Judging from the development of modern ginger, it can be roughly divided into three stages: 1949 years ago, due to the shackles of the old production relations, the production of ginger developed slowly; After the founding of New China, the production of ginger has been continuously developed and the production level has been gradually improved. Since the reform and opening up, the production of ginger has developed rapidly, the planting area has been expanded and the output has been greatly improved. It plays an increasingly important role in the planting structure and plays an important role in making farmers rich. For example, in Laiwu City, Shandong Province, 1949, the county's planting area was less than 80 hectares. After the founding of New China, the production of ginger has undergone new changes. At the production planning meeting of ginger, onion and garlic held in Laiwu from 65438 to 0960, Laiwu ginger was listed as a national precious product, which played a positive role in promoting the development of Laiwu ginger. In the 1950s and 1970s, it remained at 300 hectares all the year round. After the reform and opening up, with the development of high-yield and high-efficiency agriculture, the production of ginger has been in an unprecedented good situation, and the planting area has expanded rapidly, from 1982 to 750 hectares, from 1985 to about 2000 hectares and from 1997. Ginger production has become a dominant industry with high commodity rate, quick effect and good economic benefit in local planting industry. At present, Laiwu City has become an important commodity ginger production base in northern China, which is exported to domestic and foreign markets. According to preliminary investigation and statistics, the total planting area of ginger in Shandong is about 25,000 ~ 30,000 hectares.
In recent years, with the rapid popularization of scientific and technological achievements, the technical level of ginger planting has been continuously improved, and the output per unit area has also been greatly improved. In 1970s and 1980s, the yield of ginger in Shandong Province was about 2,000kg per 667m2, and 2,500-3,000 kg was the high yield level. There are also a considerable number of low-yield fields, and the yield per 667m2 is only 1 0,000-1500kg. By the mid-1990 s, it was covered with plastic film, with small arches and As well as a series of comprehensive high-yield technical measures such as three-dimensional planting, intercropping and interplanting, the growth period of ginger has been greatly prolonged, and time, space and soil fertility have been fully utilized, so the output value has been greatly improved. At present, the average yield of middle-yield fields is about 2200-2500 Jin. 667㎡ high-yield fields with an area of 3,500-4,000 kg per mu are also common, and small-area high-yield fields can even reach more than 5,000 kg. Because of the remarkable economic benefits, planting ginger has become an important way for farmers to get rich.
With the development of market economy and foreign trade, ginger is not only sold as a condiment in China, but also its processed products such as dehydrated ginger slices, fresh ginger slices, sour ginger buds and softened ginger buds are exported to Japan, the United States and some countries and regions in Southeast Asia, enjoying a certain reputation in the international market.
The economic benefit of planting ginger is very high. In the past, there should be a record of "thousands of ginger and leeks, thousands of families". Judging from the price of ginger in recent years, it is generally maintained at 5 ~ 15 yuan/kg. In 2004, the price of ginger reached 15 yuan/kg, and even exceeded 15 yuan/kg in some areas. Because of the high yield of ginger, the yield per 667㎡ can reach more than 3000 kg. Now many ginger farmers get rich by growing ginger.