With the regularization of the operation of the China-Europe shuttle train “Ulanchab”, this time was shortened to 15 days. As the largest distribution center of pumpkin seeds in northern China, Ulanqab City is a “small crop” prying “big industry”, through the China-European liner to build a trade channel for agricultural products across Asia and Europe.

March 20, the reporter walked into the Inner Mongolia whole valley Hui Food Technology Co., Ltd. production workshop, a full of pumpkin seeds in the experience of shelling, drying, screening, packing was sent to the car, after the box filled with pumpkin seeds will take the China-European liner from the Ulanqab City, the seven Sumu International Logistics Hub Park siren departed, through the Erlianhot Port sailed to Moscow, Russia. This is also a microcosm of local enterprises developing overseas markets with the help of international logistics artery.

Ulanqab is located in the 41 ° north latitude gold agricultural belt, the temperature difference between day and night, abundant light, breeding full of seeds, high nutritional value of high-quality pumpkin seeds, annual output accounted for more than 30% of the country's total output. However, in the past, subject to high logistics costs, long transportation cycle, product exports have long relied on shipping, enterprise profit margins are compressed. “Shipping to Europe to 45 days, slow return of funds, but also often due to market fluctuations affect orders.” Cao Yuqin, general manager of Inner Mongolia Quan Gu Hui Food Technology Co., Ltd. calculated the economic account, “Now on the China-European liner, the transportation time is shortened by two-thirds, and the logistics cost is reduced by 20%.”


In 2024, an investment of 220 million yuan of construction of seven Sumu standardized plant phase I project was completed, the project contains a total of nine standardized plant (warehouse), with a total area of 47,000 square meters. in May, the introduction of Heilongjiang Heng Yuan Foods Co., Ltd. and Ulanqab Dehai Organic Agricultural Science and Technology Co. , feed production and processing, corn flakes and daily nuts and other areas, the plant's annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of pumpkin seeds, products are mainly exported to the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia and other international markets, pumpkin seeds currently account for 20% of China's total exports, and effectively build the production and processing base of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds in Ulaanchabu.

As an important logistics node from Xinjiang, Bayannur and other places to Tianjin Port, the factory in Ulanqab can directly purchase raw materials for further processing in the local area, the logistics transportation distance can be reduced by about 2,800 kilometers, the logistics freight cost savings of about 600 yuan / ton; the development of the industry directly promotes the enhancement of the economic benefits of the farmers, the net profit of the farmers per acre of about 1,400 yuan, it is expected to drive the local area of planting of pumpkin seeds of 30 million mu; Wu two parks provide high-quality pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds production and processing base. The park provides high-quality infrastructure services, including electric power capacity, steam pipelines, etc., which significantly reduces the operating costs of enterprises in the park and improves production efficiency; at the same time, Ulaanchabu is facing an important opportunity to transfer the upstream and downstream industries of pumpkin seeds and layout adjustment, and has become an ideal place for many enterprises to choose their sites, which lays a solid foundation for the high-quality development of the pumpkin seeds industry.


With the pumpkin seeds “out of the circle”, Ulanqab's flaxseed, oats and other specialty agricultural products are also on the China-Europe Express. Seven Sumu Park synchronized construction of bonded logistics center, attracting more than 30 foreign trade enterprises, the formation of “buy global, sell global” distribution center. As of March 17, 2025, Ulanqab international liner train 24 columns of 994 cars, the total value of transported goods 0.34 billion U.S. dollars, the total cargo weight of 15,400 tons.

From the grassland hinterland to the Eurasian continent, the “steel camel” of the China-European Union liner carries Ulanchab's “golden name card” speeding forward. This small pumpkin seeds, is becoming a vivid footnote to Inner Mongolia into the “double cycle” new development pattern, witnessing the Chinese agriculture from “going out” to “go up” the high-quality development of the The road.