On December 4, the reporterslearned from theMunicipalAgricultural and Rural Bureau that 1.8076 milliontonscitrusesin Yichang have been sold so far, accounting for 54.2% of the estimated total productionof 3.361 million tons. Recently, the average priceof citruses has reached0.42dollars/ kg (the lowest price was 0.142dollars/ kg, the highest price was 1.704yuan / kg)with an increase of 66%, raising 0.168dollars/ kgover the same period last year.

　　In this year's citrus sales season, various measures have been taken in our city to effectivelypromotethe citrus sales.The Municipal Agricultural and Rural Bureau actively organized leading enterprises to participate in influential exhibitions such as the 17th China Agricultural Fair, the 16th Wuhan Agricultural Expo, the 13th China International Organic Food Expo and the 20th China Green Food Expo , held a special promotion meeting of "Yichang Sweet Citrus" in ZhumadianCity, Henan Provincewhich strengthened the brand promotion and further expanded the sales market. (Reporter:Jie Xingwei;Correspondent:Wei Lingling)