Plantations in southwest Yunnan now cover about 8,140ha with total output valued at US$225mn
New avocado production out of China’s Yunnan Province, is expected to replace 15 per cent of avocado imports, according to a report from People’s Daily Online.
Harvest in the Menglian Dai, Lahu and Wa Autonomous County in Pu’er, in the southwest of the Yunnan Province, began in October with growers picking, transporting, and packing avocados as the crop reaches maturity.
Plantations in the county now cover 122,100 mu (about 8,140ha), with 27,700 mu already bearing fruit. According to the report, the industry’s total output value has topped Rmb1.5bn (about US$225mn).
In 2025, the Menglian Avocado brand was valued at Rmb1.75bn and the publication said that for people in the county, each avocado has become a “golden fruit” that boosts their incomes.
