Early Spring Loquats from Miyi

Early Spring Loquats from Miyi

　　Early Spring Loquats from Miyi are a specialty of Miyi County, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province. These early spring loquats are known for their bright fruit color, richly sweet taste, minimal rust spots on the skin, absence of cracked fruit, and excellent market quality. Their ripening period is from December to March of the following year, making them among the earliest producers in the country. They come to market during Christmas, New Year’s, and the Spring Festival season, command premium prices, and are widely exported to major cities across the country such as Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Kunming.

　　Miyi County is one of the few low-latitude, high-altitude tropical crop regions in the country. Thanks to the absence of plum rains in spring and typhoons in summer, Miyi-grown fruits are clean, fresh, and tender. With ample sunlight and significant day-night temperature variations, they also feature high sweetness, excellent quality, and rich flavor. Their green, eco-friendly, and safe production further enhances their popularity with consumers.

　　In addition to their delicious taste, Miyi’s early spring loquats are rich in dietary fiber and mineral elements. Each 100 grams of loquat flesh contains 0.4 grams of protein and 6.6 grams of carbohydrates, along with vitamin B1 and vitamin C, making it an effective fruit for weight loss. Moreover, loquats are high in carotene—ranking third highest among fruits—which helps soothe coughs, moisten the lungs, quench thirst, and harmonize the stomach. Not only is the fruit flesh medicinal, but the seeds, leaves, and roots also have therapeutic value.

　　Loquats are a shining star among Miyi’s fruits, especially the early spring varieties which are known for their bright fruit color, richly sweet taste, minimal rust spots on the skin, absence of cracked fruit, and excellent market quality. Their ripening period is from December to March of the following year, making them among the earliest producers in the country. They come to market during Christmas, New Year’s, and the Spring Festival season, command premium prices, and are widely exported to major cities across the country such as Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Kunming. The county’s loquat cultivation area has now reached over 30,000 mu, mainly distributed across towns such as Binggu, Baima, and Caochang. The county produces more than 3,000 tons of high-quality loquats annually.

　　The production area of Miyi Early Spring Loquats includes the towns and townships of Binggu, Baima, Panlian, Wanqiu, Xinsan, Salian, Yakou, Deshi, Puwei, Baipo, Caochang, and Malong within Miyi County.