Gaosu Rice

Gaosu Rice

　　The township has 50,000 mu of japonica rice paddies, yielding 65 million jin of japonica rice annually, which can be processed into 50 million jin of refined rice. It can sell 20 million kilograms of high-quality refined Longzhu series rice per year. The grains are plump, glossy, round as pearls, fragrant, smooth, and delicious, maintaining strong sales. The township currently has 2 refined rice mills and 25 small and medium-sized rice processing plants. In 1996, it was designated as a municipal-level high-quality rice base township by the Huaiyin Municipal Government. Ten thousand mu of “Fuji” apples were awarded provincial quality honors. The township has 5,000 mu of 10-year-old high-quality Red Fuji apples, producing 10 million kilograms of fresh apples annually. The Fuji apples are dark red in color, sweet and delicious, with high sugar content (17%), and large individual fruit size. They have been honored as Jiangsu Province Quality Fruits. Production has increased year by year and they remain in constant high demand. (Shuyang County)