The National Day holiday had just begun and already the apple market in Jingning County, "hometown of the apple", was bustling with trade activity. The overall quality of red Fuji apples in China decreased this year as a result of weather (frost, hail), old trees, etc. In Jingning County, a production area with "thousands of acres of high-quality apple orchards, both the apple production volume and the top-quality apple ratio increased in comparison with the same period in the previous year. The Jingning apple market rapidly expanded as a result of their competitive advantage and the number of visiting buyers increased.
The overall apple production volume in Jingning County could reach 600 thousand tons this year. This would be a production value of 2.4 billion yuan [350 million USD]. The export volume could reach a value of more than 16 million USD. The average profit of apple farmers could exceed 3800 yuan [553 USD].
Source: Fruit Service Center