With the development of modern agricultural technology and the development of supply chains and logistics systems, more and more fruit is gradually breaking the seasonal constraints and bringing “sweet” to consumers in cold winters. Today's “big foods in winter” series focuses on the country's top fruit-producing citrus。
Data from the ministry of agriculture and rural development show that more than 90 citrus varieties are grown in more than 10,000 acres nationwide, with the synergy of planting and storage techniques, bringing citrus fruits to the market every four seasons。
Q: we've come to the modern citrus plantation demonstration park in the yuchang commune, which covers approximately 350 acres, with 15 different varieties of citrus, and our usual valems, sugar oranges, red beauty, etc. And there is the red beauty that i grow with a full citrus covered with branches, full of husks and colours. The farmers travel through the bushes and move skilfully to pick. The pickers told me that the pickings were also important, that they had to hold the fruit lightly with their hands and cut it with scissors, and that they had to keep a portion of the cutty in order to extend the shelf life。
Orbital transporter. Park
Not only are the pick-up techniques available, but transport is also using new tools. This year, the farmers introduced large-scale heavy-duty drones capable of transporting about 100 kilograms of fresh fruit at a time, which has increased transport efficiency seven times more than in the past, especially in remote and inaccessible orchards。
Orchards are also equipped with orbits of about three kilometres, and the orbital transporter can achieve “uphill fertilizers, downhill citrus transport”, which greatly increases efficiency。
Technology empowers people to manage cultivation with precision and efficiency
Modern equipment not only solves transport difficulties in mountain orchards, but also makes cultivation management more accurate and efficient。
In orchards, modern agricultural facilities, such as soil monitoring stations and drip irrigation systems, are spread widely so that crop management is no longer empirical, but tailor-made management programmes based on citrus varieties。
According to the citrus cut off from the scene, its skin is very thin, approximately 2-3 mm, and the membrane is thin as a wing, reaching 76. 8% for the whole fruit. In addition, sugar is the key to measuring quality, with journalists testing it on the spot at 11. 9, while our usual watermelon sugar is around 12, indicating that citrus sugar is very high。
The agro-bourbon mixes new experiences, increases product value added
In addition to selling fresh fruit, the citrus industry is integrated with the country's cultural brigades, which allow tourists to immerse in the pleasure of picking, taste fresh citrus, learn about citrus culture, and form a four-season tourism experience of “spring flowers, summer shelter, autumn harvest, winter fruit”。
From traditional cultivation to technological empowerment, from the sale of fresh fruits to the development of the whole industrial chain, the smooth citrus industry has emerged as a new niche. At present, the value of production is close to $700 million, leading to an increase of more than 60,000 farm households across the county。
Intelligent standardization of gold and orange production
Drive the whole industry chain up
The citrus “family” also includes plant types such as oranges, grapefruits and lemons, as well as wild types such as oranges and oranges. Then we'll go to guangxi and look at the oranges. What is the situation there, where guangxi banan, one of the country's main gold-crop regions, has recently been on the market for gold? Reporters take you to find out exactly。
Big data command system
The main reporter: i'm in a golden orange digital warehouse with a visualized large data command system with a real-time view of the data that's sorting the oranges behind me, including the size of the fruit, sugar, colour, etc。
Underline, multiple sales, gold oranges, domestic and foreign
At present, the whole of the 12 townships has been covered with a total area of 231,000 acres in 2025, with a total expected production of 287,000 tons. The three varieties of melting oranges, leather gold oranges and precipitous citruss, which are currently thermally distributed live on the internet, are mainly dominated by charlatan oranges, which are larger in size and more fragrance. The staff members described them as having made live deliveries in early december, and as of today 80,000 pieces of honey and gold oranges alone have been sold, mainly to the great bay, jiangxi and kyouta。
In addition to the many cities in the country, and beyond canada, singapore, the united arab emirates and other countries and regions, the sale of oranges is expected to be close to 10 billion yuan during the orange season 2025-2026。
Integration products are popular
New trends in citrus+ consumption
All kinds of citrus have matured into the market, and a growing number of “small crowds” of citrus products, such as beryllies and pumpkins, have gradually entered the consumer's view. What are the new changes and trends in the citrus market this year
Since this winter, there has been a marked increase in interest on the citrus line. Since the beginning of the winter on 7 november, the total search volume for citrus throughout the country has increased by 25. 8 per cent over the same period, consumer willingness to interact has increased, and the number of comments has increased significantly by 127. 9 per cent. The hotness of the associated citrus theme park has skyrocketed, and the recreational agriculture model of “horizon experience + instant consumption” is rapidly emerging。
In terms of circulation, the top five annual citrus sites are sichuan, guangxi, yunnan, hunan and hubei, while the top five purchases are guangdong, zhejiang, hebei, xinjiang and guangxi. Of these, the most far-reaching shipping orders of the year are from jiangxi tsu region to xinjiang zyle sokorkuz autonomous oblast。
At the same time, there are further trends in the taste of citrus and sweetness, with a high level of interest in integrated products such as citrus latte and citrus yogurt and citrus flavors permeating into daily catering。
