Wenzhou, Taizhou, Ningbo, Zhejiang, the three major prune producers produce prunes, many people in Zhejiang every year necessary to taste. This year, everyone's mouth how? The answer has good news and bad news: according to the forecast of the agricultural and forestry departments around the Ningbo prune production will fall by 30%, Wenzhou prune listing time delayed at least 10 days, Taizhou prune listing time has not yet been determined; "production is less, late listing, good taste, high prices", will become the three prunes of the **** with the same characteristics. Impact on the growth of prunes, not the dry weather that lasts for months, but a few cooling in March and April. "Yangmei itself is a drought-resistant plant, and with less water, the sweetness of the plums will increase instead." He Gui'e, director of the General Station of Economic Crops at the Taizhou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture, explains, "Last year, there was plenty of rain in Taizhou, and as a result, many of the prunes hung on the branches and rotted." Insufficient rainfall will only make the plums smaller and will not affect its growth. But in early April in the province of a big cooling, but let around just opened the stamen of the prune Pu suffered "devastation". "Yangmei flowering quality affected, innate deficiency, young fruit growth will not be too good." Wenzhou, a prune growers said, which determines this year's prune listing time will be delayed. In addition, this year is still Ningbo's plum "small year". Dr. Zhang, a fruit expert from Ningbo Forestry Technology Extension Center, told reporters that prunes are typical fruit trees with large and small years. The so-called big and small year, in layman's terms, if this year's production is more, the next year will be relatively less: "Last year's bumper crop of prunes, this year is a small year of prunes. According to the law, the small year of the plum is generally relatively good quality, taste is also good." At present, the three places of the prunes are not on the market. From the first half of May on the market began to sell plums, the earliest from Yunnan, currently mainly from Fujian. When can we eat Zhejiang's native prunes? The expected time given by the three places is centered on the middle and end of June. Ningbo: production of at least 30% now Ningbo area prune planting area of more than 300,000 acres, Yuyao, Xiangshan and Cixi three to 87,000 acres, 75,000 acres, 75,000 acres to become the "top three", Ninghai, Fenghua, Yinzhou, Jiangbei and so on are distributed. In Ningbo's wholesale market, the current fresh prunes are very popular, the daily sales volume of more than 130 tons, the wholesale price of about 11 yuan per catty. However, as the traditional main production area of prunes, Ningbo people are looking forward to eating local prunes soon. Yuyao City Forestry Technology Station Shen Liming, director of the introduction said, generally in April is the flowering period of Ningbo prunes, but on April 10 or so, Ningbo suddenly suffered a cold air, the temperature dropped 10 degrees or so, the flowering period is so delayed than last year, and the maturity of the local prunes is also delayed for about 10 days. Cixi prune grower Lao Lin said that although the prunes are still green, old customers in Hangzhou have already ordered 5,000 baskets first, but now he is worried about the weather: "I'm afraid that the drought will become serious, and there will be accidents in the last half a month or so." Dr. Zhang, a fruit expert from Ningbo Lintech Extension Center, also said, "The taste of the plums will depend on the next weather conditions, if the weather is good, the sweetness of the plums will go up immediately." According to the preliminary prediction of agricultural experts, this year's Ningbo real estate prunes, compared with last year to reduce production by more than 30%, the earliest batch listing time should be around June 20, but the quality will be better than last year. Yield change, the price of natural change. Last year, Ningbo local prunes selling price from 8 yuan per catty to 30 yuan, this year, the public out of pocket must be more than last year at least 10% above. Wenzhou: the first half of several cooling, the impact is not small pipe Wenfu is Wenzhou ouhai chashan prune growers. He planted the open-air prunes are not big now, the color is still green and green; trellis prunes grow slightly better, most of the light red has been presented, but also far from being able to market time. The old tube said, this year's prunes, listing time will be a little late, production will be a little less, the price will be a little higher, "the first half of a few cooling, the impact on the production of prunes is not small." Wenzhou prunes, originating in Ouhai, Chashan, Rui'an, Yongjia, Yueqing and other places. Wenzhou Bureau of Agriculture staff said that this year's growth of Yangmei, can be described as a series of twists and turns. January and February temperatures are high, Yangmei flowering early, but March 1 to 9 continuous low temperature and rain, 10, 11 days of severe freezing, early hair of the first batch of stamens were frozen. To the middle and late March, the weather improved, the second batch of pistils flowering is not bad, the results of the first half of April and rainy weather and stormy weather, the average temperature is significantly lower, the sunshine hours are also less, coupled with the April 14 to 16 inverted spring cold, affecting the quality of the late flowering of prunus, the growth of young fruits is very unfavorable. In the past two years, Wenzhou prunes on the market, one year later than the other. Last year than the year before last delayed nearly a week, this year by the early low temperature, Wenzhou Agricultural Bureau predicted that Chashan prunes will be listed on June 12 or so, later than last year, ten days. Other areas of prunes, will also be delayed. Taizhou: when to market, or unknown Taizhou prunes when can really market, is still an unknown. Taizhou currently *** have 430,000 acres of prunes, the average annual output of about 150,000 tons, Xianju prunes is also a piece of gold recruitment in the industry. This year's plum listing late, not because of the recent dry weather, but to trace back to the beginning of the year cold weather. "Last year, when there was a lot of rain, the plums rotted fast; this year, with less rain, the growth of the plums will not be affected, but the size will be smaller as a result." He Gui'e, director of the General Station of Economic Crops of the Taizhou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture, said so. But the low temperature weather at the beginning of this year, affecting the growth rate of prunes. Take Xianju's most representative "Dongkui" prunes, in previous years, usually around June 20 can grow to the size of a ping-pong ball, listed for sale. "But at present, it seems that the size of the plums is still small, the market time will certainly be postponed." Xianju County Forestry Bureau staff told us. At present, Taizhou fruit market on the sale of prunes, basically from Fujian, Yunnan, shipped to the "outsiders", the price of more than ten yuan a catty. "Waiting for the local prunes on the market, at least half a month." Experienced fruit merchants said.