[Explanation] Speaking of Gansu, which is located in the northwest, many people have the impression that Gansu is "dry". They do not know that Lanzhou, the capital of the province, is one of the important supply areas of China's "vegetable basket" products. Fresh vegetables for half a year.

　　In late November, the reporter set off from the main urban area of ​​Lanzhou and drove less than half an hour to reach Lanzhou’s largest "vegetable basket" supply base in Lanzhou, which is located in Dingyuan Town, Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, covering an area of ​​more than 4,800 acres. International Plateau Summer Vegetables and Non-staple Food Purchasing Center.

The person in charge Zhang Haiwei said that “near the city without entering the city” is the most significant advantage here.

　　[Concurrent] Zhang Haiwei, Head of Lanzhou International Plateau Summer Vegetables and Non-staple Food Purchasing Center

　　Every year, from May 1 to the end of October, that is, in the summer and autumn seasons, we are a production-based market and a distribution-based market.

Our main product is to buy Northwest and sell it nationwide, that is, we distribute all the agricultural products of our Northwest region in our center, and send them to all parts of the country, and some of them are exported to other countries.

So every winter and spring season, we buy the whole country and sell the northwest, and we will collect and distribute the country's agricultural products to our base and distribute to the five northwestern provinces.

　　[Explanation] What is plateau summer food?

Due to the relatively high altitude in Lanzhou, the vegetables grown here in summer are collectively referred to as "Plateau Summer Vegetables".

Each summer and autumn season is the period when a large number of plateau summer vegetables are on the market, which can make up for the shortage of vegetable supply in the southeast coastal area.

　　[Concurrent] Tan Yingyong, Chairman of Lanzhou Plateau Summer Vegetable Industrialization Alliance

　　There are more than 60 large, medium and small cities across the country, and more than 80 large, medium and small wholesale markets, all of which sell our Lanzhou plateau summer vegetables.

The regional characteristics of our Gansu are mainly the large temperature difference between day and night, strong illuminance, little rainfall, and long sunshine time. These are just natural barriers to diseases and insect pests. Therefore, because these characteristics shape our vegetables with good taste and quality, it is in this way. The country has a large market share, and it is also very popular among southern citizens.

　　[Explanation] Statistics show that in 2020, the sown area of ​​summer vegetables on the plateau in Lanzhou City will reach 877.6 thousand mu, the output will reach 1.918 million tons, and the export rate will be over 60%.

　　[Concurrent] Zhang Haiwei, Head of Lanzhou International Plateau Summer Vegetables and Non-staple Food Purchasing Center

　　At present, our daily vegetable trading volume is about 2500 tons. As time goes by, the volume will increase as time goes by. Then before the Spring Festival every year, our vegetable trading volume will be about 4,000 tons. The trading volume of fruit is more than 3,000 tons.

　　[Explanation] Lanzhou Plateau Summer Vegetables have maintained a pass rate of more than 98% in the routine sampling inspections of agricultural products by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, ranking among the top of the country's large and medium-sized cities.

In 2020, the brand value of Lanzhou Plateau Summer Vegetables will reach 5.8 billion yuan and will be exported to Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Japan and other places.

　　Reporter Yin Chunyong, Gao Ying, Ding Si, reporting from Lanzhou, Gansu

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]