Where are the main ginger-producing areas in China, and which region produces the best varieties?
Ginger is a common seasoning in daily life; usually when cooking fish, ginger is added to remove the fishy smell. Among the best varieties are Shandong Changyi mian ginger, Qingzhou bamboo-root ginger, Shannong No. 1 ginger, and Qingzhou small yellow ginger. So where are China's main ginger-producing areas distributed? Which places produce the best varieties?
1. Where are China's main ginger-producing areas?
Ginger is widely cultivated in central, southeastern and southwestern China, in Xianfeng Huolong Laifeng, Tongshan, Yangxin, Echeng, Xianning, Daye and various provinces and regions. The large ginger produced in Shandong Anqiu, Shandong Changyi, Shandong Laiwu and Shandong Pingdu Dazeshan is especially well known. It is also commonly cultivated in tropical regions of Asia.
Among these, Laiwu City in Shandong is China's largest ginger export base, with a ginger planting area of more than 200,000 mu and an annual output of nearly 500,000 tons. It has more than 600 storage and processing enterprises, and its ginger is exported to more than 80 countries and regions including Japan, the EU, the United States, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
2. Which places produce the best ginger varieties?
The ginger varieties from these three producing areas are the best: Shandong ginger, Henan ginger and Fujian ginger.
3. Ginger growing environment
1. Ginger originated in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia. It likes a warm, humid climate and has weak cold resistance and drought resistance. The plant can only grow during the frost-free period. The most suitable temperature for growth is 25-28°C. When the temperature is below 20°C, sprouting is slow. When frost occurs, the plant will wither, and after frost damage the rhizome completely loses its ability to sprout.
2. In most counties of Guangxi's main producing areas, the annual average temperature is 18-19°C, the average temperature in July is 25.3°C, and the extreme high temperature is 39°C; the average temperature in January is 10.2°C, and the extreme low temperature is -4°C; the annual frost-free period is more than 330 days. The annual rainfall is 900-1300 mm, and the relative air humidity is about 80%.
3. It likes a warm and humid climate, is not cold-tolerant, fears moisture, and fears direct strong light. Avoid continuous cropping. It is advisable to choose sloped land and slightly shaded plots for cultivation. Sandy loam to heavy loam with deep, loose, fertile upper layers and good drainage is suitable.
4. Latest ginger prices in 2018
Latest price of Changyi ginger in Anqiu City, Weifang City, Shandong Province: large ginger mud ginger 1.85-2.1 yuan/jin
Latest price of ginger in Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Shandong Province: mian ginger over four liang 2.6 yuan/jin
Latest price of ginger in Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Shandong Province: mian ginger over four liang, washed ginger: 2.3-2.6 yuan/jin
Latest price of ginger in Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Shandong Province: mian ginger over four liang: 2.3-2.7 yuan/jin
Latest price of ginger in Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Shandong Province: mian ginger over four liang: 0.7-2.6 yuan/jin