【Background】 Recently, with the gradual increase in temperature, the edible roses planted in Bajie Street, Anning City, Yunnan Province have entered the blooming period. On the 21st, the reporter saw here that the villagers were busy picking blooming roses.
[Explanation] Bajie Street has a long history of edible roses cultivation, and the planting area has exceeded 9600 acres. It has become the largest edible rose production base in Yunnan Province and the only plantation base in the province to obtain the edible rose national geographic identification certification.
【Explanation】 Edible roses are the main raw material of Yunnan specialty cakes and flowers cakes. The sales of Yunnan flower cakes depend on the prosperous tourism market. The outbreak of the epidemic has not only hit the tourism market in Yunnan, but also suffered an edible rose industry. The price of the local edible rose processing enterprises to purchase roses is only half of the same period in the previous year.
[Same period] (Li Yongqiang, general manager of a rose processing enterprise in Anning)
As our flowers and series of products, it still accounts for a relatively large proportion in the tourism market, and sales (about the same period in previous years) have been reduced by more than half. As a lower-end production company, we must have a greater impact.
[Explanation] However, after years of development, the Eighth Street Edible Roses have gradually changed from sporadic planting and small workshop processing to the joint cultivation model of associations, cooperatives and scientific research units, and more than 30 edible rose cooperatives have been built. When the market is greatly affected, cooperatives and enterprises can purchase roses picked by flower farmers at a guaranteed price to minimize flower farmers' losses.
[Same period] (Li Yongqiang, general manager of a rose processing enterprise in Anning)
Although the entire market is not very good, but in order to preserve this industry, and also to ensure that farmers can guarantee a certain income, at least not to lose money, we also set a guaranteed price.
【Concurrent period】 (Zhaoqin Zhao, Rose Farmer)
(We) still have to support cooperatives and enterprises to overcome this difficulty together, but we still have to thank them. The cooperatives here all have guaranteed prices for (acquisition of roses), and we still have to support them.
【Explanation】 Because edible roses are agricultural products with strong seasonality, cooperatives and enterprises are also actively resuming production and searching for sales. Bajie Subdistrict actively develops the downstream industry of edible roses, and has established more than 10 standardized production lines for the modern production of edible roses. It produces a variety of products such as rose candy, rose fillings, dried rose flowers, and rose tea, enriching the product line and increasing the added value of edible roses.
[Commentary] Zhao Zeqin recalled that the rose market in Eighth Street also experienced volatility, and the price of flowers fell sharply. For this impact, she believes that under the impetus of industrial development, she will be able to overcome the difficulties.
【Concurrent period】 (Zhaoqin Zhao, Rose Farmer)
A few years ago, the (flower price) also fell like this. One yuan, two dollars, one (g) pound, all survived. What ’s more this year? It ’s because of the epidemic (cause), we can support, and we can spend time with the cooperative. After this difficulty, I believe it will survive.
Reporter Du Xiaoxiao Yunnan Anning reports
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]