建国以来,烟台市苹果生产发展很快。到一九八三年底,全市苹果栽培面积已达九十万亩,约占全国的百分之七多。总产量十一点八亿斤,约占全国的六分之一多。近年间,全市新增苹果园二十五万亩,产量增加二点七亿斤,苹果生产已成为发展农村商品经济,加速农民致富的主要项目。然而,直到 Since the founding of New China, apple production in Yantai has developed rapidly. By the end of 1983, the city’s apple cultivation area had reached 900,000 mu, accounting for about 7% of the country’s total. The total output of 1.18 billion kilograms, accounting for more than one-sixth of the country. In recent years, the city added another 250,000 acres of apple orchards and the output has increased by 270 million catties. Apple production has become the major project for developing rural commodity economy and accelerating farmers’ prosperity. However, until