Aerial view of the eel breeding base in Xianfeng Village, Zhanggou Town, Xiantao City
□Zhutian Metropolis Daily Jimu News reporter Huang Zhigang Photography: Chutian Metropolis Daily Jimu News reporter Huang Zhigang
"The average price is 36.8 yuan, and the transaction volume is 53,280 pounds." September 23, On the day of the Chinese Farmers Harvest Festival , in Xiantao, Hubei Province, the " Capital of China's Eel", the country's largest eel-producing trade market held a weighing ceremony at the Pioneer Eel Trade Market in Zhanggou Town. Average price and volume. At the opening ceremony, the mid-price eel price index (EPI) compiled by the National Development and Reform Commission was released, which means that the transaction price of the eel trade market in Xianfeng Village will directly affect the benchmark price of the national eel market, and become the "eel price trend" of the national eel price trend. wind vane".
"priced" for the national eel market
On the day of
, the opening ceremony was set at the door of the Pioneer eel trade market. "Open the scales!" A gong sounded, and the fresh eel that was just caught and marketed in the early morning of that day officially opened for trading. "103.4 jin, the unit price is 36.8 yuan, and the total is 3,805 yuan." The farmer Liu Yongwu grabbed the "jackpot" and completed the first transaction, and his face could not hide his excitement. "This year is another bumper year, and the output and prices are all good." At the
event, the relevant person in charge of the Xiantao Development and Reform Commission announced the mid-price Xiantao eel price index notified by the National Development and Reform Commission, and set the price for the opening of the eel trade market. On the big screen, the average price and trading volume of eel on the day are displayed in real time. "The average price is 36.8 yuan, and the trading volume is 53,280 kilograms." The middle price of
is the title of the price index series compiled by the Price Monitoring Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, which plays an important role in judging the price situation and guiding market expectations. The
mid-price Xiantao eel price index (EPI) is jointly compiled and released by the National Development and Reform Commission's Price Monitoring Center and Xiantao City Development and Reform Commission. Practitioners and market consumers provide important price information.
The eel industry in Xiantao radiates all over the country. The Pioneer Village eel trading market is the largest eel trading market in the country, and the daily trading volume accounts for one third of the domestic market. The price here has already become the main reference benchmark for eel pricing in the industry and the "wind vane" for the price trend of eel.
sells more than 400,000 catties of eel every day
Pioneer eel trade market is currently the largest eel trade market in the country, and it is also a microcosm of the development of the eel industry in Pioneer Village for more than 20 years. The market was founded in 2005 and has undergone 4 reconstructions, expansions, and relocations. In 2020, it was renovated and upgraded. It covers an area of 40 acres, with a main trading area of more than 6,000 square meters. It has a settlement building and 44 shops.
follows the model of "selling eels in peak season and lotus root belt in off-season". Last year, the market transaction volume reached 660 million yuan, which led to the employment of more than 300 people in this village and surrounding villages, and brought nearly 3 million yuan of income to the village collective every year.
"More than 400,000 catties of eel will be sold to the whole country and even overseas at the highest peak here every day." Zhu Chuanbao, secretary of the Party branch of Xianfeng Village and director of the village committee, said that in addition to traditional eel breeding and trading, the whole industry chain of eel is being cultivated locally. Benefit from high added value. At the opening ceremony of
, Zhu Chuanbao released the annual development report of the eel industry. At present, the whole town of Zhanggou has a breeding area of 50,000 mu, 1 million net cages, and an output value of 3 billion yuan. 70% of the town's agricultural population is engaged in all aspects of the eel industry chain.
actively extends the eel industry chain
After more than 30 years of development, at present, Pioneer Village has realized the cultivation of eel in the whole village, and the area of eel cultivation reaches 4,500 mu, accounting for more than 93% of the cultivated land in the village. How does
ensure the quality of eel and enhance the brand of eel in Zhanggou? To this end, the Pioneer eel trading market also built a new eel testing center this year. During the trading season, technicians conduct quick random inspections of aquatic products such as eels, loach, and other aquatic products entering the big market every day and keep samples for future reference. The test results will be announced on the same day, and a test certificate will be issued to realize the quality traceability of the whole process through a digital platform.
Thanks to the high-quality and safe eel raw materials, Xiantao City has also actively extended the eel industry chain, and has successively developed instant products such as eel meal and eel fillets that are ready to eat, as well as prefabricated vegetables that only require heating. Research eel puffed food.
through a series of industry extension initiatives, a small eel is increasingly "touring" to the whole industry chain, "touring" to the whole country, driving "China's eel capital" to set sail. Statistics show that by 2021, the comprehensive output value of the eel industry chain in Xiantao City will exceed 5 billion.
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