Wuwei Gulang farmers open Weibo to sell potatoes.

Comprehensive report of the "three Rural Express": unsalable agricultural products have become a mental illness for farmers. A few days ago, Zhou Junshan, a farmer in Gulang County, Wuwei City, opened Weibo to promote the unsalable potatoes in his hometown, hoping to sell the potatoes early through this platform.

More than 50, 000 people retweeted Weibo

On the evening of Sept. 13, Weibo user "Gulang Zhou Junshan" posted two Weibo messages in succession, saying that farmers in Heisongyi Town, Gulang County, had a large potato planting area this year. "the harvest is good, but there is no market. I hope everyone will forward it and help contact the potato seller." This Weibo message from Zhou Junshan was quickly forwarded. As of 18:00 yesterday, more than 50, 000 people had forwarded it and left tens of thousands of messages. Many netizens said that Gansu potatoes are very delicious, some netizens left a message: "this year, I want to eat more potatoes."

Zhou Junshan's telephone hotline

Yesterday afternoon, the reporter dialed Zhou Junshan's cell phone number. Zhou Junshan told reporters that around the National Day is the potato harvest time, as the early buyers are not many, he was worried for the growers, so he sent Weibo. "since I 'sold' Tudou on Weibo, I have to answer at least a dozen consulting calls from businessmen from all over the country every day, especially in the evening, more merchants call for advice, but few come to buy." Zhou Junshan said, "it is gratifying that the third people's Hospital of Lanzhou bought 10, 000 jin of potatoes after watching Weibo."

30,000 tons of potatoes are unsalable for sale.

The latest statistics show that the planting area of potatoes in the town this year is 25300 mu, and the total output is expected to reach 37000 tons. As of the afternoon of October 12, only 2200 tons of potatoes have been sold in the town, and there are still about 34000 tons of potatoes for sale. " Li Xinghe, deputy mayor of Heisongyi Town, who is in charge of agriculture, said in an interview with reporters yesterday that the town is very supportive of Zhou Junshan's personal blog to help local growers sell potatoes.

According to Li Xinghe, the deputy mayor, in order to solve the problem of unsalable potatoes in Heisongyi town, the town government has mainly taken four measures. First, publicize and mobilize farmers to harvest potatoes from the fields in time; second, mobilize growers to store potatoes temporarily and sell them at the wrong time; at present, the town has mobilized farmers to dig 2000 storage cellars, which can store about 10,000 tons; third, mobilize local economic capable people (self-employed) to carry out acquisitions; fourth, the town government and a local economic capable person (self-employed) signed an agreement to buy some potatoes directly from the land.