Yinghu loquat is named because it is planted on the bank of Yinghu Lake, and it is also a well-known business card of Ankang. Recently, a number of tourists who came to Ankang for tourism reported to Huashang Daily-Ersanli Information that they had farmers selling Yinghu loquat along the south gate of Yinghu Lake Scenic Area, but the taste was not sweet, what is going on? Is it the Yinghu loquat encountering the "Li Ghost"? Or is it really a sign that smashes itself regardless of the brand image? In this regard, the reporter of Huashang Daily conducted an on-the-spot visit and investigation.
Reporter interview: Driven by profits, individual vendors peddled loquat claiming to be produced in Sichuan
In response to the sales location reflected by tourists, on May 13, the reporter drove 40 minutes to the line from Yinghu Town to Yanba Town and saw that there were two stalls selling loquat at the south gate of Yinghu Scenic Area, and some foreign vehicles passed by here to park and buy, and the reporter also came to Yinghu Lake to pick loquat tourists to ask the stall owner, a stall owner said: "The loquat sold now is not Yinghu loquat, it is from Sichuan or fruit wholesale, 10 yuan a catty, 13 yuan to 15 yuan a few days ago." Yinghu early-maturing loquat is only available around the end of the month. Recently, the relevant departments have carried out rectification nearby, and do not allow loquat from other places to be sold as Yinghu loquat, so we are not deceiving, and now the purchase of loquat sales is also for their own loquat before maturity. ”
I saw that the loquat size is relatively uniform, because the location is at the entrance of the scenic spot, the vendor beckons customers to taste, the reporter immediately picks one bite down, and finds that the taste is sweet and sour, compared with the taste of the previous Yinghu loquat or ripening period, the taste is slightly different, but for foreign tourists or passing drivers, it is impossible to distinguish.
During the visit, 2 kilometers away from the south gate of the scenic spot on a roadside, a trader said: "This is Yinghu loquat, picked every morning, bought very well, now there is a basket left, 10 yuan a catty." When the reporter asked if he could go to the garden to pick, he said that they were picked at five or six o'clock in the morning, and now they can't be picked, and the reporter also tasted one, although the fruit shape is larger, and the flesh and core have changed color and taste after biting down after peeling, and there is no sweet taste.
Subsequently, the reporter visited other loquat sales offices, after many visits and inquiries, the traders have claimed that they are selling Yinghu loquats, and they are currently unable to enter the hospital to pick, and the reason for the rejection is that they have been picked in the morning, and they have to wait for tomorrow, or they can't go up when the road is broken. I also asked if I could send the express, but I said that the express could not be sent and the door was not opened.
During the interview, a local fruit stall owner also told reporters that now the so-called Yinghu loquat is actually sold at the entrance of the urban vegetable market community, in fact, it is Sichuan in, the wholesale price is 5 yuan a catty, and it is sold from the end of April, and the unit price is 15 yuan / jin and 13 yuan / jin on the roadside earlier, because the foreign wholesale to the local area unless there is cold storage, otherwise the preservation time is very short, so you will find that the peddling price is reduced to 8 yuan to 10 yuan a catty, the appearance of the scratch marks are relatively deep, and the color has changed to the final sales period.
Yinghu Town: Strengthen inspections and guide the protection of gold signboards, and strictly investigate the use of foreign loquat to deceive consumers by pretending to be Yinghu loquat
Yang Jie, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Yinghu Town, Hanbin District, Ankang City, said that at present, the early-maturing varieties of Yinghu loquat are listed around May 20 every year, and the Yinghu loquat logo must be registered and used in Hanbin District every year. For brand protection, the first is to inspect and inform the vendors in combination with the market supervision department, it is strictly forbidden to sell Yinghu loquat to the outside world, and it is strictly forbidden to sell Yinghu loquat with a standing logo, the second is that consumers must be informed of the origin of loquat when they consult, and the third is to expand publicity and guidance to the society with self-media and official media, and inform Yinghu loquat of the real listing period. Recently, they have also received a lot of feedback from the masses, but now it is more difficult to define, there are some early-maturing varieties have begun to sell in small quantities, and there will be basically no problem in selling at the gate of the orchard, but how to screen is really difficult, and there is no Yinghu loquat logo, and it is also difficult to enforce the law. Now it is also to strengthen supervision, from time to time to carry out inspections and persuasion, tourists should also pay attention to identification, the main production area of Yinghu loquat in the direction of Qingquan and flowing water.
At the same time, he said that according to the "Chinese Fruit Tree Chronicles, Loquat Volume", "Xing'an Prefecture Chronicles", "Ankang County Chronicles" records, Yinghu loquat has been settled in Ankang more than 300 years ago, and currently planting loquat in 3 towns and 24 administrative villages, with a planting area of more than 7,000 acres and an annual output value of more than 20 million yuan. Earnestly maintain the gold signboard of "Yinghu loquat". Everyone is also welcome to come to Yinghu Town to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yinghu Lake and taste the loquat of Yinghu Lake.
Huashang Daily reporter Chen Yonghui edited by Wen Weicheng and Liu Qing