Early ripening apples harvested in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Early ripening apples harvested in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of apple treesSOUNDBITE(Chinese): LI FENG'E, Farmer in Xinyuan County STORYLINE: Early ripening apples are being harvested in Xinyuan County in China's Xinjiang. Farmers say they are embracing a bumper harvest, and better profits. SOUNDBITE(Chinese): LI FENG'E, Farmer in Xinyuan County "We planted more than 800 mu (about 53.33 hectares) of early harvest apples. One mu (0.0667 hectares) land can produce about two tonnes of apples. They are sold at a good price. The wholesale price is about 12 yuan (about 1.77 USD) per kilo, which can bring more income for our farmers." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)