Analysis of Vegetable Production Trends and Dominant Varieties in Zhangjiakou City of Hebei Province

Abstract

Based on the production data during 2008 and 2017 of 16 main vegetables in Zhangjiakou City of Hebei Province, the comparative advantage model was used to analyze the superior varieties in the main producing areas. The results indicate that there are seven main vegetable producing areas in Zhangjiakou City, and the development of main producing areas tends to become balanced: white radish, celery, leaf lettuce, and carrot of Shangyi, sweet pepper and tomato of Choongli, lettuce and Chinese cabbage of Kangbao, spinach, broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower of Guyuan, spinach and eggplant of Xuanhua, Chinese cabbage and lettuce of Zhangbei. These vegetables are highly competitive.