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Jinxiang garlic, with a planting history of more than 2,000 years, has set a series of the highest in China, that is, the largest planting area, reaching 500,000 mu all the year round; The total output is the highest, reaching 600,000 tons; The yield is the highest, with an average yield per mu 1.200 kg and a maximum yield of over 3000 kg. The single garlic head is the largest, with 70% of grade A garlic over 6 cm, and the largest garlic head diameter is 18 cm, weighing 620 g; The largest export volume; The export qualification rate is the highest, reaching 90%. According to the research and calculation of experts from Chinese Academy of Sciences, jinxiang garlic has the highest nutritional value and medicinal value; 1992, at the first China Agricultural Expo, jinxiang garlic won the silver award of the highest single item of white garlic in China. 1June, 1996, was rated as a famous brand product in China by the state. 1March, 1996, Jinxiang county was officially named as "the hometown of garlic in China" by the state. 1June, 1996 10 obtained the grade a green food certificate. "The garlic in the world looks at China and the garlic in China looks at Jinxiang" has become a well-known knowledge. Garlic in this county sells well in more than 30 provinces and cities and 150 countries and regions. In recent years, the county party committee and government have made a strategic decision to rapidly change from "garlic agriculture" to "garlic industry", and relying on the famous brand of "jinxiang garlic", they have moved from "enriching the people through agriculture" to "strengthening the county through industry".
Jinxiang is not only rich in garlic, but also a pollution-free vegetable base of 200,000 mu. At present, the annual output of vegetables is 500 million kilograms, and more than 30 varieties such as onion, celery, cucumber and pepper are available all the year round. Introduced and planted 65,438+10,000 mu of American and Japanese series onions, and 1996 was named "onion hometown of China" by the state. "Jingu" brand millet cultivated by Jinxiang people has golden color, thick soup, hanging but not floating, oily but not greasy. It is a tribute of Ming and Qing Dynasties, ranking first among the "Four Famous Rice" in China, and was listed in Ci Hai. In 1996, it was named "the hometown of golden valley in China" by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Shandong is the main garlic producing area in China, and Jinxiang County is the "leader" in planting garlic in Shandong Province. At present, 700,000 mu of garlic has been planted in 800,000 mu of cultivated land in Jinxiang County, and jinxiang garlic's export volume accounts for more than 50% of China's garlic export volume.