Jingning Apple Industry Summit Kicks Off in Pingliang, Gansu Province

On October 16th, the 2025 China Apple Production and Marketing Summit and Jingning Apple Investment Promotion Conference opened at Pingliang Green Square, marking a significant event for the apple industry. The conference aims to promote the "sweet" apple brand of Jingning, enhance the modernization of the industrial chain, and drive the development of a model region for modern high-quality agriculture in western China. Vice Governor Wang Jun and other high-ranking officials attended the opening ceremony, which featured a signing ceremony for investment projects in the Jingning apple industry chain, with 53 projects worth 7.19 billion yuan and 177 fruit sales orders worth 6.76 billion yuan signed.

Key Takeaways:

  • The conference aims to promote the "sweet" apple brand of Jingning, enhance the modernization of the industrial chain, and drive the development of a model region for modern high-quality agriculture in western China.
  • 53 investment projects worth 7.19 billion yuan and 177 fruit sales orders worth 6.76 billion yuan were signed at the conference.
  • The conference hosted a series of activities, including a specialty industry boutique exhibition, a modern fruit industry development achievement exhibition, an investment promotion conference, and a fruit village tour by 100 merchants.
  • Over 2,000 people attended the opening ceremony, including industry experts, leaders from local governments, and representatives of major fruit industry companies.
  • The conference was hosted by China Fruit Circulation Association and China Apple Industry Association, and undertaken by Gansu Apple Industry Production and Marketing Association and Pingliang Apple Industry Federation.
  • The China Apple Industry Association released the Red Fuji series of group standards for the Pingliang Jingning Apple industry.
  • The municipal government released the "Pingliang Jingning Apple Industry Layout, Product Layout, and Market Layout Medium- and Long-Term Plan (2025-2035)".
  • The conference hopes to use fruit as a medium to connect with people and promote greater breakthroughs in the apple industry in areas such as variety cultivation, advanced processing, brand building, and the integration of fruit and tourism.

Statistics:

  • 53 investment projects signed at the conference, worth 7.19 billion yuan
  • 177 fruit sales orders signed at the conference, worth 6.76 billion yuan
  • 273 booths covering specialty fruits, forest by-products, other agricultural products, traditional Chinese medicine, processed products, agricultural supplies and machinery, financial products, and other contents
  • Over 2,000 people attended the opening ceremony
  • 9 national designations held by Jingning apples, including the China Well-Known Trademark and the National Geographical Indication Protected Product
  • 21 awards held by Jingning apples, including the "Famous Chinese Fruit" designation

Sources:

  • http://www.kongtong.gov.cn/xwdt/qnyw/art/2025/art_893ac02a2c5543c485b4b9afeed8aaed.html