Pineapple ushered in good prices, but fruit farmers did not make a lot of money

Recently, pineapple has finally ushered in a good price, which can be sold at a high price of 1.8 yuan per jin. On April 1, the author went to Xuwen County, a big county of horse pineapple cultivation, and found that the price of pineapple was good, but the fruit growers could not laugh.

Before the Spring Festival, Xuwen pineapple has begun to harvest, but the price of pineapple has not been better, the purchase price of better pineapple is generally around 0.6 yuan per jin. The boss surnamed Deng, who has been engaged in pineapple cultivation and trading in the qu world for more than 20 years, told me that the second half of last year was the pineapple growing season. Due to the influence of the typhoon, the pineapple was basically damaged, and the pineapple harvested this year basically reduced production and harvest, and the output per mu was reduced by about 3000 jin. That is, well-managed pineapples used to have a yield of 10,000 jin per mu, but now the yield per mu is only about 6000 jin. Generally speaking, the yield per mu of pineapple is about 4000 jin. He said that more than 100 mu of pineapple has been harvested this year, and some time ago, more than 60 mu of pineapple was harvested. When the price was high, the big fruit was 0.9 yuan per jin, while the small fruit less than one jin was only 0.3 yuan more than one jin. This price made Boss Deng not happy: although the land was leased earlier and was leased more than 10 years ago, the land rental fee was only 450 yuan per mu a year, but even so, careful calculation was only enough. He reflected that if the land was leased and planted in recent years, the land rental fee would amount to about 1300 yuan per mu per year, and this kind of cost could only be reversed. Boss Deng and the author calculated that it takes almost two years for pineapples to be harvested, and the two-year rent for one mu of land takes 2600 yuan, including ploughing, fertilization and other expenses, and at least 4000 yuan per mu of land.

Pineapple is the main industry in the eastern township of Xuwen, and most farmers rely on it to make a living. last year, the super typhoon was hit hard, and the reduction of pineapple production and harvest has hurt the hearts of fruit growers. The pineapple market remains in the doldrums and makes fruit farmers bleed heavily. Recently, the pineapple finally ushered in a good price, and the fruit growers breathed a sigh of relief. It is understood that smaller fruit can be sold for about 1 yuan per jin, better fruit can reach about 1.6 yuan per jin, and when the price is good, it can reach 1.8 yuan per jin.

This price let Boss Deng breathe a sigh of relief, the purchaser ordered more than 10 mu of pineapple with him a few days ago, the purchase price is 1.6 yuan per jin, this price is a rare good price for fruit growers. The author went to Qujie Town, a big town of horse pineapple planting, and found that due to a substantial reduction in production and income, although the fruit farmers ushered in a good price, the fruit farmers could not laugh.

It is understood that this is the peak of pineapple harvest. The author learned from the pineapple purchase point in Yugong Building in Qujie Town that the local purchaser surnamed Chen bought seven large trucks of pineapple in one day.

Along the road from Xuwen County to Xiayang Town, you can see the scene of fruit farmers picking pineapples on the slopes known as "the sea of pineapples." with license plates of different provinces, large trucks for purchasing pineapples are driven directly to the fields, a busy scene. According to Boss Deng, this year's pineapples can be harvested around June, and with the arrival of Ching Ming Festival, the number of pineapples that can be harvested will decrease day by day.