'Mountain Products' Going Global to Enhance Rural Revitalization - Anhui West Specialty Products Accelerate the Development of International Markets
Recently, the sterile workshop of Hongyuan Food Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Hongyuan Food") in Lu'an City, Anhui Province, has been experiencing hot production. More than 300 skilled workers operate the cooked crayfish through multiple processes, processing them into plump and plump yellow shrimp.
The workers are all nearby villagers with a monthly income of four to five thousand yuan, "said Li Xianzhong, the person in charge of Hongyuan Food. In 2025, the company's export value will reach 220 million yuan, far exceeding the same period last year.
The growth of exports not only makes enterprises and breeders earn a lot of money, but also boosts the wallets of the surrounding people. I used to earn around 2000 yuan per month, but now my income has doubled and my family's life is much more comfortable, "said worker Wang Ling with a smile. Many skilled workers like her in the local area are relying on the crayfish industry to increase their income and become rich.
Lu'an City, located in the hinterland of the Dabie Mountains, boasts both the ecological beauty of "green mountains and clear waters" and the industrial wealth of "golden mountains and silver mountains". The fusion of "beauty" and "wealth" paints a new picture of a beautiful countryside that is livable and suitable for business.
At Anhui Heyi Food Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Heyi Food"), chestnuts are undergoing a magnificent transformation from traditional stir fried goods to high-end export commodities. Recently, after passing the supervision of Lu'an Customs under Hefei Customs, a batch of 24.3 tons of frozen boiled chestnut kernels were sent overseas.
The export situation of chestnuts in 2025 is promising, directly benefiting more than 200 employees in the factory, with an annual per capita income of about 40000 yuan, "said Hu Qiwu, the person in charge of Heyi Food.
In the 10000 ton low-temperature storage warehouse of Anhui Huayuan Food Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huayuan Food"), various vegetables are neatly stored and waiting for processing.
We adopt the 'enterprise+farmer' model, which involves signing contracts with farmers to systematically manage all aspects of vegetable production. Our products cover more than 20 varieties such as chestnuts, pumpkins, and okra, with an annual production capacity of 10000 tons, "said Zhang Chengtao, Vice General Manager of Huayuan Food
The Central Economic Work Conference proposed to "coordinate the promotion of urbanization construction and comprehensive rural revitalization with county towns as important carriers, and promote high-quality development of county-level economy". The "mountain goods" in Lu'an are writing a vivid story of the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas in the revolutionary old areas of western Anhui with a strong momentum of accelerating their overseas expansion.
In recent years, based on the advantageous resources of agricultural products in our jurisdiction, we have focused on the word 'agriculture' and extended supervision to the fields and workshops, guiding enterprises to improve their quality management systems, benchmark international standards in production, and set up local inspection 'green channels' for fresh and perishable agricultural and food products such as frozen shrimp, vegetables, and chestnut kernels, achieving excellent' fresh 'export of agricultural and food products, "said the person in charge of the inspection department of Lu'an Customs. In the first 11 months of 2025, the export of agricultural products in Lu'an City was about 960 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of about 69.3%.