Six-Regiment Red Fuji Apples

Six-Regiment Red Fuji Apples

Six-Regiment Red Fuji Apples are a geographical indication agricultural product.

　　Six-Regiment Red Fuji Apples are a specialty of the Sixth Regiment of the First Division, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, in the Aksu region of Xinjiang. The Six-Regiment Red Fuji Apples are a nationally protected geographical indication agricultural product.

　　The “Tianshan Jade” Red Fuji Apples from the Sixth Regiment have been awarded a Green Food certificate. After review by the China Green Food Development Center, the product meets the Grade A standards for Green Food, has been recognized as a Grade A Green Food product, and has an annual yield of 8,000 tons.

　　In 2013, the “Six-Regiment Red Fuji Apples” declared by the Sixth Regiment of the First Division, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, passed the review of the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and expert evaluation, and were granted national geographical indication registration protection for agricultural products.

　　The designated production area for Six-Regiment Red Fuji Apples includes ten agricultural regiments of the Sixth Regiment of the First Division, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps: Regiment 1, Regiment 2, Regiment 3, Regiment 4, Regiment 5, Regiment 6, Regiment 7, Regiment 8, Regiment 10, and Hongyuan Planting Farm. The geographical coordinates are between 80°22′30″ to 80°27′08″ east longitude and 40°50′10″ to 41°02′30″ north latitude.