Export bananas rely on strength! Qiantong golden banana is inherently cold-resistant and strict in management, breaking through the sales door.

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The golden banana of Yunlin, whose peel is golden and sweet, has been exported to Japan, bringing a bright dawn to the plight of banana sales for many years. Su Mingli, chairman of the Yunlin County Liantong Fruit and vegetable production Cooperative, which has 50 years of experience in growing bananas, leads professional farmers to work hard to replace short-term price operation with long-term and steady production and marketing cooperation. in order to attract more fresh young farmers to join, it is necessary to return to the Japanese market with high-quality Taiwan bananas.

From controlling the quantity of banana seedlings, cooperatives shoulder the important task of sales.

In addition to technical guidance, regulating production and connecting channels is also one of the tasks of paulownia cooperatives. Every year before the Lunar New year, golden banana seedlings are uniformly provided to farmers, and they are planted in batches according to the second, third, fourth, and May of the national calendar, which can not only control the output of each period, but also deliberately avoid the battlefield of June to August, which is the fiercest fruit competition in the country. the main consideration is that bananas do not last long in hot summer, and do not want to make banana prices worse at the bottom of the summer valley.

Su Ming-li further points out that through the number of banana seedlings distributed in each period, you can estimate the yield and adjust the size of the order. coupled with the fact that you have a certain capacity in your own field, you can rest assured to accept the order. "even if some farmers leave, or the output in this period is not good, at least my own quantity can be adjusted. Some traders only receive goods and do not grow their own, so there will be pressure during the purchase, but we will not, so we can concentrate on taking care of the farmers."

Zheng Kunhe, a green farmer, says that seeing that the older generation of banana farmers are optimistic about the export market of golden bananas, they are looking forward to making a name for bananas in Taiwan again, so they are willing to stay and work hard in their hometown. He points out that the purchase price here is good, and no matter how cheap the market price is, as long as it is produced by members, cooperatives will "accept everything according to the order" and will help farmers find ways to digest it or sell it to processing plants. "all farmers have to do is concentrate on production." At present, I manage the banana plantation on eight-cent land, and as recommended by the cooperative, rotation with rice every two years can reduce the density of soil pathogens and prevent the occurrence of yellow leaf disease.

Su Mingli toured the banana garden to check the maturity of golden bananas. (photo / Lin Xiejun)

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