In the golden autumn of September, it is the harvest season of fresh sweet waxy corn, in the fresh sweet waxy corn planting field of Xibula Village, Twelve Liancheng Township, Jungger Banner, the corn plants are neatly arranged, and the corn cobs are tender and full, exuding bursts of fragrance.
In the continuous corn fields, the combine harvester shuttles back and forth with full power, accompanied by the roar of the machine, rows of corn are swallowed into the harvester, and in a short time, the golden and plump corn cobs are filled with carts, and the corn stalks are crushed into green forage, and the fields are full of joyful harvest scenes.
In order to ensure the "freshness" of the product, the corn is directly transported to the sweet glutinous corn processing plant of Yuhe Food Co., Ltd. in Zhunger Banner after picking. On the processing production line, the newly harvested fresh sweet waxy corn is sold all over the country in the form of fresh food and frozen vacuum packaging after a series of assembly line operations such as sorting, cleaning, cooking, quick-freezing and packaging.
In 2024, Zhungerqi Yuhe Food Co., Ltd. will transfer more than 12,500 acres of land to plant fresh sweet glutinous corn, and on the basis of the normal land rent of that year, it will pay farmers an extra 150 yuan per mu, which will directly drive farmers to increase their income by 1.875 million yuan. The second phase of the company's Xibula Village project was completed and put into use in August, with a total investment of 20 million yuan, and a set of 200-ton quick-frozen tunnel with a daily output of 200 tons was purchased, and more than 30 sets of supporting production facilities and equipment. After the completion of the project, it is expected that the total annual production and processing of fresh quick-frozen and vacuum sweet waxy corn will be 100 million ears, and the annual sales revenue will reach 150 million yuan.
The 12 cities and towns of Zhunger Banner give full play to their resource advantages, accelerate the adjustment of the industrial structure, further cultivate the characteristic planting industry, develop the fresh sweet waxy corn industry through the model of "company + agricultural cooperatives + farmers and herdsmen", and build a nitrogen regulated fresh-keeping warehouse, processing park, sorting and packaging center, e-commerce service center and other extended chain supplement projects, forming a one-stop industrial chain of planting, processing, storage and sales, and further promoting the upgrading of the fresh sweet waxy corn industry chain and value chain, so as to increase farmers' income and increase enterprise efficiency.
In 2023, Twelve Liancheng Township will be awarded the "Hometown of Sweet Waxy Corn in China's Desert", becoming the first "Hometown of Sweet Waxy Corn in China's Desert" in the country, and the products will be selected into the national list of "famous, special and new" agricultural products, adding a golden sign of ecological agriculture to the Zhungar Banner.
In 2024, 15,000 acres of fresh sweet waxy corn will be planted in the 12th urban and rural areas of Zhungerqi, driving more than 300 local laborers to work. Today, fresh sweet waxy corn has become a characteristic industry in the twelve cities and towns of Zhungeer Banner, which has benefited farmers and injected new vitality into rural revitalization and industrial development.