Guannan Chinese Yam

Guannan Chinese Yam

　　Guannan Chinese Yam is a specialty of Guannan County in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. The yam from Guannan is authentic and pure, with clean flesh, a crisp texture, delicate taste, and excellent health benefits.

　　Guannan County has over 100 years of experience in cultivating Chinese yam. Thanks to its location in the transitional zone between the warm temperate and subtropical regions, the area enjoys superior climate conditions, abundant light and heat resources, and potassium-rich soil. The water and soil are pollution-free, and with the support of scientific cultivation techniques, the yams produced are authentic and pure, with clean flesh, a crisp texture, delicate taste, and excellent health benefits. In recent years, due to growing domestic and international demand for yam products, market prices have continued to rise, making cultivation highly profitable. In normal years, the net profit per mu can reach about 3,000 yuan, which is four times that of grain farming. In 2004, the profit per mu was as high as 5,000 yuan. Currently, Guannan Chinese yam has become one of the province’s major specialty vegetable bases. The product is exported to Japan, South Korea, and other regions, receiving high praise from merchants.

　　Currently, the county’s Chinese yam planting area has expanded to 31,000 mu, mainly concentrated in towns such as Huayuan, Sankou, Bailu, and Xiaoyao, with an annual production of over 46,000 tons of fresh yams. In 2004 alone, the planting income from this crop reached 155 million yuan. To date, two pollution-free yam brands have been established: the “Huai Brand” and the “Hedang Brand,” along with one green food brand, the “Lvyun Brand.” The annual production includes approximately 38,000 tons of pollution-free yam and 8,000 tons of green yam.