2012 was not an easy year for all of us. China has imposed restriction on importation on all Edible Bird Nests. This adds salt to wound as our Bird Nests stock piled up when Malaysia government implements regulation to control the export of raw Nests.
With all these regulations and restrictions in placed, the hardest hits were the Swiftlet farmers. The raw nests price drops rock bottom. It has reduced 60-70% ever since, and now with the biggest consumer of EBN in the world (China) imposing restrictions on importation the whole Swftlet farming Industry ( Malaysia) is in dire straits.
Now is the time to persevere, every clouds has its silver lining but this time the silver lining seems far but I believe it will come, it is a matter of time.
( People still Investing Big. Big risk big returns)
Those who could pull through would be king in the future when the dust settled. Isn’t it better to be in the market with plenty of Nests available at your disposal (harvesting) rather than to only start cultivating when the dust has settled. Cultivating takes time, by the time you could start to harvest profitably you may be way behind. It takes 3-5 years to achieve this. Things may have changed in 3-5 years time. It is all about risk, higher the risk higher the returns.
I have seen farmers neglecting their Swiftlet farms, some pulled back their investments, abandoned the maintenance works and so on, reason was the Nest price has gone down rock bottom. Well for others this is an opportunity, buying existing Swiftlet farms at good price, less competition, etc.
I look at it a different way, isn’t it right to go into the stock market when the stock prices are low and selling them when the prices are high. If this scenario fits my way of looking at investment then going into Swiftlet farming now is the right time.
Swiftlet farms with 50 nests or more are plenty in the market now up for grabs. The prices of these Swiftlet farms are at least 20-50% cheaper compare to previous years. So why wait? Now is the right time to go into Swiflet farming. Buy one that already have nests and you don’t have to wait long. But you must know which Swiftlet farms to buy. You can’t simply buy one even though there are nests. Some Swiftlet farms don’t have the potential to multiply (number of nests). This is where skill comes in, if you are skillful enough and have experiences you would know which one has the potential to grow. Remember not all Swiftlet farms are the same.
( Beautifully built Swiftlet farm )
I have many readers who are also successful Swiftlet farmers, they buy Swiftlet farms and turn them around. They have been doing this for many years. Their targets are Swiftlet farms that have few hundred nests. Their strategies are simple, within a year or two they double the number nests with Love Potion and later selling it at a profitable price.
In other words they buy and sell Swiftlet farms. They add extra value on their products which is Swiftlet farms and selling it at a higher price. This is how they make money and this is how they invest.
For some, the situation we are facing now is disastrous for others it is an opportunity. It depends on how we look at it. Without disaster there is no opportunity. No pain No Gain. Higher the risk Higher the Returns. Be optimistic, I could assure you the silver lining will be here soon. It will shine in the second quarter of 2013, thereafter once the price of EBN stabilized they will be no rock bottom bargainable Swiftlet farms up for grabs anymore. Now is the time to go in!
Good Swiftlet Farming All