Zhanjiang, 3 Mar (Zhongxin Net) -- Chinese pineapples look at Guangdong, and Guangdong pineapples look at Xu Wen. The reporter recently went to Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong to visit the "sea of pineapples", where pineapple orchards are endless, and fruit farmers are hurrying to pick pineapples, packing baskets of pineapples into trucks and shipping them to other places for sale.
Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province is located at the southernmost tip of the Chinese mainland. Xu Wen, who has the reputation of "China's first pineapple county", has been cultivated for a hundred years in the history of pineapple, and the continuous pineapple is known as the "sea of pineapples". At present, the planting area of Xuwen pineapple has reached 35,70 mu, with a perennial output of more than 1,3 tons, and the area and output exceed 3/1 of the country. In other words, for every <> pineapples in China, <> is produced by Xuwen.
According to He Qiyang, director of the Xuwen County Agriculture and Rural Bureau, this year's Xuwen pineapple production is expected to be about 79,6 tons, and the current market sales volume has reached nearly 38,80 tons, of which 15% are sold to the wholesale market, 5% are supermarkets, and 70% are e-commerce platforms. The sales area is mainly outside the province, accounting for about 30%, the sales area is mainly Shandong, Zhejiang, Hunan, etc., Guangdong Province accounts for <>%, mainly in the Pearl River Delta.
In recent years, Xu Wen pineapple has sold well, the price is stable, and the average purchase price of the field has reached 1.5 yuan per catty, stabilizing the farmers' "money bags" and increasing production and income. "In recent years, the price of Xu Wen pineapple has been stable and he is confident in the development of the industry. In addition to labor, one mu of Balinese pineapple can earn more than 2000,1800 yuan. Fruit farmer He Jinghuan said that many people rent land to grow pineapples, resulting in the annual rent of local land reaching as high as <>,<> yuan per mu.
Xu Wen "The Sea of Pineapples" Photo by Lan Dongxu
At present, there are 31 Xuwen pineapple food production enterprises, including 17 fresh-cut pineapple production enterprises, mainly distributed in Qujie, Jinhe, processing parks, etc. It is understood that fresh-cut pineapple is one of Xuwen's main pineapple processing products, in addition to canned pineapple, pineapple juice, dried pineapple, pineapple crisp, etc.
According to Huang Zhikong, deputy county magistrate of Xuwen County, in Xuwen, fresh-cut small pineapple factories have sprung up in the past two years, represented by Guangdong Golden Pineapple Food Technology Co., Ltd., Xuwen County Lianxiang Agricultural Products Farmers Professional Cooperative, Zhanjiang Xiaoxiang Pineapple Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., Zhanjiang Sanmu Food Co., Ltd., etc., the fresh-cut pineapples launched by these enterprises have been sold all over the country and sold hot on major supermarkets and e-commerce platforms.
Pineapple picking scene Photo by Lan Dongxu
It is understood that Xu Wen also vigorously develops pineapple prefabricated dishes, jointly releases and promotes Xu Wen pineapple new dishes with domestic catering enterprises, actively builds prefabricated vegetable industrial parks, promotes the extension and quality of the industrial chain, and realizes the optimization of agricultural industrial structure.
Huang Zhikong said that Xu Wen will continue to make articles around pineapple, a local specialty, and promote the high-quality development of the industry with industrial revitalization. (End)