财经调查丨千元假陈皮成本仅70元！你买的高价陈皮或是“工艺皮”

Group 1 - The article highlights issues in the Chenpi market, including false labeling of age, origin, and production methods, leading to concerns about the authenticity of high-priced "aged Chenpi" [1] - In Guangxi Pubei, a significant production area for tea branch tangerines, the cost of new tangerine peels is low, while the standard requires natural aging for over three years to be classified as Chenpi [1] - A "light processing" method is becoming popular among some Chenpi producers, allowing them to process freshly harvested tangerine peels into products resembling three- or five-year aged Chenpi in just one month [1] Group 2 - The cost of producing counterfeit "craft Chenpi" is around 70 yuan per pound, leading to high profit margins that incentivize more businesses to abandon natural aging processes [1] - In the sorting workshop of Guangxi Pubei County Ganputang Health Industry Co., large quantities of counterfeit "craft Chenpi" were observed, with color differences due to processing heat variations being labeled as different ages [1] - The wholesale price for all "craft Chenpi" is approximately 70 yuan per pound, while retail prices vary significantly, with five-year labeled products selling for 500 yuan per pound and ten-year labeled products for 1000 yuan per pound, resulting in profits exceeding ten times the cost [1]