Jizhou Little Peppers

Jizhou Little Peppers

　　The Jizhou Chili Market is located on the west side of Jingda Road, within Heping Road and Zhenshang Street in Zhoucun Town, forming a "cross" shape. With a total investment of nearly 30 million yuan, it was built in phases and fully equipped with "four utilities." The market has 170 shops and a total construction area of 7,440 square meters. Buyers and sellers come from fifteen provinces and cities including Jiangsu, Shanghai, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan. Over ten of them have an annual purchase and sales volume of more than 150 tons, with peak daily trading reaching 120 tons. The market operates for over five months a year, with a trading volume exceeding 15,000 tons and a transaction value of nearly 200 million yuan. In addition, it has driven the development of third industries such as restaurants, hotels, shops, and transportation. In just the past two years, eight restaurants and hotels of various sizes and twelve shops have been newly established around the market in the town area, generating profits of 500,000 yuan. The number of agricultural transport vehicles involved in chili trading alone reaches over 1,000, earning over 4 million yuan. This alone contributes an average income increase of 1,500 yuan per person in the town. The Tianjin Qili Food Co., Ltd. Jizhou Branch, which invested 8.2 million yuan and processes 2,000 tons of chili annually, is located within the market. It is one of the largest chili export enterprises in North China. (Jizhou)