The output of Zhenlong litchi has been reduced off the cliff this year, selling for 40 to 50 yuan a catty!

It's time for another year to eat lychees. Ke Su, do you make it? If you can take a bite this year, you will become the ↓↓ every minute.

Why?! Today, a Dongshi reporter visited Zhenlong Town, Huiyang District, which is known as the "hometown of litchi" and found that the price of Zhenlong litchi has soared this year, with the wholesale price of Guiwei at about 15 yuan per jin, while glutinous rice paste is generally more than 20 yuan per jin. On the same day, the Summer Solstice, the retail price of local Guiwei and Nuomi rice dumplings in Zhenlong was as high as 40 to 50 yuan per jin, the highest in nearly 20 years. The output of Zhenlong litchi has dropped off a cliff this year. The Dongshi reporter learned from the Zhenlong town government that due to the strong cold wave last winter and the high number of Rain Water in the early spring, the total output of Zhenlong litchi has been reduced by about 80% this year.

The editor also said that he was very sad! Wholesale price of 15 yuan to 25 yuan, sold out of Zhenlong produce glutinous rice curd, Guiwei and other high-quality litchi, almost every household has. According to the usual practice in previous years, this year, the Zhenlong town government set up a temporary litchi market in the Zhenlong section of National Highway 205 to facilitate local fruit farmers to sell lychees and to provide a better shopping environment for merchants and tourists who come to buy litchi. Dongshi reporter visited in the afternoon and found that the litchi wholesale market, which covers an area of about 2500 square meters, was slightly deserted, with only a small number of fruit farmers selling litchi. In previous years, the market was full of people and the ground was covered with lychees.

"Guiwei costs 15 yuan per jin and glutinous rice paste costs 22 yuan per jin, but it will be gone when it is sold out." Ms. Tang, a fruit farmer in Gaotian Village, Zhenlong, is selling four baskets of lychees. She said that her orchard had a harvest of less than 1,000 jin this year, 80% less than last year, and did not intend to sell it, but learned that the wholesale price soared several times, so she decisively picked the fruit to sell. In the afternoon, the wholesale prices of other fruit farmers were generally between 15 yuan and 25 yuan per jin. It is reported that in previous years, the wholesale price of Zhenlong litchi is about 3 to 5 yuan per catty. In high-yield years, the wholesale price of litchi per catty is even only a few cents, resulting in the situation that "cheap fruit hurts farmers". The Summer Solstice visited several local villages when it was difficult to find a fruit on that day. Some villagers were busy picking litchi, while others were not yet ripe. "it may take a few more days to mature. I hope the price will not fall by then." The lychees of Mr. Wu's family in Jinglong Village are still slightly bluish.

He said that the orchard is expected to produce 3,000 jin, mostly glutinous rice paste. Mr. Wu said that according to previous years' experience, the wholesale price of litchi varies almost from day to day, mainly affected by the amount picked on the day and the amount purchased by purchasers. He hopes that the quantity of litchi will be small this year and the price will remain at a high level all the time. In Tangjiao Village, a group of relatives and friends in Shenzhen is picking litchi in an orchard. "it is mainly to bring children to play, but they have also come here in previous years. I feel that litchi is so rare and expensive this year." Mr. Zhang, a tourist, said that the price for entering the park this year is 80 yuan per person, free to eat on the spot and take away for additional calculation. In previous years, they did not even need a "ticket" to enter the venue, but only had to pay the price of buying litchi. Dongshi reporter learned that, according to tradition, the Summer Solstice Yang Qi is the most prosperous on that day, litchi smell is pure Yang, eating litchi has Yang Qi said. The Summer Solstice on the same day, Zhenlong local authentic litchi soared to Guiwei 40 yuan / jin, glutinous rice paste about 50 yuan / jin, the highest price in nearly 20 years. Due to the small quantity, the wholesale market was once out of stock, and some non-local guests bought directly to the orchard, resulting in a phenomenon that it was difficult to get a fruit. It is worth mentioning that the litchi production in Huizhou is expected to be reduced by 40% to 50% this year. Zhenlong Litchi Wholesale Market has attracted fruit farmers from surrounding areas such as Huiyang Qiuchang and Yonghu to come here for sale. in the past two years, there has even been an influx of litchi from Gaozhou, Boluo, Dongguan and other places, posing as Zhenlong local litchi for sale.

It is reported that Huizhou is the main producing area of litchi and longan in Guangdong, and the output of litchi in Huizhou accounted for about 10% of the province's total output last year. The Dongshi reporter learned from the Huizhou Bureau of Agriculture that due to the low temperature and heavy rainfall at the beginning of the year and the impact of diseases and insect pests, the output of litchi in Huizhou is expected to be reduced by 40% to 50% this year, the output is expected to be more than 50,000 tons, and the time to market is also slightly later than in previous years. Well, if you are so lucky to eat Zhenlong lychee, please do.

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(except for network pictures) Liu Jianwei, a reporter from Dongjiang Times