"Our main watermelon variety is 8424, also known as Zaoji. It's crisp, with a high water content, high sweetness and a sugar content as high as 14.4 degrees. They are available from May 1st to the end of September. The market price doubled in the previous quarter and production increased by about 15%," said Mr.Tian from the Xia Le agricultural science and Technology Service Co Ltd.
Industrial policy support helping farmers to open the market
"The increase in production was mainly due to government support. Firstly, the government carried out a standardization reform of melon production and an integration of the previous brands as well as giving instructions for harvesting to improve the product quality. Secondly, the installation of a nursery canopy and centralized seedlings with a unified fertilization.
"Our company has about 4000 acres of greenhouse watermelon planting in Yuncheng County of Shanxi Province. Under the appropriate light, water temperature and temperature controls, the output could reach 15000 kg/acre. The watermelons are mainly sold to the wholesale markets of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chongqi, as well as other regions under our own brand named "Xiale".
The New Melon Seedlings
"Like most agricultural companies, our main costs are labour, equipment and the land lease fee. As a company with 26 years of experience in watermelon cultivation and sales, we adhere to the brand line. We not only cultivate with our own watermelon seedlings but we also have our own packaging workshop and only use organic fertilizer in combination with farmyard manure."
Yinghui Tian
China
Company website: www.xialexigua.com
Cellphone +86 186 3480 7787
Email: [email protected]
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