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Changshan Huyou Harvest Begins in Zhejiang, With Better Fruit Expected
The 2026 Changshan Huyou harvest began on November 7 in Changshan county, in China’s Zhejiang province.
Changshan Huyou is a citrus fruit that has been grown in the area for more than 600 years.
A local official said the fruit is expected to be better overall than in previous years, based on its shape, colour, surface and taste.
The county has 106,000 mu of Huyou orchards and produces 150,000 tonnes a year.
More than 70% of the fruit is processed into products, including drinks, foods and cosmetics, and some are sold overseas.
New food-safety and digital farming standards were presented at the harvest opening as the county develops its Huyou industry.
The 2026 Changshan Huyou harvest season opened on November 7 in Changshan County, Zhejiang province.
An agriculture official said this year’s fruit is expected to be better in overall quality than in previous years.
Changshan has 106,000 mu of Huyou orchards and an annual output of 150,000 tonnes.
The county has developed 117 products across eight categories, and its Huyou processing rate exceeds 70%.
- Who
- Changshan Huyou growers and processors. The county’s Huyou industry development centre director, Wang Lixia, commented on the expected fruit quality.
- What
- The 2026 Changshan Huyou harvest season opened, with this year’s fruit expected to be better in overall quality.
- When
- November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Taigong Mountain Huyou Base, Tonggong Township, Changshan County, Quzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
- Why
- The harvest season opened as the fruit came into season. Wang Lixia said quality expectations were based on assessments of fruit shape, colour, surface and taste.
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Changshan Huyou received Zhejiang province’s first agricultural product geographical indication certification trademark.
Changshan Huyou was approved as a product with protected origin.
The Changshan Huyou harvest season opened at Taigong Mountain Huyou Base in Tonggong Township.
- Harvest opening
- November 7, 2026
- Orchard area
- 106,000 mu
- Annual output
- 150,000 tonnes
- Processing entities
- 219
- Processed products
- 117 across eight categories
- Processing rate
- More than 70%
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Based on a joint assessment of fruit shape, colour, surface, taste and other factors, this year's Changshan Huyou fruit quality is expected to be better than in previous years.