Luoping ginger is a specialty of Luoping County, Yunnan Province. Due to its sandy soil and mild climate, it has been known as the "hometown of ginger" since ancient times. It has the characteristics of large yellow blocks, thick and tender meat, and strong spicy flavor. This product is the only ginger product in Yunnan Province that has obtained national geographical indication certification, and is exported to 43 countries and regions around the world. According to testing, its dried ginger powder is mostly dry and easy to store for a long time.
Luoping has been engaged in ginger foreign trade since 1958. By 2024, the total planting area in the county will reach 235000 mu, with a total output of 500000 tons and an agricultural output value of 1 billion yuan. A 400000 cubic meter fresh-keeping warehouse and a digital economy industrial park will be built as supporting facilities. There are currently 10 leading processing enterprises at or above the county level, processing 30000 tons of dried ginger annually, accounting for 70% of the national market share, and developing 28 deep processed products such as ginger tea and ginger powder. In 2024, the export value reached 93.77 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 102.6%, and entered the Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, and European markets through mutual recognition of geographical indications between China and Europe
Luoping Small Yellow Ginger has a long history of cultivation, which can be traced back to the 30th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, with the continuous expansion of production and market, the small ginger industry has gone through three basic stages: early small-scale agricultural production, mid-term commodity production, and recent market-oriented development, gradually embarking on the path of industrial development.
As early as 1958, Luoping ginger became an export commodity. In 1989, 12 townships in the county planted a total of 7.175 acres of ginger, with a total output of over 8.5 million kilograms. In 1999, the county party committee and government first included ginger in the subsequent cultivation industry. After more than 20 years of development, the small yellow ginger industry has evolved from sporadic planting to an integrated industrial chain that includes production, processing, storage, and sales
Luoping ginger has the characteristics of large chunks, yellow color, thick and tender flesh, and strong spicy flavor. Luoping Small Yellow Ginger has been successfully selected for the China Europe Geographical Indication Negotiation Protection List, making it the only ginger geographical indication product in Yunnan to date. The brand value of Luoping Small Yellow Ginger has significantly increased, with an estimated value of 270 million yuan in 2010 and rising to 1.484 billion yuan by 2017.
Luoping Small Yellow Ginger is currently the only ginger geographical indication product in Yunnan, and has successfully registered the "Luoping Small Yellow Ginger" geographical proof trademark. In 2020, Luoping Small Yellow Ginger was successfully selected for the first batch of protection lists under the China Europe Geographical Indication Agreement, ranking 31st on the Chinese brand list. It is the only brand selected in Qujing and one of the four major brands selected in Yunnan Province
