Source: The Great Wall Network
The plums that have just been picked are to be packed.
“The percentage of fertile fruit was affected by the coldness of late spring this year, but thanks to the adequate rainfall, the plums are big with good taste.” said Zhang Jiansheng, a farmer of Shuangling Village, Daxinzhai Town, Funing District, Qinhuangdao City, who has been in the fruit business, and found the Dahongpao(red robe) plum at the Haiyang Wholesale Market 6 years ago.
The plums as big as fist caught his attention when he saw them at the wholesale market. After he returned home, he asked village leaders to introduce seedlings from Yingkou City, and grafted them with native peach trees. Within 3 years, the new trees are full of Dahongpao plums with a diameter of 7-8 cm. Now, almost all the families in the village are planting the new plum variety compared with only 20 or 30 families before.
Compared with traditional purple plums, Dahongpao is bright in red and yellow, with a taste of sweet and sour, big in size, less insect pests, easy to manage, and has a high yield. The wholesale price of unbagged plums is 4 yuan per kg, and the bagged plums are 8 yuan per kg. The current retail price is 24 yuan per kg.
“We thought the plums wouldn’t sell well affected by COVID-19, so we didn’t bag the fruits, but it turns out to be not bad, the plums were sold well with good price.” rejoiced Zhang Liren, with a plum as big as fist in his hand.
Fruit farmers are packing “Dahongpao” plums.
Plums are a kind of fruit produced in summer, which are picked in about 10 days from late July to early August. They are suitable for all ages. Nearly 300-mu Dahongpao plums have been planted in Shuangling Village, where the soil is loose and fertile, the water in the two reservoirs is adequate, the sunlight is sufficient, and the natural environment is very good. The annual output can reach 50,000 kg if the climate is suitable without disasters like coldness of late spring or hail.
The packed plums are to be transported to the northeast China.
The plums as big as fist are separated by layers of foams one by one in a blue plastic basket, which will be sealed with plastic wrap. A basket of plums is 25 kg. The packed plums can be transported to Shenyang City within 10 hours through direct cold chain, and the fresh taste can be kept for nearly 20 days, so they are very popular among consumers.
“Dahongpao plums benefit 3000-4000 yuan to every family. We will build a plum base, invite agricultural experts to guide villagers in scientific planting, establish cooperatives, create brand and exploit market, and lead the people to become rich."
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