Items that were once worthless are now selling for a glass of money, and farmers lament the difficulty of picking
Items that were once worthless are now sold for 60 yuan a catty, and farmers: It's hard to put them away.
First, let's review the history of the countryside. At that time, pine nuts were not popular in the eyes of farmers, although they were readily available in the fields in the mountains. For farmers, practicality, economy and convenience are the first, but pine nuts obviously do not have such conditions. Pine nuts are a beautiful sculpture, but they don't meet people's needs. Pine nuts are hard, not large, and not easy to pick. In the countryside, people tend to use small sticks that are light and flammable to make fires, so pine nuts are neglected. In addition, pine nuts are also divided into seasons, and they are not ripe throughout the year. Therefore, in the countryside, children play with pine nuts rather than eat them. All of this has left pine nuts in the countryside neglected.
However, it took some time for the preciousness of pine nuts to be discovered. Pine nuts are rich in nutrients such as fat and protein. 100 grams of pine seed meat contains 16 proteins7 g, carbohydrates 98 g, p 236 mg。They have an extremely important role in the human body. As a result, pine nuts have gradually become a snack for the public.
However, although pine nuts are expensive now, the process of harvesting them is still very difficult. Pine nuts grow in towering pine forests, hidden by dense pine needles. To pick pine nuts, you must first climb the tree to a certain height, and then hit the pine nuts with a special wooden stick to make the pine seeds fall off. Some of the pine cones are tall and hard to chew, and the staff had to hammer them several times before they got them down. When the pine cones fall, the staff will put them in a bag and scoop up the nuts inside. The construction process is very dangerous, and the construction personnel must be dressed neatly to avoid being *** because the roads in the deep mountainous areas are not good, and the staff have to carry the pine cones down from the mountain, which increases their physical fitness. This is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is an inefficient link.
Difficult harvesting and troublesome procedures have made pine nuts expensive. In the process of picking, sorting, packaging and selling, due to its high production costs, the current pine seeds** have been at a high level. It is understood that workers who pick pine seeds can earn thousands of yuan a day and tens of thousands of yuan a month, but picking is difficult and risky, and some people can't do it for too long. Crucially, the process is limited to the moment when the pinecones are fully ripe, and the workers have to work in the mountains all day with little rest. All of the above has jointly promoted the price increase of pine seeds.
But now, pine nuts have become a mass food, especially processed pine nuts. Pine nuts are not only one of the main products in China, but also one of the important agricultural products in China. The increase in the price of pine nuts is due to the increase in labor costs, but also due to the increase in production and sales expenses. All of the above reasons have caused the pine nuts on the market to continue to rise.
In the past, the preciousness of pine nuts in the mountainous countryside was not well known, however, over the years, pine nuts have been discovered for their rich nutrition and taste. Now, pine nuts are not only a popular snack, but also an expensive commodity. Collecting pine nuts is still hard work, but for some workers, it's already a lucrative occupation. However, pine nuts have always been a valuable possession that we should be grateful for and cherish.