In 2025, the export volume of dehydrated chives in China will exceed 53000 tons, with an increase of 42% in export value compared to five years ago. Behind this impressive achievement is the foreign trade competitiveness moat constructed by the endowment of production areas, technological upgrades, policy dividends, and the layout of the entire industry chain.
The unique production area endowment is the "natural cornerstone" of China's dehydrated chives foreign trade. In the golden agricultural belt at latitude 35 ° -38 ° N, Anqiu in Shandong, Shangqiu in Henan, and Xinghua in Jiangsu have formed the most concentrated raw material bases for desalinated onions in China. Among them, Anqiu, as the "number one county for exporting scallions in China", relies on the climate advantages of sandy loam soil for breathability and water retention, and large temperature differences between day and night to cultivate scallions with low crude fiber content and moderate spiciness.
The annual supply of dehydrated processing raw materials exceeds 1.2 million tons, accounting for 80% of the total export raw materials in the country. More importantly, Anqiu scallions have been included in the "China Europe Geographical Indication Mutual Recognition List", directly obtaining the "access pass" for the three high standard markets of the European Union, Japan, and New Zealand, avoiding the technical trade barriers that similar products often face. This advantage has enabled China's dehydrated chives to win more than 30% higher than competitors such as India and Pakistan in international procurement bidding.
The market expansion combined with policy dividends is the "accelerator" for China's dried green onions foreign trade. After the full implementation of RCEP, China's exports of desalinated onions to Southeast Asia increased by 9.4% year-on-year with the help of regional tariff reduction policies, and the growth rate of markets such as Vietnam and Thailand exceeded 15%. A food enterprise in Jinan exported a batch of desalinated onions to Serbia in 2024. With the help of the China Central and Eastern Europe Free Trade Agreement certificate, the tariff was reduced from 20% to 16%, saving 8401 yuan in taxes and fees per batch of goods, greatly enhancing price competitiveness. Under the "the Belt and Road" initiative, the improvement of the cross-border cold chain logistics network has enabled China's dried green onions to reach the Middle East and Central Asia markets directly. In Dubai's supermarkets, the organic dried green onions from Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, although its price is 20% higher than that of local products, is still in short supply due to the quality label of "no pesticide residue". The policy dividend also promotes the optimization of market structure. Nowadays, China's desalinated onions not only occupy 37.5% of Japan's market share, but also enter the high-end European and American markets through organic certification. The price of organic products is 20% -90% higher than ordinary products, achieving a transformation from "quantity increase" to "quality improvement".
From standardized scallion fields in Anqiu to high-quality seasonings on global dining tables, the foreign trade advantage of Chinese dehydrated scallions is not accidental. The synergy of the four advantages of laying the foundation of production area endowment, upgrading technology to enhance value, policy dividends to broaden the market, and ensuring sustainability throughout the entire industry chain has enabled China's dehydrated scallions to stand out in international competition. In the future, with the further popularization of green technology and the deepening of brand building, this small dehydrated onion shred will continue to write the competitive story of China's agricultural product foreign trade.
Post time: Sep-18-2025
