At the agricultural and sideline products trading market in Xinji Town, Changli County, workers bagged the potatoes of growers in grades and prepared to sell them throughout the country. Photo by Tian Zheng
Shijiazhuang, July 29 (Wang Tianyi, Tong Delong) "This year planted 80 acres of greenhouse potatoes, the net income per mu is 4500 yuan to 5000 yuan, this piece alone can earn about 400,000 yuan, this year is another bumper harvest year." On the morning of the 29th, watching the round potatoes rolling out of the loess soil, Wei Yuntian, a potato grower in Changli County, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, could not hide his joy.
Growers in Changli County harvest potatoes. Photo by Tian Zheng
Now it is the day of potato harvesting, in the fields of Changli County, where the agricultural machinery has been driven, pieces of potatoes are turned out of the field, and the villagers are busy pulling potato seedlings, unearthing, sorting, piling, bagging, sealing and other work, packing potatoes and shipping them out for sale.
Growers sort and pack the harvested potatoes. Photo by Tian Zheng
The reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Changli County CPC Committee that as a large potato planting county, Changli County is an important area for the development of the potato industry in the second season of Hebei Province. This year, the potato planting area of Changli County reached 150,000 mu, mainly two kinds of arch shed two film planting methods and mulch film planting methods, the planting area was 70,000 mu and 80,000 mu respectively, the varieties were mainly concentrated in the "Medium Potato" series, the annual output was about 600,000 tons, and the output value could reach 1 billion yuan.
Growers sort and box freshly unearthed potatoes and field photographs
Potato growers in Changli County harvest potatoes with the help of small machinery. Photo by Tian Zheng
At present, the potato planting industry in Changli County has formed a whole industrial chain integrating seed potato breeding, agricultural supply, technical services, storage and preservation, and product sales, which not only breaks the barriers of farmers' planting technology, but also solves the problems of variety aging and sales difficulties. At the same time, Changli County actively guided farmers to adjust the planting structure, improve varieties, and promote potato planting, which effectively promoted farmers' income.
Changli County has a bumper harvest of potatoes. Photo by Tian Zheng
In the agricultural and sideline products wholesale market in Xinji Town, Changli County, there is an endless stream of vehicles that buy potatoes every day, and the person in charge of the market said that at this time of year, buyers and brokers from all over the country come here to purchase potatoes, and the daily transaction volume can reach 20 million kilograms. (End)
Source: China News Network