The concentrated listing of lotus root in southern China has many quantities and high prices, which makes people happy.

Beijing, September 16 (Reporter Liu Lu Ru Gao Tai Gao Song) according to China Rural Voice "three Rural China" report, September and October every year is the season for concentrated listing of lotus roots, around the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household in the south will also choose to eat lotus root cakes. Lotus root is also necessary to give gifts on the Mid-Autumn Festival. At present, lotus roots in Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Anhui, Guangxi and other provinces have been picked and listed on a large scale.

Xiong Hongbao, a farmer in Anhui Province, has planted 500 mu of lotus root in Rugao, Jiangsu Province. at present, the lotus root has a bumper harvest. In the past few days, he and local farmers are pressing ahead with the harvest. It is understood that the quality of lotus root is particularly good this year, and the prices offered by vendors who come to buy are also particularly high.

So, what is the reason for the high price of lotus root this year? How long will the rising market last?

On the afternoon of the 14th, the afterglow of the setting sun plated the autumn lotus pond with gold. Anhui farmer Xiong Hongbao put on his boots and went down to the pond to dig lotus roots. He told reporters that there are many lotus leaves in the pond, but not every lotus leaf grows under it.

Xiong Hongbao: there is lotus root under the bend, there is lotus root under the small lotus leaf, but there is no lotus root under the big lotus leaf.

With more than ten years of experience in growing lotus roots, Xiong Hongbao often looks at one accurate one. Touch the lotus root, wash away the surrounding soil with a water gun, and the fat and white lotus root rises to the surface.

Xiong Hongbao: after touching the lotus root, use a water gun to wash away the soil on the edge of the lotus root, water gun for two days, and then under the lotus root, the whole lotus root will float up, and then hold the lotus root handle and pull it up.

Xiong Hongbao picked up the lotus roots floating on the surface of the lotus pond. After a while, a hill was piled up on the edge of the pond. He excitedly told the reporter that the output of lotus root is particularly high this year.

Xiong Hongbao: holding this big lotus root is very good-looking. I am happiest when it comes to this bumper harvest every year. This year's output is the highest. This year, the temperature is high. In a normal year, 2500 jin per mu, we will receive about 3500 to 4000 jin per mu this year.

It is understood that the increase in domestic lotus root production this year is related to the expansion of planting area and price fluctuations in the past two years. As early as 2014, the price of lotus root in China reached a peak, and many farmers made a lot of money. Cao Dongbo, a market analyst with one mu of land, said:

Cao Dongbo: the price of lotus root production area rose all the way in 2014, reaching 2.5-3 yuan / jin before and after the Spring Festival, and as high as 4 yuan / jin in some producing areas. Under the stimulation of obvious economic benefits of lotus root in 2014, the planting area of lotus root expanded obviously in 2015 season. Take Jiangsu Province as an example, in 2014, the income per mu was between 1000 and 2000 yuan, and the high one could reach more than 3000 yuan.

Cao Dongbo told reporters that in 2015, the area of lotus root was expanded, which led to a surge in the overall yield of lotus root. The price of lotus root fell off a cliff.

Cao Dongbo: the lotus root suffered a downturn in the market in the second half of 2015, the price also dropped from the highest below 2 yuan to about 1 yuan, and the purchasing standards of purchasers are extremely strict. Such as mud lotus root, mud lotus root can be sold when dug out in 2014, there is no need to hit mud, not only mud but also slightly and too small to remove in 2015.

According to the reporter's understanding, the planting area of lotus root continues to last year's high. Cao Dongbo said that mainly because many contractors only started planting lotus roots in 2015, the cost of switching to other aquaculture is high, so most of them continue to grow lotus roots this year. This also makes the current national lotus root quotation concentrated in 1.5-2.5, some production areas can reach more than 3 yuan, returning to the historical high price of lotus root in 2014.

Cao Dongbo: at present, the reason why the lotus root in the national production areas can stop falling and rebound is mainly due to the reduction of lotus root production, and the high psychological expectations of both sides of the market transaction; secondly, it has helped the consumption of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, ushering in a good start to the 2016 production season; finally, it is currently in the opening of schools all over the country, and the demand for lotus root purchase in school canteens and surrounding restaurants has increased significantly. According to the feedback of the merchants, the amount of money at the beginning of the school year has greatly increased, the volume of goods is very fast, and the merchants are highly motivated to purchase.

Xiong Hongbao has planted 500mu of lotus root this year. He has calculated that the net profit of removing costs, labor and other expenses per mu of lotus root is about 2000 yuan. If all the 500mu lotus root is sold, the net profit is about 1 million yuan. However, Xiong Hongbao does not intend to sell all the 500 mu of lotus root, but wants to save it for next year to continue to expand planting.

Xiong Hongbao: I don't sell all this year. I make most of the seeds. I planted 500mu this year and 1000 mu next year. I can't sell it no matter how expensive it is.

Many farmers who grow lotus roots have the mentality of Xiong Hongbao, but Cao Dongbo, a market analyst for one mu of land, advises farmers to sell at a reasonable price and not to hoard goods.

Cao Dongbo: the overall market situation of lotus root in the early stage of the lotus root market this year is relatively gratifying, which is based on the higher psychological expectations of both sides of the lotus root market and the festive effect of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. Once the market transaction is thwarted, the psychological expectations of both sides of the market transaction will be hit hard. after all, China's overall economic situation is still in a downward range, and lotus root is one of the many vegetable consumer goods, which is not a necessity of life. therefore, it is suggested that lotus root farmers should not blindly bet on the market situation, or sell at a reasonable price, and expand their sales channels with the help of the Internet.