize a personal subsidiary farm (LPH);
• if the size of the occupied area is more than 1 hectare, you can form a peasant farm (PFH) or become an individual entrepreneur (IE).

Regardless of the form of ownership, it will be necessary to pay income tax on profits. Taking into account the specifics of the field of activity, the amount of payments will be only 6 percent.

• for peasant farms a unified agricultural tax;
• simplified taxation scheme for legal entities, including individual entrepreneurs.

How to start a nut business

First, you need to prepare all the necessary equipment and materials.

Land plot: how many trees to plant?

The soil must be sod, loamy or sandy loam. If the land does not meet these requirements, then it will have to be prepared. Also, walnut trees calmly tolerate the conditions of the central region of Russia, but it will be simply pointless to grow them in Siberia. Plants love sunlight, warmth and moist soil.

Drainage system

To simplify the care of such a huge farm, a special drainage system can be installed. The principle of operation, which consists in the fact that special ditches are held throughout the site for moisture conduction. At the same time, an area equal to 1.5 square meters around the tree is fenced off with earthen rollers and saturated with moisture either automatically or manually.

Fertilizers

As you know, in order to obtain a harvest from any crop, it is necessary to provide it with a sufficient amount of fertilizers.

Special equipment

Compared to human labor, it will be much more profitable to purchase a special machine that collects nuts. First, she shakes the trunk of a tree, and then collects them in the same way as a vacuum cleaner sucks in dust.

Also, after receiving the first harvest, it will need to be transported on something, and everyone independently decides whether to buy a truck for him or to rent it.

Nuts without shells are more expensiverather than in a shell, which is why many entrepreneurs buy machines that deal with peeling nuts.

Storage space

After receiving the first large harvest, it will need to be stored somewhere; for this, they either rent or buy a special dry and cool room.

Saplings

When choosing seedlings, you need to pay attention to the following characteristics:

• it is better to choose frost resistance varieties that will be adapted to the conditions of central Russia;
• it is preferable to choose varieties with a shell of medium thickness, so that it does not occupy most of the nut and at the same time protects the kernel from birds;
• it is worth choosing varieties taking into account the growth rate, in some varieties the nuts appear in 3 years, and in others in the seventh.

After all the preparations are completed, you can start planting the crop and provide high-quality care for several years, which will be the key to a high harvest. When the first fruits are received, they begin to be sold and receive the long-awaited profit.

Methods for obtaining nuts

There are several ways to get nuts for sale:

1. If you plant a nut garden, then the first harvest can be obtained only after 3-7 years, many are frightened by such a prospect, but it is worth considering that this method will be the most reliable. Walnut is best suited for cultivation, because it tolerates the weather conditions of central Russia well and gives abundant yields.
2. You can also buy nuts in villages and other settlements, where people give unpeeled and dry kernels for a low cost. Usually, collected wild-growing nuts are sold for next to nothing. If you make a stingy product on the territory of Siberia, you can buy raw cedar cones; in the south, they often sell hazelnuts. In addition to the harvested nuts, many people who grow one or more walnut trees also give away cheap fruits that they most likely simply will not eat.
3. Another method is the collection and sale of wild nuts, as mentioned earlier, depending on the area, this can be pine nuts or hazelnuts.

Business Nut Demand

If you plant a walnut garden, then the most profitable and profitable product for the central zone of Russia will be a walnut, which is distinguished by its unpretentiousness and good yield.

You can also pick wild nuts or buy them out.

How to collect nuts for sale

Harvesting of nuts usually starts in July and ends in September. For sale, it is best to collect nuts in places with the largest number of trees, in order to get as many kernels at a time as possible, the constant movement from place to place will simply be unprofitable.

Hazelnuts can be found in the forests of the Kuban or Crimea, and cedar is very common in the Siberian forests. First, the trees are shaken, then the fallen nuts are collected, dried and cleaned.

Sales of products

Nuts are a very popular product and there should be no problems with their sale. The main thing is to find permanent buyers who will buy the grown nuts every year.

1. Nuts are an integral part of many desserts, so they can be sold to confectionery industries;
2. You can also try to sell the product to various stores. Moreover, nuts can be accepted both in large hypermarkets and retail chains, and in small shops or market stalls;
3. Since nuts are imported into foreign countries, one of the marketing methods may be to conclude an agreement with the points of receipt and transportation of goods;
4. In order to attract new buyers, various advertisements will be effective, which can be printed in newspapers, run on radio and television, or placed in public places.

Business plan for growing walnuts

Naturally, in order to understand whether the business will flourish, it is necessary to draw up a business plan, calculate all the risks and understand how many hectares of land will need to be bought in order to plant walnut trees.

Walnut business description

• planting a walnut garden with a total area of ​​1 hectare;
• pre-sale preparation of goods, that is, cleaning, calibration and packaging.

Competitiveness

• business success is described by the following criteria:
• huge sales market and high demand for the product;
• profit can be obtained for 100-120 years;
• nuts are easy to store and transport well.

Product and yield

• prepackaged shelled or unpeeled walnuts for domestic sale;
• Vacuum packed walnut kernels can be sent for sale abroad.

Market and competition

Based on the statistics, there is a huge shortage of walnuts in the world market, so its marketing should not be a problem.

Risks

A business may not generate income for the following reasons:

• contingent risks include global climate and weather changes;
• the human factor relies on the possibility of cases of vandalism or theft;
• activity of walnut pests.

Profit calculation

To figure out the future profit from the walnut business, you first need to calculate the costs. The initial capital will be equal to:

1. Drawing up a plantation project - 100 thousand rubles;
2. Preparation of the land plot - 40 thousand rubles;
3. Preparation of planting holes - 35 thousand rubles;
4. Purchase of 200 seedlings, approximately 500 rubles each - 100 thousand rubles;
5. Transportation of planting material - 5 thousand rubles;
6. Landing in open ground - 35 thousand rubles;
7. Purchase of 20 kilograms of fertilizers - 10-15 thousand rubles;
8. To care for the garden, you need to hire at least 4 people, and since the work is considered seasonal, they will receive a salary for 7 months of work - 70 thousand rubles.but multiply by 2;
9. Garden vacuum cleaner for harvesting - 70,000 rubles;
10. Machine for peeling nuts - 100 thousand rubles;
11. Drainage system - 170 thousand rubles;
12. In the absence of a land plot, its price will be equal to 200 thousand rubles.

Total: if there is a site, the initial costs will be 810 thousand rubles, but if it is not there, then you will have to pay 1 million 10 thousand rubles.

Then each year there will be the following costs:

1. Soil preparation and cleaning - 100 thousand rubles;
2. Water consumption for irrigation - 150 thousand rubles;
3. Fertilizers - 15 thousand rubles;
4. Security - 170 thousand rubles;
5. The salary of employees is 140 thousand rubles;
6. As soon as the first nuts appear, you can rent a warehouse (20 thousand per month) and hire a car for transportation (20 thousand, taking into account several trips).

Total: until the first harvest is 575 thousand a year, then the rent of a warehouse (for 2 months, no more is needed, the nuts will definitely be sold) will take 40 thousand and 20 thousand for trips, that is, starting from the 5th year, the costs will be 635 thousand rubles.

On average, the first harvest of nuts can be obtained 5 years after planting, for all this time, 3 million 100 thousand rubles will be spent taking into account our own plot, without a plot of 3 million 300 thousand rubles.

Initially, one walnut tree gives 10 kilograms of harvest, but after 5 years of fruiting, this figure increases to 45 kilograms. One kilogram of peeled nuts costs 300 rubles, and half of the total collection will be shells. Thus, the laying of a walnut garden is as follows:

It can be concluded that the business will fully pay for itself in 5 years after the beginning of fruiting, but in the future it will bring an annual stable income of 700-800 thousand rubles for 100 years. Moreover, this type of activity is considered passive and does not require renewal and innovation.