China's Baoshan promotes transformation and upgrading of coffee industry-Xinhua

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 11, 2026 shows a coffee planting base at Lujiangba in Longyang District of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

According to statistics, the planting area of small-grain coffee in Baoshan reached 189,000 mu (about 12,600 hectares), with an output of 26,400 tonnes and a comprehensive output value of 15.7 billion yuan (about 2.35 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three quarters of 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

A worker transfers packaged coffee beans at a coffee company in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2026 shows an automatic coffee production line at a coffee company in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

A staff member conducts a test brew on the newly produced coffee at a coffee company in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

A farmer picks fresh coffee fruits at Lujiangba in Longyang District of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 11, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2026 shows coffee products at a coffee company in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

Farmers pick fresh coffee fruits at Lujiangba in Longyang District of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 11, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

This photo shows a capsule coffee production line at a coffee company in Baoshan, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

A worker sorts coffee beans on a production line at a coffee company in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

A worker works on an automatic coffee production line at a coffee company in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

A worker sorts coffee beans at a coffee company in a coffee industrial park of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.

A worker checks a coffee production line at a coffee company in Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. As an important origin of premium small-grain coffee, Baoshan City has recently been making systematic efforts to promote the transformation and upgrading of the coffee industry from a raw material base to a high-quality, brand-oriented and integrated industry.