Jiangsu: perilla pry up the Japanese market in Yishan town

Since the beginning of this year, the export volume of perilla from Yishan Town, Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province has accounted for 75% of the country, with a foreign exchange of nearly 30 million yuan. It can be said that the town's small perilla pried the Japanese market.

Why is perilla in Yishan town favored by the Japanese? Li Wenbiao, general manager of Yesheng Agronomy Co., Ltd., Lianyungang City, said: "Yishan town perilla has no agricultural residue, good quality and sufficient supply, so the Japanese like it very much." If perilla in the town of Yishan does not supply the Japanese market, the price of perilla in Japan will rise immediately. Especially on the occasion of the Ghost Festival in August and Christmas in December, perilla in Yishan Town is in short supply in Japan. Each small perilla leaf sells for more than 50 cents, and perilla leaves outside the order even sell for 60 or 70 cents each, which are sold out.

Eating perilla raw is a traditional custom of the Japanese people, because the leaves of perilla are rich in vitamins and other trace elements, have the effect of lowering blood pressure, and often eating perilla is good for health. However, due to the influence of climate and environment, Japan cannot plant perilla on a large scale and can only rely on scattered planting by peasant households. Because it is difficult for farmers to solve the physical measures such as scientific planting and fertilization, scientific pest control and fumigation, so Japanese perilla is far inferior to perilla in terms of quality and quality, which is the fundamental reason why the Japanese prefer perilla in Yishan town.

A few years ago, Yishan Town transferred 5200 mu of land to Xilu in the Dayishan tourist scenic spot, a national 4A scenic spot, built an efficient agricultural demonstration park, and then built a thousand mu Perilla Garden, where the ecological environment is good, the soil quality is good, and the water quality is better. It is the best place to plant perilla. "We all use organic fertilizers, and the pesticides are the best in the world. Coupled with the scientific deployment of agricultural technicians, the leaves that are injected with pesticides can be picked on the same day, and all of them have been strictly checked and accepted by Japanese customs." Several farmers who are picking in the greenhouse said, "the picked leaves should first be screened, and then the impurities should be removed so that there is no dust, no soil, no insect spots, no perforation, and then washed with clean water and aseptic treatment. After processing, it is stored in a dryer or cold storage, and then exported to Japan by air." It is understood that the company has provided 500 jobs for local farmers, with an average annual wage of more than 10 million yuan, which has become an important channel for farmers in Yishan Town to increase their income.

In the packaging workshop, the author saw that more than a dozen farmers were picking perilla leaves for selection, classification, and packing, all of them were very busy. They told me: "Little perilla, it is really affordable to export to Japan to earn foreign exchange." Little perilla, it's a treasure. It smells good. "

Zhu Liyong Xu Haiyan Chen Ruchao