What is the latest market price of tsaoko fruit per jin?
Tsaoko fruit is the fruit of Amomum tsaoko, a plant in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) and the genus Amomum. It is a major bulk variety of medicinal and edible Chinese herbal medicine, with edible use exceeding medicinal use. It is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places in China, and market demand is very large, with prices relatively stable. Let us take a look at the market price of tsaoko fruit below!
The market price of tsaoko fruit
The market price of ordinary-grade tsaoko fruit is 38 yuan to 42 yuan per kg, with prices varying according to market and quality.
The producing areas and distribution of tsaoko fruit
Commercial tsaoko fruit mostly comes from cultivation, and it is often imported. In China, tsaoko fruit is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi and Hainan, while imports mostly come from Vietnam, Thailand and other countries. In China, tsaoko fruit is mainly produced in Jinping, Yuanyang, Hekou, Pingbian, Luchun, Maguan, Xichou, Funing, Malipo, Yingjiang, Luxi, Longzhou in Yunnan, and Napo in Guangxi, among other places.
Quality identification of tsaoko fruit
Tsaoko fruit is 2-4.5 cm long and 1-2.5 cm in diameter, elliptical, with a brown or reddish-brown surface, bearing 3 blunt ridges and obvious longitudinal grooves and ridge lines, with a rounded protruding stylar base at the apex and a fruit stalk or fruit stalk scar at the base. The pericarp is tough, internally divided into 3 chambers, each chamber containing 7-24 seeds. The seeds are clustered into a mass, polyhedral, 5-7 mm in diameter, yellow-brown or reddish-brown, with a grayish-white membranous aril, a sunken chalaza in the center, a round pit-shaped hilum on the ventral side of the narrower end, and the raphe sunken into 1 longitudinal groove. It has a fragrant odor and a pungent, spicy taste. Those that are large, plump, reddish-brown in color, and strong in odor and taste are considered superior.
Commercial tsaoko fruit is generally considered best when fully dry, plump as whole fruits, uniformly sized, unbroken, with a reddish-brown or grayish-brown outer skin, a pungent taste and strong aroma, with no white immature fruits, no scorching from roasting, and no mold. The quality is best when blanched and then sun-dried.