Stories from Yuexi · China

Producers at the Yuexi RCEP Pineapple International Procurement and Trading Center are using an intelligent sorting line to create digital identities for exported pineapples. This system aims to ensure stable and reliable quality for every batch brought to market. The initiative follows efforts to showcase products at exhibitions in France earlier this year. Producers in Yuexi are implementing a digital identity tracking system at the RCEP Bolo International Procurement and Trading Center.

Pineapple farmers are seeing increased demand from merchants who purchase crops directly from fields. Ye Qinghong, president of the Pineapple Industry Association, noted that favorable weather this year has resulted in high-quality fruit with high sugar content. Jiang Feng, director of the Yuexi branch of the research institute, stated that through continuous improvement, pineapples that previously required saltwater soaking can now be eaten directly. The volcanic ash soil in the region provides trace elements that exceed other areas. The low-lying growth habit of these pineapples also provides resistance to annual typhoons. Researchers at the Yuexi branch of the institute have developed improved pineapple varieties that can be eaten directly without prior saltwater soaking.