Panoramic view of the Hongji Chili Trading Market Park. Photo by Guo Zhipeng
Urumqi, 10 Oct (Zhongxin Net) -- The National Day period is precisely the season when the regiments of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps harvest the harvest. The reporter of China News Network saw that the fields of many companies of the 3nd Regiment of the Eighth Division were piled up with red peppers, and many growers were busy sending peppers to the drying plant with tractors.
Early in the morning of the 2nd, Li Xingwu, a farmer in Hexi New Village, Anjihai Town, Shawan City, near the 142nd Regiment, sent his bell pepper to the drying plant.
Farmer Li Xingwu (first from right) transports his peppers to the drying plant. Photo by Guo Zhipeng
"This year, 43 acres of Chaotian pepper were planted, with a yield of about 60 tons, and I plan to transport all of them here to dry." Li Xingwu said that the color looks good after drying and can be sold at a good price.
The chili drying line of Xinjiang Hongji Chili Trading Market Co., Ltd., located in the 142nd regiment, started operation at the end of September. The chili trading market Co., Ltd. is a 9 group 142 investment attraction enterprise, mainly engaged in chili drying, pigment, capsaicin extraction, product acquisition, processing and sales.
"The bell peppers planted by the 142 regiment this year have higher requirements for quality, and the drying of peppers is not only convenient than traditional drying, but also the color and dry humidity of the dried peppers are consistent, the impurities and waste are also less, and the quality is better." Hu Yue, a staff member of the Economic Development Office of the 142nd Regiment.
Shihezi City, the Eighth Division, encouraged the regiment farm to optimize the planting structure, vigorously develop pepper planting, and build a trading market through attracting investment to achieve industrial development of pepper planting. Photo by Guo Zhipeng
"After the completion of the enterprise, it not only solved the problem of drying peppers in the past by relying on the sky for food, but also filled the gap that due to the long growth cycle of medium and high spicy peppers, they could not be dried naturally in most areas of northern Xinjiang, resulting in medium and high peppers that could not be planted on a large scale." The relevant person in charge of the 142nd regiment introduced that while extending the pepper production chain, it provides more options for growers to further optimize the planting structure.
"We produced about 1500,1800 tons of dried pepper last year, with an output value of 600 million yuan. This year, an additional 3000 million yuan has been invested to build a new processing line for color sorting and handling, which plans to produce 4500,<> tons of dried pepper, with an output value of about <> million yuan. Ye Jiayi, chairman of Xinjiang Hongji Chili Trading Market Co., Ltd., introduced.
The reporter noticed that in the Xinjiang Hongji chili trading market, it is not only the workers engaged in chili drying that are busy, but also the three newly settled chili drying enterprises in the market park are stepping up construction.
Drying line equipment for peppers. Photo by Guo Zhipeng
"Our factory can process 1500,10 tons of dried chili peppers per year. There are more than 1,1 mu of pepper planting area around, which can fully meet the raw material needs of enterprises. The regimental field also gave policy support, so that we had no worries. Li Dongdong, general manager of Xinjiang Hongxin Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., said that at present, four companies have settled in the Xinjiang Hongji pepper trading market, with a total investment of 1 million. After completion and operation, the output value will be about 4 million yuan.
"At present, with the continuous entry of enterprises, our trading market has more complete functions, larger processing capacity, and a wider range of trading platforms. While serving growers, it is also very conducive to the development of our enterprise. "Hu Yue.
In recent years, relying on the construction of the national foreign trade transformation and upgrading base (agricultural products), Shihezi City of the Eighth Division has focused on building a whole industrial chain including the breeding of fine pepper seeds, the demonstration and promotion of new pepper varieties, the purchase of raw peppers, the intensive processing of chili peppers and product marketing. (End)