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Kumquat auction in Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of fully ripe "Tamatama" brand kumquats produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of Miyazaki on Jan. 16, 2025. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($637) per kilogram in the auction. (Kyodo)

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Kumquat auction in Japan

A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of fully ripe "Tamatama" brand kumquats produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of Miyazaki on Jan. 16, 2025. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($637) per kilogram in the auction.

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Kumquat auction in Japan

Fully ripe "Tamatama" brand kumquats are prepared for the season's first shipment in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($637) per kilogram in the season's first auction.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2023 shows judges performing comprehensive evaluation during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONG'AN-KUMQUAT COMPETITION (CN)

(231210) -- RONG'AN, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2023 shows judges performing comprehensive evaluation during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONG'AN-KUMQUAT COMPETITION (CN)

(231210) -- RONG'AN, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A judge measures the sugar content of a kumquat sample during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 10, 2023. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONG'AN-KUMQUAT COMPETITION (CN)

(231210) -- RONG'AN, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Judges perform comprehensive evaluation during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 10, 2023. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONG'AN-KUMQUAT COMPETITION (CN)

(231210) -- RONG'AN, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Judges perform comprehensive evaluation during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 10, 2023. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONG'AN-KUMQUAT COMPETITION (CN)

(231210) -- RONG'AN, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2023 shows judges performing comprehensive evaluation during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONG'AN-KUMQUAT COMPETITION (CN)

(231210) -- RONG'AN, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Judges perform comprehensive evaluation during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 10, 2023. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONG'AN-KUMQUAT COMPETITION (CN)

(231210) -- RONG'AN, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2023 shows judges performing comprehensive evaluation during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-RONG'AN-KUMQUAT COMPETITION (CN)

(231210) -- RONG'AN, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Judges perform comprehensive evaluation during a kumquat competition in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 10, 2023. The kumquat planting has become a cash-cow business for local farmers in Rong'an. A total of 221,000 mu (about 14,733 hectares) of kumquat trees planted in the county this year are expected to yield 250,000 tonnes of kumquats. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-CHINATOWN-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR

(230121) -- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman selects kumquats for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Chinatown, San Francisco, the United States, Jan. 20, 2023. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

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Harvesting of kumquats in southwestern Japan

A farmer picks kumquats during the harvest season inside a vinyl greenhouse in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 18, 2021. The fruits are a specialty of the prefecture, Japan's top kumquat producer.

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Season's first shipment of kumquats in southwestern Japan

Women promote fully ripen kumquats ready for the season's first shipment in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2020. The fruits with the brand name of "Tamatama" are a specialty of the prefecture boasting the nation's top production of kumquats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Season's first shipment of kumquats in southwestern Japan

Fully ripen kumquats are prepared for the season's first shipment in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2020. The fruits with the brand name of "Tamatama" are a specialty of the prefecture boasting the nation's top production of kumquats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo