As the weather grows warmer, the fertile black soil is gradually covered with vibrant green hues. To safeguard national food security, diligent farmers are busy in the fields, cultivating the promise of a new harvest season. Beyond these hopeful fields, another kind of "harvest" is in full swing within the humming workshops of processing plants. A visit to major deep-processing enterprises for agricultural products reveals equally bustling production lines. Golden corn undergoes saccharification, fermentation, and extraction to transform into high-value-added products like medical-grade starch and functional sugar alcohols. Truckloads of soybeans pass through over 30 processes including selection, softening, extraction, and acid precipitation, separating into protein powder and further processed into health supplements like plant-based protein peptides and isoflavones, continuously shipped to domestic and international markets.
From raw materials to deep-processed goods, from food on the plate to industrial products, the agricultural produce of the black soil is undergoing a magnificent transformation that multiplies its value. Workers operate in 24-hour shifts, with real-time production data flickering on control room screens... Enterprises are operating at full capacity, converting the vitality of summer into a powerful force driving industrial upgrading and extending the agricultural value chain.
In the first quarter of this year, revenue from large-scale agricultural product processing enterprises in the province exceeded 90 billion yuan, marking a year-on-year growth of over 3%. This effectively translates the region's green agricultural resources into economic development advantages.
Kedong Yuwang Soybean Protein Food Co., Ltd. established its presence in Kedong due to the area's abundant, high-quality soybean resources. Since its founding in 2013, adhering to a corporate spirit of "exerting utmost effort and always striving to be first," the company has grown into a soybean protein food and raw material processing base, forming a complete industry chain from seed to table. The company's market share for soybean protein has reached 24%. Continuously enriching its product range, the company upgraded its soybean meal production line and introduced a new dietary fiber production line in 2025. It is now recognized as a national-level leading agricultural industrialization enterprise and has obtained certifications for quality management, environmental management, occupational health and safety management, and food safety systems.
Caigiao Rice Industry Co., Ltd. in Tonghe County utilizes high-quality Tonghe rice as its raw material, establishing a full industry chain development from raw grain storage to processing. The company, a subsidiary of October Fields Group, serves as a key industrial base within the group's Tonghe industrial belt layout in Harbin. It currently operates four rice processing and packaging lines with an annual processing capacity of 450,000 tons, achieving sales of 560 million yuan last year. Following a cooperation agreement with "Walk with Hui" at the end of 2025, the company processed 15,000 tons of rice in the first quarter of this year.
Deep processing in the dairy sector is not only crucial for enhancing industry value-added and product quality but also a key measure for ensuring national food safety. China Feihe's exploration in deep processing effectively preserves active substances in milk, demonstrating industry-leading standards. Relying on next-generation technologies like low-temperature extraction, membrane separation, chromatography extraction, and targeted enzymatic hydrolysis, Feihe has innovated beyond traditional processes. It can directly extract active nutritional components via low-temperature extraction from high-quality fresh milk sourced from the golden milk belt at the 47th parallel north, maximizing the retention of nutritional integrity and activity to provide a fresh foundation for product development. For instance, research reports indicate that its Starry Flyer Zhuo Rui infant formula shows significant improvements in nutritional activity and absorption rates, with breakthroughs in several key metrics. According to authoritative statistics, Feihe has ranked first in sales in China's infant formula market for seven consecutive years.
As a national-level green factory, Heilongjiang Xinhecheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. aims to continue writing the "green story" of transforming grain into gold at the start of the new Five-Year Plan period. In 2026, while maintaining its global market share for existing advantageous products like vitamins and coenzyme Q10, the company is accelerating the industrialization process for new products. It is increasing investment in research and development, intensifying efforts in new product development, continuously expanding industrial scale, and enhancing the comprehensive R&D capabilities of its pilot platforms. Through vivid practices in green, intelligent, and high-end development, it sets a benchmark for the deep processing of agricultural products in the region to ascend to higher levels of the value chain.
The province is committed to strengthening and optimizing the deep processing of agricultural products, guiding the industry's transition from resource-driven to innovation-driven growth. This aims to further improve enterprise quality, efficiency, and competitiveness, effectively transforming agricultural resource advantages into industrial development and economic growth advantages, contributing regional strength to securing the "Chinese rice bowl" and building a diversified food supply system.
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