Every winter is the best time to taste pearl guava.

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[Reporter Chen Guanbei/Changhua Report] Changhua County is rich in guava pearls. Every winter is the best time to taste them. Due to the high quality, the price last year was nearly 63 yuan per kilogram. There are many fruits on the ground, but there are no people to harvest them.

The farmer surnamed Xie said that because of the oversupply in the market, the wholesale price was less than half of last year, and the packing and shipping costs were unbearable, so they simply abandoned the harvest as fertilizer.

Pearl guava is the most popular guava in China, and it enters the production season after the Mid-Autumn Festival. According to domestic auction market statistics, the average wholesale price in December last year soared to a sky-high price of 62.7 yuan per kilogram, and the price was still as high as 45 yuan in January of the following year, which made many guava farmers Looking forward to the rare dream of high unit price crops, but after the production season in October this year, the wholesale price is not as good as expected. It has dropped from 36 yuan per kilogram to only 19 yuan per kilogram in December, although it rebounded to 23 yuan before the Spring Festival. Yuan, but the price is less than half of that of last year, making many farmers lament that "it's really a Chinese New Year".

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"No more!" said the farmer surnamed Xie. The weather is good this year, and there are no wind disasters or diseases. Although there are a few cold snaps, it does not affect the guava. Instead, it is more crisp and sweeter. The vibrancy is weak, and the price during the peak production period is facing the lowest in the same period in recent years. Recently, some dealers have offered "single-digit" purchase prices for production areas.

"Guava King" farmer surnamed Xiao said that last year, a large number of scabs appeared in the Shetou production area of ​​pearl bark, and the production dropped sharply by 50%, which caused the wholesale price to continue to rise, so there was a sky-high price. This year, it returned to reality, but every winter should still be 30 per kilogram The current price is indeed lower than expected, which may also be related to factors such as market supply and demand or the impact of the epidemic on export sales.

The Farmers Association of Shetou Township pointed out that according to the statistics of the fruit and vegetable market in Shetou Township, the average wholesale price is still 24 yuan per kilogram today (3rd), and it has also rebounded recently. It is also related to the appearance.

Balenong pointed out that the current wholesale price in the market is less than half of last year, and the cost of packing and transportation is unbearable, so they simply abandon it as fertilizer.

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There is an oversupply of pearl guavas in the market this year. In a guava garden in Hechuan Commons, Ershui Township, Changhua, the guava trees are full of fruit and there are few people to harvest them.

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The price of pearl guava this year is not as good as expected, and the price continues to "steeply drop", and the price during the peak production period is less than 1/2 of last year.

(Photo by reporter Chen Guanbei)