Arong Corn (a specialty of Arong Banner, Inner Mongolia)

Introduction to Arong Corn

Arong Corn Corn is one of the three major crops in Arong Banner, with an average annual sowing area of 2.3 million mu and a yield of about 1.5 billion jin. Arong corn is a geographical indication protected product for agricultural products

Arong Banner is located in the southeast of Hulunbuir City, backed by the Greater Khingan Range and overlooking the Songnen Plain. It is adjacent to the Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner to the east, bordered by Zhagedun Mountain, faces the soundproof river of Zhalantun City to the west, is adjacent to Gannan County in Heilongjiang Province to the south, is connected to Oroqen Banner by the Bila River to the north, and borders Yakeshi City to the northwest. It is the Lingdong sub center connecting Hulunbuir with the three northeastern provinces. The total cultivated land area of the whole banner is 4.7 million mu, and the main crops include soybeans, corn, potatoes, sunflowers, rice, white melon seeds, sugar beets, minor grains, etc. The grain production capacity is 3 billion jin

Corn is one of the three major crops in Arong Banner, with an average annual sowing area of 2.3 million mu, a yield of about 1.5 billion jin, a starch content of 70% -72%, a protein content of 10% -11%, and a lysine content of 0.3% -0.4%. Corn is widely used in various industries such as food, medicine, chemical, and feed. After deep processing, corn can be used to produce corn starch, corn oil, germ kernels, food additives, feed, and fuel. Corn cob is an important raw material for processing xylose, with high comprehensive development value

Arong corn is a geographical indication protected product for agricultural products

Regional Scope

Arong corn is mainly produced in Arong Banner, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The protected areas include Xiangyangyu Town, Xinfa Township, Naji Town, - Town, Yadong Town, Horqi Town, Sanchahe Town, Fuxing Town, Deliqier Township, Chabaqi Township, Yinhe Township, and Xinfa Township, totaling 7 established towns and 4 ethnic minority townships.

. The western part of the region faces Zhalantun City across the river, the eastern part is adjacent to Zhagdun Mountain Range and Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner, the northern part is connected to Oroqen Banner, the northwestern part is adjacent to Yakeshi City, and the southern part is adjacent to Gannan County in Heilongjiang Province with Jinjiehao as the boundary. Geographical coordinates: 122 ° 02 ′ 30 ″ -124 ° 05 ′ 40 ″ E, 47 ° 56 ′ 54 ″ -49 ° 19 ′ 35 ″ N, with a total area of 1.36 square kilometers, a corn protection scale of 2.1 million acres, and an annual output of 1.1 million tons

1. Sensory characteristics: The plant is tall, with strong and straight stems. The leaves are narrow and long, with wavy edges that alternate on both sides of the stem. The top is a male spike and the middle is a female spike, with a spike length of 20-30 cm

2. Intrinsic quality: protein ≥ 8g, fat ≤ 4.5g, carbohydrates ≥ 60g, starch ≥ 65g, potassium ≥ 300mg, phosphorus ≥ 0.20g, calcium ≥ 5mg, vitamin E ≥ 8mg, riboflavin ≥ 0.11mg per 100g of dry seeds

3. Safety requirements: Strictly comply with relevant laws and regulations such as the Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law during the production process, and the production environment shall be in accordance with standards such as the Green Food Production Environment Quality Standard (NY/T391-2000). Storage shall comply with relevant regulations such as the "Green Food Storage and Transportation Guidelines" (NY/1056-2006)