According to the Metropolitan Express, on November 13, 2026, the 23rd China International Agricultural Trade Fair officially kicked off at the Hangzhou International Expo Center. As the first time this major agricultural event has been held in Hangzhou since its inception in 2003, this year's fair is not only massive in scale but also breaks new ground in its exhibition model, innovatively integrating with the Cross-Strait Modern Agriculture Expo & Cross-Strait Flower Expo and the Zhejiang Agriculture Expo in a "three-in-one" joint exhibition format. According to exhibition data, the total area of this year's fair exceeds 120,000 square meters, bringing together nearly 5,000 exhibitors and over 60,000 high-quality agricultural products. Attendees need only scan a single QR code to seamlessly explore all three exhibitions, greatly enhancing the visitor experience. This innovative initiative not only enriches the content of the fair but also builds a broader platform for agricultural exchange and cooperation in the Yangtze River Delta region and across the country.
In terms of exhibition layout, specialty products from across Zhejiang province serve as the first major highlight. In the Zhejiang Pavilion, located in Hall 1A of Phase I, there is a concentrated display of highly representative local autumn agricultural specialties, including Xiangshan "Hongmeiren" tangerines, Yueqing Dendrobium officinale, Zhoushan large yellow croakers, Sanmen green crabs, Jiaxing zongzi, Shaoxing yellow wine, Lishui lingzhi mushrooms, Jinhua "Liangtouwu" black pigs, and Changshan Huyou pomelos. The adjacent Hangzhou Exhibition Area in Hall 1B is equally rich in content. The Yuhang exhibition area offers on-site experiences of Jingshan matcha; the Xiaoshan exhibition area goes even further by bringing the urban pastoral scenery of the "Rice Paddy CBD" indoors, allowing visitors to smell the fragrance of rice and admire the skyline. In addition, Lin'an's hickory nuts and tea, Chun'an's processed whole-fish banquet products from Qiandao Lake, Fuyang's Chinese torreya nuts and sweet persimmons, as well as local delicacies such as Jiande tofu buns and Tonglu rice cakes, all made their appearances, comprehensively showcasing the abundant achievements of Zhejiang's modern agriculture.
Beyond Zhejiang's local specialties, the exhibition areas from various provinces and municipalities across the country also each feature their own unique characteristics. The Beijing Pavilion is designed in the traditional Old Beijing imperial style, offering on-site tastings of Peking duck, sugar-coated haws, and copper pot mutton hot pot, while also showcasing the achievements of smart agriculture; the Huairui guest area brings "Hongxiao" pears and chestnut products. The Tianjin exhibition area gathers 37 enterprises, displaying over 300 products such as Xiaozhan rice and Shawo radishes. The Hebei exhibition area brings together over 300 products from more than 60 enterprises, with long-standing online favorites like Qianxi chestnuts and Changli scallops making a full appearance. Covering 500 square meters, the Ningxia exhibition area showcases over 600 "Ning"-branded hallmark products, including wines from the eastern foot of the Helan Mountains and Zhongning wolfberries. The Heilongjiang exhibition area focuses on "Black Soil Premium Products," with 13 enterprises bringing 55 authorized premium products and thousands of specialty agricultural products. The Inner Mongolia exhibition area focuses on promoting national and autonomous region-level regional public brands such as Hohhot dairy products and Xilingol mutton.
In the Modern Urban Agriculture Pavilion, a series of cutting-edge agricultural technologies have become the focus of the entire event, reflecting the industry trend of accelerating development in China's smart agriculture. The laser-weeding robot dog exhibited on-site is equipped with an advanced AI vision system that can accurately distinguish between crops and weeds, and burn the growth points of weeds with lasers. According to on-site demonstration data, the equipment has a weeding accuracy rate of over 95%, taking less than 0.3 seconds to eliminate a single weed. In addition, harvesting robots also demonstrated the cherry tomato picking process on-site. The application of these cutting-edge technologies not only demonstrates the strong momentum of modern agriculture's transformation towards automation and intelligence, but also provides practical and feasible solutions to address the shortage of rural labor and improve agricultural production efficiency, marking that China's agricultural scientific and technological innovation is shifting into high gear.