Qinghai Haiji Berry Industry Expands Cultivation, Processing, and E-commerce Sales

Key summary

In Qinghai's Chaihe District, the goji berry industry is developing from planting to processing and sales. Geermu City produces 3 million high-quality cuttings and 1.5 million bare-root seedlings annually. In 2026, it will collaborate with Jiangsu e-commerce platforms for live-streaming sales to the Yangtze River Delta. Processing plants in Geermu handle 16 tons of fresh berries daily across 211 deep-processing lines, producing fresh berries, concentrated juice, protein powder, and biomass pellets from pruned branches. In 2025, Chaihe District had 437,300 mu (approx. 182,208 acres) of goji cultivation, representing 97.9% of Qinghai's total and 29.15% of China's national area, with 250,400 mu (104,333 acres) certified for green or organic agriculture. Geermu City cultivated 105,300 mu (43,875 acres), produced 26,600 tons of dried berries, and generated 885 million yuan in total output value. Organic dried berry exports totaled 330.2 tons worth 19.412 million yuan, accounting for 85.8% of the province's total exports and holding the top spot for 13 consecutive years.