Under the wave of globalization, China's Sichuan pepper industry is integrating into the international market with strong momentum, and the foreign trade path in 2025 will show distinct characteristics of diversification, technological advancement, and internationalization. This process relies not only on the deep exploration of traditional advantages, but also on the dual drive of technological innovation and policy support. It constantly breaks through in response to challenges, bringing a "Chinese flavor" to global consumers and injecting new momentum into the modernization of Chinese agriculture.
The Chinese government provides top-level design to safeguard the foreign trade of Sichuan pepper. The "National High Quality Development Plan for Sichuan Pepper Industry (2025-2030)" clearly proposes the construction of 8 national level Sichuan pepper industrial parks, with financial subsidies tilted towards organic certification and geographical indication protection products. It is expected to drive the industry's R&D investment intensity to increase from 1.8% in 2024 to 3.5% in 2030. For example, Hanyuan County in Sichuan Province has built the country's first Sichuan pepper 5G smart park, which uses IoT devices to monitor soil pH, humidity and other parameters in real time, reducing labor costs by 40% and significantly improving yield stability. This smart agriculture model is being promoted nationwide. By 2025, the proportion of standardized planting bases in major production areas such as Sichuan and Gansu will reach 60%, and the yield level will increase from 80 kilograms per mu to 120 kilograms. The supply of high-quality Sichuan peppercorns is expected to increase by 300%.
The "medicinal and edible homology" attribute of Chinese Prickly Ash has become a new selling point in the international market. Research shows that Chinese Prickly Ash oil is rich in polyphenolic compounds and volatile terpenes, with significantly higher antioxidant capacity than common vegetable oils. Its anti-inflammatory and metabolic regulation potential has attracted attention from the European and American markets. The Chinese Prickly Ash toothpaste developed by Yunnan Baiyao occupies 15% of the traditional Chinese medicine toothpaste market, and functional foods such as Chinese Prickly Ash flavonoid capsules have emerged in the overseas health product market. The exploration of this health value has upgraded Chinese Prickly Ash from a simple seasoning to a functional ingredient, expanding its application scenarios.
Despite the broad prospects, Chinese Prickly Ash foreign trade still faces multiple challenges. Climate anomalies have led to a 12% reduction in production in Longnan, Gansu in 2024, driving a 170% year-on-year increase in futures hedging trading volume. Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange plans to launch Chinese Prickly Ash futures contracts in 2026 to help companies hedge against price volatility risks. The competition for substitutes has intensified, and the market size of Tengjiao oil has expanded at an average annual growth rate of 28%, forcing traditional Chinese Prickly Ash enterprises to develop compound seasonings. In 2024, the number of new products launched reached 137, a threefold increase from 2021.
To achieve sustainable development, the industry is exploring green circular models. 100000 acres of Chinese Pepper forest in Hancheng, Shaanxi Province have been included in carbon trading, generating an annual income of over 8 million yuan; The feed utilization of Chinese Pepper seed meal can increase the value by 1200 yuan per ton. The excavation of this ecological value not only enhances the comprehensive benefits of the industry, but also prepares for the international "carbon tariff" in advance.
The road of Chinese Pepper foreign trade in 2025 is a model of deep integration between traditional agriculture and modern technology, a practice of policy support and market innovation, and a journey of global dissemination of cultural confidence and health concepts. With the acceleration of industrial chain integration, deepening of technological innovation, and the enhancement of international standard discourse power, Chinese Pepper is moving from the "field and field" to the "world table", writing a vivid chapter in the global agricultural trade pattern. In the future, how to further balance scale expansion with quality control, and address technological barriers and cultural differences will be a key issue in continuously optimizing the foreign trade path. But it can be foreseen that with its unique resource endowment, constantly upgrading industrial system, and open and inclusive development attitude, Chinese Pepper will surely shine even more brilliantly in the international market.
Post time: May-30-2025