Kunming, December 12 (Zhang Lei) The reporter learned from Kunming Customs on the 27th that since the beginning of this year, Tianbao Customs, located on the Sino-Vietnamese border in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, has supervised the export of 26 tons of marigold extract with a value of 374.5357 million yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 4.29% and 7.22% year-on-year respectively.
The picture shows the customs officers carrying out on-site supervision of the export marigold extract production enterprises. Photo by Zhang Lei
Every autumn, the golden marigolds bloom on the red soil of Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and the golden flowers all over the mountains become a beautiful scenery on the plateau. Marigold extract is a high-quality additive for the production of feed and is favored by overseas markets. Driven by local leading enterprises, marigolds have gradually become the "golden flower" in the eyes of the people, and the enthusiasm for planting is increasing day by day.
"The production of marigold extract is a labor-intensive industry, involving planting, research and development, processing, logistics and other links." Li Yan, head of quality management of Yunnan Lidal Biotechnology Co., Ltd., introduced that in recent years, the company has continuously explored cooperative relations with farmers, and has now built a cooperation model of "farmers + company + export", this year's products have been exported to 7 countries and regions in North America and South Asia, and "Golden Flower" has successfully paved the overseas "golden road".
With the growth of exports year by year, the planting area of marigolds in Qiubei County, Wenshan City, Maguan County and other counties in Wenshan Prefecture has reached more than 20 million mu, with an annual output value of 3 million yuan, and the products are mainly used for export.
Gu Jianyu, chief of the inspection section of Tianbao Customs, introduced that in order to promote Wenshan to transform the resource advantages of plateau characteristic products into local export-oriented economic advantages, Tianbao Customs carried out activities such as "sending policies to the door" and "helping the export of agricultural products". At the same time, we should focus on the changes in trade policies in foreign markets, combine the requirements of importing countries for product quality, and put forward optimization suggestions to enterprises from planting management, production and processing, packaging and storage, etc., so as to enhance the international competitiveness of export products.
Li Yan said that the company's production scale has been expanding, and more than 2,<> surrounding farmers have been driven to participate in planting, attracting many migrant workers to return to their hometowns for employment. (ENDS)