Mugui White Jade Sugarcane

Mugui White Jade Sugarcane

　　White Jade Sugarcane

　　White Jade Sugarcane is a unique agricultural product from Gangnan District, Guigang City. It gets its name "White Jade Sugarcane" because of its white skin, which is as smooth and clean as white jade. Rich in essential trace elements such as phosphorus, iron, and calcium, it has a moderate sugar content. When chewed, it is sweet, crisp, and refreshing, offering benefits such as promoting saliva production, quenching thirst, clearing heat, moistening the lungs, and relieving hangovers. It is a premium variety among fruit sugarcane and is highly favored by consumers across the country. With an annual planting area of 8,000 mu and an annual output of 65,000 tons, it has been sold to regions such as Guangdong, Hainan, Wuhan, and Shanghai over the years, winning great popularity among customers and showing broad market prospects.

　　The only place of origin for Mugui White Jade Sugarcane is Mugui Town, Gangnan District, Guigang City, Guangxi. It has a long history. According to research data, it was already cultivated on a considerable scale in the late Qing Dynasty. Mugui White Jade Sugarcane is grown within a 3-kilometer radius of the town center of Mugui, mainly distributed in Mugui Village, Hulu Village, Tanfeng Village, and Jiangshi Village. Among these, Hulu Village has the longest planting history. According to the memories of elderly villagers, White Jade Sugarcane was already present in the late Qing Dynasty.

　　Gangnan White Jade Sugarcane

　　Mugui Town is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, boasting beautiful mountains, clear waters, and outstanding people. It falls within the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 21.5°C. Established during the Five Dynasties period, it is situated in the southwest of Gangnan District, Guigang City, at the border between Guigang and Yulin cities. Its location is uniquely advantageous, with convenient transportation. It is 36 kilometers from downtown Guigang City and has an entrance to the Xingliu section of the Nanning-Wuzhou Expressway (only 3 kilometers from the Mugui Town government seat in Mugui Market). Known as one of the "Four Famous Markets of Guixian" and the "Commercial Hub of Southeastern Guangxi," it is abundant in high-quality agricultural products such as premium rice, Mugui White Jade Sugarcane, black-skinned fruit sugarcane, grass mats, lychees, longans, and mountain plums. It is widely renowned as a "Land of Fish and Rice" and is the only national production base for Mugui White Jade Sugarcane as well as the largest grass mat weaving base. The total area of Mugui Town is 189 square kilometers, with arable land covering 64,000 mu, forestland spanning 140,000 mu, and a forest coverage rate of 43%. In 2011, the town governed 26 administrative villages with a population of approximately 108,000.

　　Mugui White Jade Sugarcane is planted at about 430 bundles (bales) per mu (one bundle per clump), with each bundle consisting of eight stalks weighing around 20 kilograms, yielding approximately 8.5 tons per mu. The harvest season runs from November through March of the following year. In 2012, the planting area of Mugui White Jade Sugarcane in Mugui Town was about 3,000 mu, with an expected output of 1.29 million bundles, equivalent to 25,500 tons. In 2011, the wholesale price of Mugui White Jade Sugarcane directly from the fields was about 25–28 yuan per bundle (bundle).