Xinjiang Transforms from "Major Fruit Region" to "Strong Fruit Region"

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In Kuoshitogelake Village, Yigan'qi Township, Aksu City, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, cold-chain transport trucks are lined up ready for departure. Fruit farmer Hou Guangda loads boxes of apples onto trucks with a beaming smile: "Our apples are of excellent quality with broad market reach. The cold-chain vehicles can deliver directly to destinations across the nation." Such scenes are now commonplace throughout the Tianshan Mountains region.

Leveraging exceptional water, soil, light, and thermal resources, along with a long cultivation history and continuously innovative planting techniques and management concepts, Xinjiang's fruit industry is entering a new stage of high-quality development. Today in Xinjiang, the fruit industry has become a green sector with extensive coverage, benefiting large populations with tremendous development potential, serving as a pillar industry for farmers' income growth. Xinjiang is transitioning from a "major fruit region" to a "strong fruit region."

Ranking first nationally in jujube production, maintaining top position in grape output, leading the country in apricot yield, and dominating almond production, Xinjiang presents a diverse "fruit basket" of specialty products that are beloved by consumers nationwide.

In terms of industrial layout, Xinjiang has established a mature "one zone, three belts" system: the advantageous fruit production area around the Tarim Basin, the Turpan-Hami Basin specialty industrial belt, the Ili River Valley and Irtysh River regional specialty industrial belt, and the northern Tianshan specialty fruit industrial belt. Through moderate introduction of new varieties such as new plums, apricot-plums, and cherries, Xinjiang has extended the fruit marketing season and optimized variety structure, achieving year-round "fruit fragrance" with continuous fruit supply capabilities throughout the year.

In Yongku Unity Village, Qiman Township, Kuqa City, pear grower Jibire·Luoheman says: "The village promotes new varieties, and technicians regularly guide pruning and fertilization. The quality of pears has improved, and prices have risen accordingly." Currently, the village has established large-scale planting bases and promotes standardized and branded pear cultivation through technical training.

Not only in Kuqa, but across Xinjiang, various regions are revitalizing numerous old orchards through standardization measures. Meanwhile, the region has conducted over 50,000 technical training sessions, training more than 3.8 million farmers and technical personnel, significantly improving overall orchard management levels.

Technology is injecting new momentum into the traditional fruit industry. At Wensu National Agricultural Science and Technology Park, drones precisely spray biological pesticides while underground sensors provide real-time feedback on soil moisture and temperature. The "Internet + Agriculture" system enables digital management throughout the entire fruit growth cycle, substantially improving fruit standardization levels.

Beyond the orchards, the value-addition journey has just begun. In the production workshop of Aksu Jinwulian E-commerce Co., Ltd., apples undergo washing, peeling, slicing, and low-temperature drying to become crispy apple chips. The company has established six intelligent production lines with annual fruit and vegetable processing capacity of 70,000 tons, developing over 100 products including freeze-dried apples, concentrated fruit juice, and fruit wine, continuously extending the industrial chain and enhancing added value.

Currently, Xinjiang has cultivated over 70 leading fruit processing enterprises and more than 2,000 professional cooperatives, developing over 180 deep-processing products including walnut oil and sea-buckthorn essence. The fruit industry has evolved from single fresh fruit sales to multi-format integration.

Quality fruits require smooth sales channels. Xinjiang actively constructs online and offline integrated networks, having hosted four China Xinjiang Specialty Fruit Product Expositions and organized enterprises to participate in various agricultural product exhibitions in other provinces.

How to sell Yengisar apricots with only a seven-day shelf life to broader markets? Since 2018, Shandong's aid to Xinjiang has implemented the "Big Warehouse Eastward Movement" project, establishing Kashgar specialty agricultural product storage, preservation, and distribution centers in multiple Shandong locations, helping Kashgar region solve difficulties such as "hard to export" and "expensive to export" specialty agricultural products. Since 2018, this has cumulatively facilitated the export and sale of 311,000 tons of Kashgar specialty agricultural products.

With strong support from the counterpart assistance mechanism, production-sales connection projects such as "Big Warehouse Eastward Movement," "Ten Cities, Hundred Stores," and "Xinjiang Fruits Going East" have been steadily advancing, continuously expanding eastern markets.

E-commerce platforms have further expanded Xinjiang fruit sales reach. To date, Xinjiang's annual external fruit sales account for 80% of total annual fruit production, with continuously rising brand influence of Xinjiang fruits.

The fruit industry has become an important pillar for improving livelihoods and rural revitalization. By the end of 2024, the region's fruit industry benefits 5.5 million fruit farmers, with fruit income accounting for nearly 30% of per capita disposable income in main fruit-producing areas, and exceeding 60% in some regions. Small fruits have truly "linked" together a large industry benefiting the people.

From traditional orchards to intelligent factories, from offline exhibitions to cloud-based orders, from local markets to global markets—Xinjiang fruits are writing a contemporary story of transformation from large-scale to strong development.

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