Recently, Jinxiang County of Shandong Province and Shanghai World Expo will enter into a direct supply agreement, Jinxiang garlic catches the direct train and is put on the on the table Expo, and the brand effect further enhanced . It is understood that Jinxiang Garlic was named 2009 garlic well-known trademarks in China, and won the European geographical indications certification, became the EU protection products of geographical indications and got the green passport to enter the international market. At present, Jinxiang garlic is exported to more than 150 countries and regions.
Jinxiang is the famous garlic hometown, the annual planting garlic is 600,000 acreage, it has built into 50 acreage of non-pollution and green garlic production base and 30,000 acres of organic garlic production base, it is the largest garlic price centers, garlic industry and research center, garlic distribution, circulation and processing center. In 2009, Jinxiang has completed export garlic more than 170 0,000 tons, the exports amount account for 70% of the total national export, earning revenue up to 210 million U.S. dollars. Jinxiang garlic relies on the brand advantages coming into to the world, it has become gold standard leading the farmers to get rich . Last year, the county per capita income of farmers reached 8,440 Yuan, an increase of 15%.
Jinxiang garlic is big, has fresh juice and dense smell, fresh sauvignon, purer spicy, crisp and delicious, ghost flap, anti-mildew, anti-rot-resistant storage and other obvious advantages; Jinxiang garlic has high nutritional value, according to the test of research departments , Jinxiang garlic has protein, niacin, fat, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, potassium and other nutrients more than 20 kinds needed by human body, and regarded as the best natural antibiotics food and health food by experts, its medicinal value has caused the attention of the research department. Jinxiang garlic can not only eat raw but also can be processed into garlic, garlic piece, garlic powder, garlic oil, allicin and other products, it is widely used in food, beverage, household chemicals, cosmetics, health care and pharmaceutical sectors.
Jinxiang garlic has about 600,000 tons annually, garlic exports percent of pass is over 90%, the export volume accounts for more than 70% in the nation. Garden onion has annual output of 50 0,000 tons and exported to Japan, the United States and other 38 major countries and regions and domestic markets. Jinxiang garlic enjoy very high reputation in the domestic market , it has won the silver medal in the first 92 years of China Agricultural Fair, it is so far the highest award category in Chinese white garlic; and regarded as China’s garlic town in 1996; in 2000 it has registered at SAIC certificate; it is the largest planting area of the county and won the Guinness world in 2002; in January 2003 it was allowed to use the sign of pollution-free agricultural products ; it was awarded AQSIQ original planting area certification mark in March of 2003. In 2001, Jinxiang successfully held the first of the Garlic Festival; in 2002, it has successfully held WTO and China’s garlic industry’s first Annual Meeting of the Forum garlic tech Fair; in 2003, it hosted the first China Internatuional Garlic Festival and Organic Garlic promotion, it further reinforcing the Jinxiang garlic brand-name advantage. At the county level, Jinxiang garlic was famous for the largest planting area, the highest yield, best quality, the maximum total output, exports. On December 2, 2009, Jinxiang County and the EU reach agreement on geographical indications for Jinxiang garlic, it marked that the Jinxiang garlic got the acknowledgement of geographical indications approved by the European Union. Jinxiang Garlic, the geographical indications and the European Union mutual recognition agreement reached will be subject to legal protection of the EU, it became the passport of Jinxiang garlic entering into the international market.
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