Sheyang Garlic Sprouts

Sheyang Garlic Sprouts

　　Sheyang County in Jiangsu Province is one of China’s major garlic-producing regions, with a perennial planting area of 13,000 hectares and an annual output of around 120,000 tons each of garlic sprouts and garlic bulbs. In 1996, Sheyang garlic sprouts were registered under the “Qinglong” brand, and in 1997, Sheyang was designated as the “Hometown of Garlic Sprouts in China” by the China Specialties Evaluation Committee. In 1999, the “Qinglong” brand garlic sprouts were awarded the title of high-quality product at the “99 China International Agricultural Expo.” The main characteristics of the “Qinglong” brand garlic sprouts are: moderate thickness, vibrant green color, tender and fiber-free texture, no disease spots, and excellent storage capability. They have long enjoyed an outstanding reputation both domestically and internationally, with products exported to Japan, South Korea, and nearly twenty provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, and cities across China.

Sheyang is close to the Yellow Sea, has a relatively recent history of land formation, features a sparse population and vast land area, and is free from industrial pollution. The region is home to a national-level red-crowned crane nature reserve and serves as Jiangsu Province’s largest base for producing green food. The “Qinglong” brand garlic sprouts are produced strictly in accordance with green food production standards. In 1997, they were approved by the China Green Food Development Center for use of the green food label, with the label number LB-04-9701101341. These are safe, pollution-free foods that consumers can enjoy with confidence.

The “Qinglong” brand garlic sprouts are produced using unique methods such as not using plastic mulch, avoiding hormones, and insisting on hand-pulling seedlings. As a result, they are highly suitable for storage and processing, especially for export. Local preservation enterprises in the county regularly engage in foreign trade processing, and major vegetable exporters such as Shandong Longda Group purchase large quantities of garlic sprouts from Sheyang each year for processing and export.