South Korea: This year's 130 tons production of loquat, good consumer response

(Wando = Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Geun-young = Jeollanam-do Wando loquat harvest is in full swing. According to Wando-gun on the 20th, the early loquat, a subtropical fruit tree, has been shipped in earnest and is receiving a great response from consumers. Most of the loquats grown outdoors are harvested from June to July, and house loquats are distributed at least two months earlier as the temperature has been continuously controlled since last winter. In Wando, loquats began to be cultivated in earnest in 2010, and now 114 farms have 35 hectares. The military predicted that 126 tons of Wando pipa produced last year will reach 130 tons this year. Wando loquats have an average sugar content of 13 Brix, and are very juicy and sweet-sour taste. Loquat is a well-being food with various effects to the extent that there is a saying that 'no one gets sick in a household where the loquat tree grows'. In particular, it is rich in polyphenols, beta-carotene, vitamin A, and potassium, and ...