The most expensive fruit in the world
In the eyes of ordinary people, fruits are just an integral part of their daily diet, but when the price of a fruit is enough to pay the down payment, it subverts the public's perception of agricultural products. The world's top fruit auction market is carrying out a jaw-dropping wealth myth. What kind of value code are these fruits inlaid with gold and jade hidden? Legendary lychee: Gualu mother tree creates wealth myth, a rare treasure of thousand-year-old tree, the only existing plant of Gualu lychee mother tree in Zengcheng, Guangdong Province. The annual output of only more than 200 pieces makes it an investment product. The auction record of 555,000 per piece in 2002 is still the Mount Everest of the fruit world. The commercial value of the genetic code is the second generation of hanging green cultivated through grafting technology. Although it is still worth tens of thousands of yuan per catty, it is a "cheap substitute" compared with the fruit of the mother tree. This biotechnology value-added model is changing the traditional agricultural valuation system. Tokyo Shuangbi: The taste economics of Rolls-Royce black-skinned watermelons in the melons and fruits world. Behind the value of 5188 yuan per kilogram of Hokkaido black-skinned watermelons, it is the result of the joint action of volcanic ash soil, precise temperature-controlled planting and craftsman spirit. 7.7 The transaction price of 40,000 yuan per kilogram of melon king verified the purchasing power of the high-end ingredients market. The luxury logic of Yubari melons Japanese Yubari melons passed 128 quality tests to obtain certification labels. The auction price of 150,000 yuan/pair confirms the key role of the refined grading system in the premium of agricultural products. This strategy of turning fruits into art is reshaping the global high-end fruit trade landscape. European treasures: The fruit that breaks through the laws of nature. The cultivation revolution of England's most expensive fruit. Cornwall pineapples use the 17th century "pineapple pit" technology to ferment horse urine to create a tropical environment. The cultivation cost is as high as 10,000 yuan/piece. This anti-seasonal cultivation technique demonstrates the possibilities of modern agricultural technology. The ultimate service of one apple in the world. Sekai-ichi apples have 12 processes from artificial pollination to honey cleaning, turning each apple into an edible handicraft. The pricing strategy of 130 yuan/piece accurately hit the pain point of demand in the gift market. Future trend: reconstruction of the value of sky-high fruits When ruby Roman grapes refreshed our understanding at a single price of 2640 yuan, we had to think: Are these sky-high fruits a breakthrough in agricultural technology or a bubble in capital operation? From genetic preservation to cultural symbols, from investment objects to identity tags, top fruits are reconstructing their value systems in multiple dimensions. Today, as climate change intensifies, these rare species may become the last ark of taste for mankind.