How much was sweet potato per jin in 2019, and will the price rise in 2020?

Sweet potato has been one of people's staple foods since ancient times, and it is also an important raw material for the food processing, starch and alcohol manufacturing industries. Sweet potato holds a fairly high status, so how much was sweet potato per jin in 2019? Will the price rise in 2020?

1. How much was sweet potato per jin in 2019?

Nationwide, sweet potato prices have recently ranged from 1.2 to 4 yuan per jin, with prices varying from region to region. For example, the price at Shunxing Vegetable Wholesale Market of Xingtai Food and Vegetable Group Co., Ltd. in Hebei Province is 2.1 yuan per jin; Xianyang Xinyangguang Wholesale Market in Shaanxi is 2.5 yuan per jin; Xinjiang Haibao International Agricultural Products Logistics and Trade City is 3.8 yuan per jin; Baishazhou Agricultural and Sideline Products Market in Wuhan, Hubei is 2 yuan per jin; and Baotou Youyi Vegetable Wholesale Market in Inner Mongolia is 2 yuan per jin.

2. Will sweet potato prices rise in 2020?

Sweet potato yields are very high. At present, sweet potato yields can reach 6000-8000 kg per mu, and high yields can exceed 10000 kg. From 2015 to 2017, sweet potato prices declined to a certain extent, and good-quality sweet potatoes fetched slightly higher prices. But in 2019, prices across the board were rising, and sweet potato prices also rose to a certain extent. In addition, as the end of the year approaches, sweet potato prices may rise again to a certain extent.

3. Which sweet potatoes are better to plant?

1. Longshu No. 9, as the only early-maturing fresh-eating variety on the market at present, fills the market gap after winter-stored sweet potatoes are sold out and the next season's sweet potatoes cannot yet be harvested. As long as Longshu No. 9 is harvested early, its market performance has been good in recent years.

2. Shangshu 19, as a starch-type sweet potato with a relatively large planting area in China, is gladly purchased by many starch processing plants. It is recommended that spring sweet potato Shangshu 19 must be planted early with plastic film mulching. Selling commercial sweet potatoes around August also gets a very good price. If the yield is above 3000 jin, it can be harvested. After harvesting, planting some Chinese cabbage, cabbage and other green vegetables can also play a role in crop rotation.

3. Yanshu 25: now in large, medium and small cities, roasted sweet potato chains are blooming everywhere, and Yanshu 25 has ignited the roasted sweet potato market with its outstanding taste.

4. Xinxiang and Xushu 32: these two varieties have always made people feel they taste good, and are the first choice for high-end gift sweet potatoes. As long as they are 1 to 3 liang, free of disease and insect grooves, and slender, sweet potatoes sell very well.

5. Ji 25 and Ji 26: one is a starch-type sweet potato and the other is a fresh-eating, processing and roasting dual-purpose sweet potato, and their planting area has continued to expand in the past two years. Yields are high, and under fine management the tubers are beautiful. In particular, Jishu 26 from hilly and mountainous areas tastes great. As long as black spot disease is overcome, storage is done well, and sales are made around the Spring Festival, it can effectively solve the problem of tight market supply and demand, and the price is very beautiful.

Planting sweet potatoes in 2020 is still very good. If you do not know what to plant, you might as well try planting sweet potatoes.