Gong'an Grapes
Gong'an Grapes are a protected geographical indication product.
Gong'an Grapes are a certified geographical indication trademark.
Gong'an Grapes are a specialty of Gong'an County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. The variety of Gong'an Grapes is relatively limited, with 95% being Kyoho grapes. Kyoho grapes are high-yielding, large in size, juicy, thin-skinned, and rich in sugar.
Gong'an is a major agricultural county, long known as the "Land of Fish and Rice in the South of the Yangtze" and the "Silver Gong'an." In recent years, the grape industry in the county has developed rapidly, with its planting scale and yield accounting for half of the province's total. Its brand influence has become increasingly prominent, making this industry a distinctive, highly efficient, and wealth-generating sector that boosts agricultural returns and increases farmers' incomes. Currently, the county’s grape planting area covers 65,000 mu, of which 59,000 mu are productive. The industry involves over 10,000 farming households, with an annual grape output of 95,000 tons and an annual output value exceeding 500 million yuan. The industry’s scale ranks first in the province.
After more than 20 years of development, Gong'an County’s grape industry has grown from non-existent to small-scale, and then to large-scale, evolving into a distinctive industry with an annual output value of over 500 million yuan. It has also given rise to grape brands such as "Jinqiuyuan" and "Jingchutianxinyan." Currently, Gong'an Grapes account for half of Hubei Province’s grape industry.
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