40000 mu of pomegranate in Hotan, Xinjiang is ripe

The green peach tree in Yaochi can be envied, and the green peach has red cheeks for a thousand years. Since October, the pomegranate in the Hotan region of southern Xinjiang has ushered in the annual harvest season, with large pomegranates hanging like red lanterns on the branches. The autumn wind blows, and the pomegranate garden is filled with fragrance.

On October 9th, in the 900 acre pomegranate field of Bashi Yujimai Village, Cele Township, Cele County, Hotan Prefecture, villagers held scissors and carefully picked and boxed pomegranates, enjoying the joy of a bountiful harvest. Maimaiti Abdullah Toheti Suleiman, a villager from Bashi Yujimai Village, told reporters, “My family has planted 20 acres of pomegranate. Through scientific planting, the pomegranate has good growth, high yield rate, full grains, and an expected yield of about 12 tons.

Pomegranate in the Hotan region of Xinjiang is a late maturing variety that only matures in mid October each year. The color of the pomegranate gradually changes, and the fruit lines are protruding with clear edges and corners. Pomegranate cultivation in the Hotan area is mainly distributed in Piyalema Township and Cele Township of Pishan County, with a total planting area of about 40000 acres.

The staff of the Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Pishan County told reporters that this year, the total production of pomegranate in Piyalema Township of Pishan County is expected to reach 14700 tons. This year, we have negotiated with the acquirer that the average price is higher than in previous years, about 0.2 yuan higher than the market acquisition price, “said Tursun Kawuzi, the head of Huinong Pomegranate Professional Cooperative in Pialema Township.

My family has been planting pomegranate for many years, “said Wubulikasm Maitikurban, a planter in Kumboyi Village, Piyalema Township, Pishan County.” In recent years, under the guidance of technical personnel, the yield of pomegranate per acre has been very high, and the price has also increased. The annual income is still very good.

Piyalema Township, Pishan County, known as the “Hometown of Pomegranates”, has unique water, soil, light and heat resources. In 2005, it was named the “Hometown of Chinese Pomegranates”. Nowadays, the planting area of pomegranate has reached 24000 acres, and the fruiting area has reached 20000 acres. With over 400 technology demonstration households, pomegranate has become a “hard fruit” for villagers to become rich.

More than 200 households in Kangkale Village, Qile Township, not far from Pishan County, plant pomegranate, which has become a cash cow in the hands of villagers. The village relies on the pomegranate industry to explore the development model of “pomegranate+tourism”, gradually forming an industrial chain of “appreciating pomegranate flowers, picking pomegranate fruits, eating pomegranate, and drinking pomegranate wine”. Anarguli Abudula, the captain of the work team of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Cele County stationed in Kangkale Village, Cele Township, smiled and said, “Our village has planted 2450 acres of pomegranate this year, with an average income of 9000 to 10000 yuan per person solely from pomegranate.