Now is the season for soft-shelled turtles to go on the market, Xiaochang County Qishan Township Daxing Village Lijie soft-shelled turtle breeding base ushered in a bumper harvest, farmers are "dry pond fish", showing a gratifying scene of harvest.
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Walking into the Lijie soft-shelled turtle breeding base, the workers are busy in the pond, they are holding steel forks in the mud looking for soft-shelled turtles, a strong, vigorous soft-shelled turtle was quickly hooked up, and then after cleaning, weighing, packaging and other processes, it was sold all over the country.
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"Soft-shelled turtles are sold according to different specifications according to their size, and the price of large ones is high, and the price of small ones is slightly lower, with an annual output of about 300,000 catties." Wang Lihua, head of the Lijie soft-shelled turtle breeding base in Daxing Village, Qishan Township, said.
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The soft-shelled turtle has plump and firm flesh, delicious taste, rich collagen content, and nourishing function. It is reported that the base is mainly based on ecological breeding, and the soft-shelled turtle raised is not only full of wildness, better taste, but also has higher nutritional value, which is favored by consumers and attracts many foreign merchants to come to buy.
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"This year is our fifth year of cooperation, and the quality and specifications of the soft-shelled turtles purchased from here are very good, and the market for sale in Zhejiang is very considerable." Yu Zhonghua, a buyer in Zhejiang, said.
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After several years of development, the base area has reached 200 acres, dozens of intensive ponds, hatcheries, nursery greenhouses are distributed in turn. From the breeding of improved varieties, seedling cultivation, soft-shelled turtle breeding to product sales as one of the soft-shelled turtle breeding base, as a local advantageous characteristic industry, ushered in new development opportunities.
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"The soft-shelled turtles we breed grow fast, and they can grow to more than one pound in about half a year, and they are generally sold to Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and other places." Wang Lihua, head of the Lijie soft-shelled turtle breeding base in Daxing Village, Qishan Township, said.
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To revitalize the countryside, industrial prosperity is the key. Relying on the advantages of resources and location, Qishan Township has worked the word "special" to promote ecological breeding, effectively promote the high-quality development of characteristic industries, broaden channels for farmers to increase their income and get rich, and add vitality to the revitalization of rural industries.
Reporter: Zou Yuanyuan, Zhang Siqi
Editor: Peng Yang
Editor-in-charge: Li Wenli
Final review: Li Jianchu