Xinjiang’s hami melon farmers enjoy bumper harvest

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Farmers in Naomaohu town in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have seen a bumper harvest of Hami melons this year.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 More than 40,000 mu of honey melons has recently entered harvest season in Naomaohu Tan of

00:07 Yiwu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

00:13 The tan is one of the largest production bases of late-ripening honey melons in China.

00:21 Honey melon planting was introduced to the area in 2001.

00:24 With the adoption of standardized planting techniques in recent years, its output and

00:29 quality have both seen a great improvement.

00:33 This year, the output of honey melons in Naomaohu Tan is expected to reach 100,000 tons.

00:39 "I planted 100 mu of honey melons.

00:42 So far, all of them have been sold.

00:44 This year, the estimated income is about 400,000 yuan."

00:47 -Chen Xiu-

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