Yunnan Dehong has a good development trend of winter potato in 2016 (figure)

After investigation and discussion on the national and provincial modern potato system of Dehong Agricultural Technology extension Center, a report on "Analysis of Winter Potato production in 2015 and suggestions on Development trend in 2016 in Dehong Prefecture" was put forward. The report shows that Dehong has a good development trend of winter potatoes in 2016.

In 2015, the area of Dehong potato industry further expanded and its output increased; the commodity output value also increased, while the unit area output value decreased; the problem of single variety was improved, and the coverage rate of superior varieties was improved; production technology was further standardized and small-scale agricultural mechanization; the impact of low temperature disasters in local areas was intensified; market prices fluctuated greatly, and sales of processed potatoes were low.

According to analysis, in 2016, the prefecture plans to plant 180000 mu of winter potato, with an area basically stable, a decrease of 2400 mu over the previous year, but output will increase; the area of special processing varieties and white meat fresh varieties will increase; according to the cobweb effect formed by market fluctuations and the factor analysis of the reduction of northern potato production due to drought this year, the price of winter potato commercial potato in Dehong Prefecture in 2016 is expected to increase, and the market prospect is promising.

It is reported that Quanzhou plans to build eight large agricultural products trading markets in Xuangang and Fengping in Mangshi, Hexi in Lianghe County, Old Town, Xincheng, Taiping, Nongzhang, Longchuan Chengzi, Jinghan, and other major potato producing areas in Yingjiang County, to improve the construction of network trading information and trading platform, and the construction of transportation and transportation in the market, so as to protect the development of the industry.