Yucheng pepper has remarkable regional characteristics: in terms of quality, Yucheng pepper has moderate spicyness, rich aroma, concentrated results and color like cherry. In planting, Yucheng pepper is planted in less labor, simple cultivation technology, drought-resistant and stable production. It has strong disease resistance; in terms of income, Yucheng pepper has the characteristics of less investment, quick effect, short cycle and high benefit.

The unique quality of the formation of Yucheng pepper is closely related to the area, climate and folk cultivation techniques of Yucheng County. Luancheng County belongs to the alluvial plain of the Yellow River. It has flat terrain, deep soil layers and fertile soil. It is a sandy soil with rich nutrients. Lucheng County is a temperate continental monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of 14.3 °C and an annual precipitation of 720.7 mm. The frost-free period has passed 217 days; the rivers in Luancheng County belong to the Vortex River system in the Huaihe River Basin, and there are more than 30 river channels in the north and south. The water resources are abundant, the water quality is good, and the surface water is abundant. The unique climatic conditions, soil resources and water source conditions of Yucheng County are the decisive factors for the unique quality of the Yucheng pepper. Yucheng pepper has won many honors for its distinctive regional characteristics, large-scale planting, loud popularity and vast trading volume. In September 1999, Luancheng County was named as “Hometown of Chinese Chili Peppers” by the Special Committee of Special Economics of the Chinese Society of Agriculture; in 2003, Yucheng Pepper was listed as “Henan Famous Brand Agricultural Products”; in 2006, Yucheng County Chili Planting Area was Province The Agriculture Department was identified as “the production base of pollution-free agricultural products in Henan Province”; in September 2007, the national-level pollution-free pepper standardization demonstration project undertaken by Yucheng County officially passed the national assessment and acceptance, and was awarded the “Non-polluted Pepper Production Base” and “Ministry of Pollution-free Pepper Production Base” by the Ministry of Agriculture. Certification of pollution-free agricultural products; In May 2015, China Association for Science and Technology established the only “Pepper Production and Processing Technology Exchange Center” in Yucheng County; In May 2017, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences established the Yucheng Pepper Innovation Base. In July 2017, Yucheng County established a successful national food export agricultural product (chili) quality and safety demonstration zone; in September 2017, Yucheng County successfully held the 12th National Chili Industry Conference. The Yucheng County Party Committee and the county government have always attached great importance to the development of the pepper industry in Yucheng. Especially in recent years, the Yucheng County Party Committee and the county government have developed the pepper industry as the leading economic crop for implementing agricultural supply-side reform, farmers' poverty alleviation, and planting subsidies. A series of policies for benefiting farmers have promoted the leap-forward development of the pepper industry in Yucheng. At present, in the Yucheng County, a pattern of development of the whole chain of pepper industry such as seed breeding, scale planting, cold chain transportation, intensive processing, marketing, and e-commerce marketing has been formed. In recent years, Yucheng County has also cultivated 16 varieties of breeding enterprises such as Beike Seed Industry and Legendary Seed Industry, and 35 provincial and municipal cooperatives such as Yadong Farmers Professional Cooperative and Yueguo Farmers Professional Cooperative. Chunhai Chili Company and Henan Spicy There are 26 provincial and municipal agricultural industrialization leading enterprises such as Deqing Food Co., Ltd. Among them, 30 refrigerated enterprises have built 60 cold storages, and the annual refrigeration capacity has reached 100,000 tons. In terms of pepper trade, the 300-mu Yucheng County Chili Market is the largest pepper market in Jiangbei. The annual trading volume of dried peppers is 500,000 tons, and the transaction volume has exceeded 6 billion yuan. The market has spread to more than 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country. And with the Shandong Jinxiang, Hebei Jize and other pepper markets to achieve complementary advantages, benign interaction, become the country's important pepper trading center and price vane. Yucheng pepper is currently exported to more than 20 countries and regions such as the United States, Canada, Russia, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, etc., and the transaction volume has steadily increased. In order to promote the development of the pepper industry to a higher level and higher level, the Yucheng County Government and Zhongyuan Bank have established a special fund for the development of peppers with a scale of 2 billion yuan, and actively cooperated with the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange to promote the construction of the pepper futures market. , Legendary Seed Industry, Stellar Food, Yueguo Ecological Park, Hong Mantian Seed Industry, Yuqi Refrigeration, Bai Shifu Halal Food, Jiaodu Seed Industry, Yadong Yubao, Yuhe Refrigeration, Ao Nong Seed Industry, Chunhai Pepper, etc. 12 pepper companies have successfully listed in the Central Plains Equity Exchange Center. According to the plan of the Yucheng County Government on peppers, through three to five years of hard work, Yucheng County will cultivate two listed enterprises, so that the number of listed enterprises will reach 30, and the pepper futures delivery base with a reserve of 500,000 tons will be built. The amount will exceed 20 billion yuan. By then, Yucheng County will become a pepper trading base, processing base, export base and price formation center with strong influence in China and the world. Yucheng pepper is the “Golden Pagoda” of economic development, agricultural supply side reform, and peasants' poverty alleviation and income increase. In order to effectively protect the intellectual property rights of Yucheng Chili, it is also to further standardize the quality, characteristics and standards of the origin, production and sales of Yucheng pepper. The Yucheng County People's Government decided to apply for National Geographic in 2016. Logo product protection. In November 2016, the Yucheng County Government officially established the Yucheng Pepper Geographical Indication Product Protection Leading Group. At the beginning of 2017, the application materials were submitted to the State Administration of Quality Supervision. Recently, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued the No. 75 announcement in 2017. Yucheng Chili was officially approved to implement the protection of national geographical indication products.

Technical requirements for quality of Yucheng peppers 1. Variety Small and medium-sized peppers such as bullets and three cherry peppers. Second, the site conditions require deep, loose, fertile, convenient irrigation and drainage, good water quality and pollution-free land. Third, cultivation management 1. Nursery: March in the middle and mid-term sowing, seedling age 50 to 60 days, the number of seedlings per square meter ≤ 600. 2. Colonization: From late April to mid-May, 8,000 to 12,000 plants are planted per 667 m2. 3. Water and fertilizer: The base fertilizer is applied with 2,000 to 3,000 kg of fully decomposed organic fertilizer per 667 m2, and the NPK contains 15% of potassium sulphate type compound fertilizer 50 to 60 kg; the first ear is grown to 10 to 25 days. Water should be poured once, and 10 to 20 kg of potassium sulphate-type high-nitrogen and high-potassium compound fertilizer should be applied every 667 m2; after harvesting, the first stalk fruit should be applied with 10 to 20 kg of potassium sulphate-type high-nitrogen-high-potassium compound fertilizer per 667 m2. 4. Environmental and safety requirements: pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. Fourth, harvesting and drying from late September to early October, when the fruit is red, harvest, naturally dry or artificial hot air drying. V. Quality Features 1. Sensory characteristics: uniform shape, dark red color, bright and clean, moderately spicy, rich aroma, fruit length 4cm to 8cm, diameter 0.5cm to 1.5cm. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: water ≤ 11%, total ash ≤ 8%, hydrochloric acid insoluble ash ≤ 1.25%, vitamin C ≥ 25mg / 100g. 3. Safety and other quality technical requirements: Product safety and other quality technical requirements must comply with relevant national regulations.

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Producers within the scope of the production of Yucheng pepper can submit an application for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products” to the Industrial and Commercial Quality Supervision Bureau of Yucheng County. It will be reviewed by the Henan Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision and announced to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for approval. The testing agency of Yucheng Chili is selected by the Henan Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision in the testing institutions that meet the qualification requirements.