Xunyi apples are a specialty of Xunyi County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province.
Xunyi apples have eight characteristics: "large size, correct shape, bright color, crisp texture, juicy, sweet, storage-resistant and pollution-free", and are favored by consumers.
Xunyi County is listed as a key county for apple green food production in the country by the Ministry of Agriculture and awarded the title of "China's Apple Hometown".
Xunyi County is located in the central part of Shaanxi Province, bordering Xianyang City in the south and the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in the north. It is a famous apple hometown.
The superior air, light, water, heat, soil, latitude and altitude provide a unique ecological environment for the production of high-quality apples. It is universally recognized as the best growing area for high-quality apples. Its natural conditions are comparable to those of Nagano, Japan and Lyon, France.
It is compared with world-famous apple producing areas such as Rochester in the United States and Turin in Italy.
The total apple area in Xunyi County reaches 500,000 acres, with a total output of 425,000 tons and an output value of 786 million yuan. The per capita apple income of farmers reaches more than 2,800 yuan.
The main apple varieties grown in the county include Fujimu No. 1, Royal Gala, American No. 8, Red Fuji, etc., and more than 20 new and high-quality apple varieties from home and abroad have been introduced.
All towns in the county have obtained Shaanxi Apple's "Geographical Indication Protected Products" (Origin). They have built 250,000 acres of green apple bases, 100,000 acres of pollution-free apple bases, 3,200 acres of EU organic apple certification, 3,000 acres of EUREP-GAP certified organic apples.
Apple base certification covers 5,300 acres.
Xunyi apples are large in shape, bright in color, juicy and rich in flavor, sweet and delicious, and are famous far and wide.
Especially the "Xunbao" brand red Fuji has bright color, juicy meat, crispy sweetness and strong aroma, and unique flavor. It can be called the best among fruits.
It has 11 main varieties and has won more than 130 awards at various national and provincial agricultural expos and competitions. The total number of awards ranks first among all counties in Shaanxi.
The fruits are exported to more than 30 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, Hong Kong and Macao markets across the country, and exported to Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries, and are favored by consumers.
Xunyi County has been rated as "China's Apple Hometown", "National Horticultural Products Export Demonstration Zone", "National Pollution-free Agricultural Products (Fruit) Production Demonstration Base", "National Advantageous Agricultural Products Industry Belt Construction Demonstration County", "China's High Quality
"Key Apple Base Counties", "China's Top Ten Pollution-Free Fruit and Vegetable Counties", "China's Advanced Fruit and Vegetable Production Counties", Ministry of Agriculture's "948" Major Project Apple GAP Demonstration Base, "Top 10 Shaanxi Fruit Industry Strong Counties", "Shaanxi Province Fruit
"Advanced County in Industrial Production", "China's Famous Fruit", "China's High-Quality Apple Base", "China's Top 20 Apple Counties", etc.