Since the fall, various varieties of grapes have become more visible in commerce, with “high peaks”, “summer black” and “sunshine roses” still the dominant species. However, reporters on the new kyoto rural channel noted that prices for so-called “high-end grapes”, represented by sun rose grapes, have continued to decline over the years. In august this year, when prices were lowest, they were only 16. Behind the fall in prices was a significant increase in the area under cultivation, and according to wang haebo, an expert at the fruit tree institute of the chinese academy of sciences, the area under “sun roses” now stands at 800,000 acres nationwide, compared to tens of thousands in 2016. Although prices have jumped so hard that the “sunshine” is not visible to the windward farmers, wang haipo also says that the growers need not worry that the way forward is not to continue to expand production, but rather to “manage increase”, and that good-quality sunshine roses can be sold at high prices even during a large listing period。
In beijing, the price of ultrasun roses is only $16. I'm a reporter for the new kyoto newspaper
Price fluctuations
$100 a pound down to $16
Sunshine roses are a variety introduced from japan, originating from okayama county, japan, and from the new web-based red grape varieties that have emerged in recent years. They are delicate, sweet and full of fruit. Prices are much higher than the usual peaks, roses, red tarts, etc., with the term “christ in green”。
At the beginning of the world, the price of such grapes sold in japan was 500 yuan, an average of 10 yuan. In 2010, the country began to introduce sun roses, and it was not until around 2015 that the grapes gradually entered the public eye. At the beginning of the supermarket, the sale price was once at $300 per pound, and then fell slightly as production increased, although it also hovered at $100 per pound. Driven by high prices, more and more farmers are growing sun roses, although this has also led to increasing prices for their people。
It used to be a "high-end fruit" sunflower rose. I'm a reporter for the new kyoto newspaper
And this year, the price trend for sun rose grapes has changed so much that consumers have a little lost sight of it. Yunnan province was the country's earliest place to be listed for sun roses, and in may it was available online for booking at around $100. In june, sun roses from sichuan and zhejiang, among others, also began to come on the market and, with the increase in the number of markets, the price of beijing supermarkets fell rapidly to around $30. Starting in august, a large number of sun roses were on the market, and the price of sales in beijing fell to about $16 per pound。
It's hard to grow
Make sure there's only 50 grapes in a string
Don't look down at $16 per pound, but the price of sun roses is still higher than that of common varieties such as peaks and roses. And where is sunshine rose? In the case of henan's sunshine rose grape growing family, li zhongbing, the prior input and management of sunshine rose is much more sophisticated than normal grapes。
Lee chao bin, who had dozens of acres of plantations in change city, started growing sun roses in 2017, at the presentation of the local fruit tree institute, “when he first tasted the grape, he found a good taste and i thought it was a high-end fruit. The market should have had good prospects, and the feeling that there were fewer people on board, and it was determined to try.”
However, due to premature planting techniques, it did not go well at first, “when we all bought seed from the grower and came back for marriage. However, the small saplings that were planted that year were frozen in large areas because of the intimacy of the saplings, and many growers were forced to dig up the saplings and replant them, losing not only the money to buy them but also valuable planting time.”
Sunshine rose plantation
In the first year, li dingbin discovered that half of his field had grown about 10 centimetres long. “the cost of this input is high because we have to replant because there is no mature planting technology. There was no such problem with growing common grapes, and this taught you a lesson.”
For ordinary horticultural enthusiasts, this type of grape is more difficult to grow, and ms. Li, a citizen of beijing, described it as “uncomfortful”. Ms. Lee said that, first of all, the price of the tree is far more expensive than the giant peak, which costs only a few dollars per tree, while the sun rose is 60 times more, “it is still a net purchase from the field”. Once planted in the ground, the other fruit trees were sprouts, and the “high end” grape remained silent. According to an analysis by the grower, lee dingbin, this is due to the fact that sunlight roses are more demanding for soil and water fat, and the general pattern of cultivation is not suitable for it。
Sunshine roses are very difficult to grow and do not fit ms. Lee as an amateur. According to wang haibo, an expert at the fruit tree research institute of the chinese academy of sciences, to the reporter of the sinking newspaper, the sun roses are demanding the land, “some areas need even full soil conversion in exchange for soil with high organic content. There is also a need to safeguard the fatty water, which requires twice as much water and fertilizer as ordinary grapes.”
Apart from differences in planting, sun roses require special management. Wang haipo, an expert at the fruit tree research institute, described the need for deliberate twigs and flowers to be grown. “the fruit ears need to be swirled, preferably in a vertical shape, and the results are good for sale and quality. In addition, grapes are treated unnuclearly.”
The cost of care for this grape is high. Interviewee for map
Lee chao bin explained that after the long fruit is the busiest time for the fruit farmers, it is necessary to hire a lot of workers to fix the bud, “each string has to be trimmed to ensure that there are only 50 grapes in a string. If it is allowed to grow naturally, there will be about 100 in a string, and too much will affect quality.”
Increased area under cultivation
From tens of thousands of acres to about a million acres
The high upfront input cost is the main cause of the high price of sun rose grapes, but the sharp decline is associated with a sharp increase in the area under cultivation. According to wang haipo, according to the institute's incomplete statistics, the area under sun rose grape cultivation in the country now stands at 800,000 acres, and it is expanding and will exceed 1 million acres next year. In 2016, however, the country was growing at an alarming rate, with only tens of thousands of acres。
Li dynasty bin described the fact that many plantations had begun to be invested in this area because of previous high prices. As a result of the gradual improvement in the standards associated with the processing of fruit, and the maturity of water fertilizer management techniques, farmers have found technical know-how, resulting in a rapid increase in the production of finished fruit and a consequent decline in prices。
Although sunshine rose was still able to sell 100 pounds per pound in beijing in may of this year, wang fong, the grower of the yunnan red river, understood that he was eating “fresh”. Yunnan was one of the first areas in the country to start growing sun roses and one of the first southern production areas to be marketed annually, and wang fung indicated that prices were slightly higher because of the special temperature and light conditions prevailing there. “it is common for all commodities to have low volumes and high prices, but with a large number of listings, the price of sun roses on our side has fallen, but it is good that the average price remains at around $30.”
Potential customer loss
The effect of early harvest by growers on tastes
However, it was less fortunate than the late-marketed northern region. It is precisely now that the sun rose grapes in henan, shaanxi and liaoning regions have matured, and the price drop has been more pronounced due to the concentration of the market period. This has led to headaches among many growers, “all of you are investing more, trying to use more fertilizers and water, with high returns at high cost, but the price of sun roses is really chilling for the growers.”
In the near future, the sun roses are on the market. Interviewee for map
The growers say that, in the area of henan, there are so few growers and very few profits from grapes this year, and it is hard to say later: “we now have an orchard based on extraction at around $15 a pound, which is two thirds cheaper than it was two years ago. If prices fall again, they will be exposed to loss.” it is understood that the sun rose grapes in the south of the river will be on the market in large quantities this week and that prices may continue to decline。
Prior to this, a number of businesses were “greening” in order to catch up with high prices, before they matured and “drilled” some potential consumers. According to mr. Zhang, he bought a fine bunch of sun-sun rose grapes, but his taste was green and “a bunch of grapes cost $100, but it tasted a little bit worthless and did not show where it was”. A number of consumers have indicated that they are beginning to turn their back on this type of grapes because they have been bought, and ms. Cao has told reporters that “it is expensive and unsavory, and it would be better to buy a few dollars than a peak of fine products”
According to the grower, lee zhongbin, poor taste is mainly due to the fact that many fruit-farmers, in order to sell at high prices, collect the fruits directly before they mature, leading to a loss of consumer interest in such grapes, as well as to the difficulty of quality-oriented growers in selling grapes when they mature in large quantities。
Expert recommendations
Good quality still sells good money
With regard to the prospects for the production of sun-sun rose grapes, wang haipo, an expert at the institute of fruit trees of the central institute, stated that the growers should not be overly pessimistic at the moment, “price fluctuations are market-driven, but quality is self-determined and good prices are hard”. Wang hae-po indicated that the quality of the sun rose grapes would certainly be uneven when they were heavily on the market, and that everyone had been oversought of low-priced fruits, but now high-quality fruits were just as fresh as demand. "the good-quality sun roses can smell the light roses before the entrance, each with a dollar coin of about 20 degrees sugar. This quality can be achieved at a retail price of $60 and $70 per pound, even when the market is heavily traded, and the market is now selling $16 per pound less. So even if there is a downward trend in prices, growers do not have to worry too much, and quality varieties must be sold at a good price.”
Wang hae-po explained that the fruit tree institute of the chinese academy of sciences is also planting sun roses in the liaoning region, where the wholesale price can be around $20-30 when the product is not as good as the southern grapes. “the growers now want not the price, but the quality, and the more refined, the more popular they are”
At the same time, wang haibo has called on farmers not to grow blindly or in the wind, taking into account the saturation of the market. “this local grape in japan can also keep prices high, one having higher demands on the quality of grapes and the other being relatively low production. In any case, once production is higher, price declines are inevitable and careful consideration must be given before planting.” wang hae-po stressed that fruit farmers are now expanding their production, rather than controlling the increase in production, and that the sun roses are rich and the increase is the way to profit。
