Welcome to the Pearl River Delta area!The lotus root daily sales of this village in Zengcheng, Guangzhou exceeded 10,000 kg

Since mid -July, more than 200 acres of lotus root in Xiancun Town, Xiancun Town, Zengcheng District, Guangzhou has entered the harvest season. Because of its good quality, it was welcomed by buyers and consumers in the Pearl River Delta as soon as it was listed. The daily sales exceeded 10,000 kg, and the supply was in short supply.

Lotus root sales prosperous farming

Entering the lotus root planting base located next to the Xifu River, the fragrance of the lotus leaves came out of the scent of the lotus leaves, refreshing. Looking at it, the continuous lotus fields are green. The green lotus leaves are layered and squeezed, like a dazzling emerald disc greeted the summer sun.

Under the cover of lotus leaves, the professional picking staff was soaked in the deep mud water in the waist, holding a high -pressure water gun in his hand, bent down to clean up the silt around the lotus root, and gently lifted the cricket. The lotus root dug out of the pond is uniform and plump, and it is drifted on the water. The digging lotus root is shipped to the market after cleaning, packaging, carrying, loading, overweight, and loading.

Ruan Guancheng, a villager and a lotus root grower in the alley village, said that the variety of lotus root he planted was pearl, from Hubei. After the successful trials last year, it was expanded to more than 200 acres this year. The yield of about 3,000 pounds per mu was increased by about 300-500 pounds per acre. At present, the purchase price of the ground is 3.5 yuan per catty.

"Lotus root is planted in early April, and the lotus seeds began to dig up after the lotus seeds mature. The harvest period is expected to continue from mid -July to early September. My lotus root is more suitable for southerners to cook soup. The soup produced is sweet and white. . The excavated lotus root was still acquired by buyers in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places, and the supply was in short supply. "Ruan Guancheng said.

"Lian" moves the future to revitalize the countryside

Ruan Guancheng's sales foundation comes from the quality of planting lotus root. He said that the village of the alley is located at the junction of the Xifu River and the Dongjiang River. The water resources are abundant, the sandy sand has thinner the soil, and the lotus root planted is widely praised by the market. At the same time, in the first half of this year, Liantang did not encounter typhoons and oversized floods. The growth of lotus root was smooth and the quality was high.

"Compared to other places, the lotus root I planted is bigger. Some small retailers also want to find me to get the goods, but I am currently mainly supplied to the big wholesalers." Ruan Guancheng said that after the successful trial was successful last year, this year Expansion, the market is highly acceptable to the lotus root produced by the market. It is expected to continue to be expanded next year. At present, it has begun to discuss more pond rental issues.

Ruan Guancheng said: "The village of the alley is a water village. The water resources and land characteristics are very suitable for planting lotus root. In the future, I hope to register the Lotus root trademark of the village of the alley to develop lotus root planting into characteristic industries. I also hope that more villagers will grow lotus root and become rich together."

Source: Long Yonghui, a reporter from Zengcheng District Rong Media Center, assist in aerial photography/Chen Zhen Gang

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