Honey peach farmers of Wuxi's Yangshan town promote the packaged peaches to consumers on June 8. The boxes of honey peaches can be delivered to consumers by SF Express. [Photo/thmz.com] |
The association of honey peach farmers in Wuxi's Yangshan town signed June 8 to cooperate with Chinese leading courier SF Express to improve the online sales and delivery of the famous summer fruit.
Yangshan's honey peach farmers can respond to online orders with the Wifiwx app (Zhi Hui Wu Xi) and provide and search for logistics information through this system. Special discounts are available.
A courier for Wuxi SF Express (L) and a honey peach farmer from Yangshan town show off their packing skills at the signing ceremony on June 8. [Photo/thmz.com] |
Well known throughout the country for being sweet, succulent and tender, Wuxi's honey peaches, especially those from Yangshan, enjoy a reputation as one of the tastiest fruits in East China. The sweetest varieties of the fruit usually appear in shops in large quantities in mid-July.
Thanks to the e-commerce platform and SF Express, the total revenue of Yangshan's honey peach industry reached 400 million yuan ($62.5 million) last year, a year-on-year growth of 17 percent.
Wuxi SF Express is planning to build an e-commerce industry park in Wuxi's Yangshan town, helping to promote the honey peach brand and improve the chain of production and marketing. As the internet economy booms, Yangshan’s honey peach farmers expect to go along for the ride.