Booming blueberry industry elevates SW China's Yunnan to global supplier

Workers package blueberries at a company in Mengzi of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 28, 2025. In 2024, China's blueberry cultivation area surpassed 73,000 hectares, yielding around 500,000 tonnes of berries, making China one of the fastest-growing blueberry producers in the world. Yunnan Province, with its ideal climate and extended growing season, has emerged as a leading production hub, contributing about 30 percent of the national output. (Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)