Apple farmers struggle to sell bumper harvest

About 3,000 farming families in Miyun county say they are struggling to sell their organic apples after a bumper harvest this year.

The farmers in Xinchengzi town have produced a total of 4.5 million kg of apples, up by 1 million kg on last year. The organic apples sell for between 4-6 yuan per kg.

Shi Tiecheng, a 53-year-old farmer who owns 600 trees that produce about 15,000 kg of apples, said he earned little money from the business because he did not know how to sell the apples.