According to Hefei Online, Hefei cherries have been on the market since the May Day holiday, and the supply is expected to last until the end of May.
According to the report, although Hefei's cherry industry started late, it has a high starting point, large scale, and technical integration in place, and the basic conditions for industrial development are already in place.There are cherry orchards in Changfeng, Feixi, Feidong and the suburbs of the city.
Meng Xiangzhen, chief expert of Hefei Peach and Small Miscellaneous Fruit Expert Studio, told the media that after more than ten years of development, the cherry planting area in Hefei has grown to about 10,000 mu, of which 3,000 mu of Chinese cherries (small cherries) and European 7000 acres of sweet cherries.The main varieties of Chinese cherries are Purple Pearl, Hongfei, Short-Handle King, etc. The European sweet cherry varieties include Meizao, Rabin, Sammit, Brooks, Huangmi, Hongdeng, Qinying No.1, etc.
Meng Xiangzhen introduced that due to the high temperature heat damage at the end of March and early April this year, the yield of sweet cherries has been severely reduced, but the output of a small amount of early cultivation is stable, and the total output of cherries is expected to be 800 tons.In terms of price, the price of cherries on the market before and after the May 1st promotion this year ranges from 40 to 60 yuan per catty.
