Shanshan Village, Yidu Town: Fruit Farmers are busy Picking Loquat

Now, it has entered the mature season of loquat. In Shanshan Village, Yidu Town, Yellow fruits are covered with branches, and fruit farmers are busy picking loquats and feeling the joy of harvest.

Recently, the reporter walked into the loquat forest in Shanshan village. The loquat trees all over the mountains covered the hillside, and the golden loquat was covered with branches and swaying in the wind. Zhang Hengbiao, a fruit farmer who has dealt with loquat for more than 20 years, is shuttling through his own loquat forest, carefully selecting a large and mature loquat.

“This year, the quality of loquat is good and the market price is very good.” Zhang Hengbiao said with a smile that the total output of Zaozhong No.6 this year is estimated to be 5000kg, and the purchase price is RMB 17-18/kg. The extra-large fruit can even be sold to RMB 20, with an estimated income of RMB 150,000. After deducting labor, fertilizer and other costs, the net profit is nearly RMB 80 thousand.

This harvest joy benefits from the upgrading and development of the local loquat industry. In recent years, Yidu Town has successively introduced high-quality varieties through the mode of “cooperative+farmer”, popularized organic fertilizer and standardized planting techniques, and realized quality improvement and efficiency improvement of loquat industry. At present, the town’s loquat planting area is 50,000 mu, and the annual output exceeds 10,000 tons.

In order to ensure the quality of fruits, Yidu Town strictly controls pesticide residues and fully promotes green planting. At the same time, actively connect with the e-commerce platform, continuously expand sales channels, and let fresh loquat go to the national market through the “cloud”. Nowadays, boxes of fruits are becoming the “sweet engine” for the rural revitalization of Yidu Town.