ThegrowthincoffeeexportsfromtheChineseprovinceofYunnanhasculminatedinitleadingthenationinshipmentsthisyeartodate,customsdatashows.

Theprovinceexportedcoffeeandrelatedproductsworth840millionyuan($120million)inthefirst11monthsof2025,accordingtoKunmingCustoms,makingitthecountry'slargestcoffee-exportingregionduringtheperiodsurveyed.

ThegrowthhasbeendrivenbyYunnan'snaturaladvantagesasoneoftheworld'sprimecoffee-growingregions,alongsideeffortstoupgradetheentireindustrychainandincreaseproductvalue.

Accordingtolocalofficials,small-graincoffeebeansfromBaoshan,akeyproducingareainwesternYunnan,havegainedinternationalrecognitionfortheirdistinctiveflavor,oftendescribedasstrongbutnotbitter,aromaticyetsmooth,withamildfruityacidity.

Earlierthismonth,ashipmentof19.2tonsofBaoshan-growncoffeebeanswasexportedtoMalaysia.GaoJie,generalmanagerofBaoshanGaolaozhuangAgriculturalandSidelineProductsDevelopmentCo,theprovider,saidthecompanyhasexported124tonsofcoffeebeansthisyeartomarketsincludingVietnam,SouthKorea,MalaysiaandSingapore.

Otherproducersarealsoexpandingoverseas.FanBen,directorofYunnanJinglanTropicalCropsTechnologyCo,saidthefirmexportedcoffeeproductsforthefirsttimethisyear,withshipmentsreachingRussia,JordanandMalaysia.Thecompanyhasdeveloped17coffeeproducts,includingcold-brewvarieties.

"TheprospectsforYunnansmallgraincoffeebeansarebecomingmorepromising,"Gaoadded.

"Weshouldtakeadvantageofthisopportunitytoimprovethequalityofthecoffeeandbroadenthemarketreach."