{"id":23716,"date":"2025-11-03T13:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=23716"},"modified":"2025-11-03T13:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:47:05","slug":"chinas-shaanxi-kiwifruit-harvest-processing-revolves-around-agri-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/11\/03\/chinas-shaanxi-kiwifruit-harvest-processing-revolves-around-agri-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Shaanxi kiwifruit harvest processing revolves around agri-tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The winter kiwifruit harvest is underway in northwest China, with production leader Shaanxi province using smart tech to process deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new processing plant at Zhouzhi County is currently sorting out the fruits using infrared and precision technologies to ascertain freshness and quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.dahe.cn\/2025\/11-02\/2014903.html\"><u>Dahe<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;news on November 2, 2025, the facility photographs the fruits 240 times inside sorting lines to detect blemishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zhouzhi Kiwifruit Integrated Development Center also boasts cold storage for 20,000 tonnes of ripe fruits for yearlong supply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cold temperatures averaging 0.5\u00baC mimic those in long distance logistics, to keep the fruits in good hydration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-extended-agri-tech\"><strong>Extended Agri-tech &nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This processing revolution also extends to the agri-tech surrounding Shaanxi\u2019s kiwifruit planting before the crop reaches sorting factories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It all starts with quality kiwi germplasm, like the drought-resistant&nbsp;<em>Cui Xiang<\/em>&nbsp;by the Zhouzhi Agricultural Science &amp; Technology Experiment Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a lead engineer at the facility, Zhang Xiaobin, the variety already commands 150,000 mu (10,000 ha) in provincial cultivated area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coupled to this is sustainability technology, one of which has fostered 30% water intake reduction at the kiwi-rich Meixian county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, the College of Plant Protection at Northwest A&amp;F University (NWAFU) is currently exploring shelf life extension technology. If successful, the tech will prolong kiwifruit freshness by up to a month, thus giving producers market edge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concerning which,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/insights\/prices\/china\/kiwifruit\/\"><u>wholesale kiwifruit prices in China<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;in early November 2025 were averaging $3.5 per kg, reflecting mounting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20240111\/e7c019be53004611a0da2a363ef22dcc\/c.html\"><u>winter time&nbsp;<\/u><\/a>supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Shaanxi kiwifruit harvest also extends beyond those of the east-central province of&nbsp;<a href=\" www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/08\/15\/tiandong-and-guzhang-escalate-chinas-sum\"><u>Guzhang&nbsp;<\/u><\/a>and the southwestern province of Guizhou &#8211; ensuring market competitiveness. This is a point that the following statistics section explores via data on comparative production.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shaanxi-kiwifruit-statistics\"><strong>Shaanxi Kiwifruit&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Statistics&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While China produces around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10341-025-01289-8\"><u>52%<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of the world\u2019s kiwifruit (2025), its northwest province of Shaanxi supplies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0304380023001709\"><u>51.39%<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of the national output (2021). Because only\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0304380023001709\"><u>1%\u00a0<\/u><\/a>of the national crop undergoes export, competition between producing provinces substitutes international rivalry. As such, the nearest domestic competitor is Sichuan province, which harvests 17.70% of the national crop annually (2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Which county produces the most kiwifruits in Shaanxi?<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meixian county leads production by growing 1 in each 7 kiwifruits in China. This equals to 10% of worldwide reserves, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/global.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202107\/22\/WS60f8cce7a310efa1bd663985.html\"><u>China Daily<\/u><\/a>. In 2021, the county had over 200 sq. km under the fruit that produced 0.52 million tonnes worth&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202112\/13\/WS61b6b6cda310cdd39bc7af9a.html\"><u>5.85 billion yuan<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;($918.75 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What distinguishes Shaanxi\u2019s kiwifruit cultivation?<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since counties like Meixian rely on kiwifruit farming for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/global.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202107\/22\/WS60f8cce7a310efa1bd663985.html\"><u>80%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;of growers\u2019 disposable revenues, technology to maximize livelihoods distinguishes cultivation. University research not only develops resilient cultivars but uses an Internet of Things-connected system to grow and monitor crops. This system apparently reduces water usage, fertilizer application and pesticides by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.dahe.cn\/2025\/11-02\/2014903.html\"><u>30%, 25% and 35%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;in specific sample areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winter kiwifruit harvest is underway in northwest China, with production leader Shaanxi province using smart tech to process deliveries. A new processing plant at Zhouzhi County is currently sorting out the fruits using infrared and precision technologies to ascertain freshness and quality. 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