China: Xinjiang Badanmu matures into the market, domestic planting is still to be developed

Published 2021년 9월 24일

Tridge summary

Shache County in Xinjiang, China, is the world's largest production base for almond wood, also known as Badan, with a daily harvest of approximately 3,100 tons during the picking peak. The county has planted 930,000 mu of Badan trees and 850,000 mu of fruit-bearing area, accounting for 95% of the national planting area. Despite the labor-intensive traditional picking methods, the demand for Badan is increasing due to its use in the food and beverage industry, especially in China, where the industry has seen an 8.3% compound annual growth rate. This demand is currently not met by domestic production, with most production located in the U.S. and China's planting starting in Henan Province. The renaming of 'American almonds' as 'Badanmu' in China in 2015 to avoid consumer confusion and mislabeling reflects the growing importance of this product in the Chinese market.

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Original content

In September, the picking peak of Badan trees in Shache County, Xinjiang, the daily harvest volume is about 3,100 tons. At present, Shache County has planted 930,000 mu of Badan trees and 850,000 mu of fruit-bearing area, accounting for 95% of the national planting area. Above, it has become my country's largest production base of almond wood. In 2020, the output of almond wood in Shache County will increase to 86,000 tons. Because the altar tree is relatively tall and many fruits hang on the top of the tree, people will tap the branches with wooden poles to let the mature altar fall off naturally, and use plastic bags under the tree to collect the fallen fruits. Because the local planting area is large, but The per capita area is relatively small, which is not suitable for mechanized overall picking, so local farmers still retain the traditional picking methods. Now Shache County is building a Badanmu Industrial Park, and gradually perfecting the integration model of acquisition, ...

Source: Guojiguoshu