Fruits and Nuts · FFET10445
Ruoqiang jujube
Ruoqiang jujubes are mainly Huizao, sold dried and also processed into jujube wine, paste and vinegar.
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Ruoqiang jujubes come from Ruoqiang County in Xinjiang and are mainly the Huizao variety, sold dried and also processed into wine, paste, vinegar and drinks. The county lies between the Taklamakan and Kumtag deserts and promoted jujube cultivation following a study in 2001. An official page from January 2026 confirms protection of “Ruoqiang jujube” as a geographical indication product name and certification mark but does not state the registration year.
What
Ruoqiang jujubes are red jujubes from Ruoqiang County in Xinjiang, mainly of the Huizao variety. Products include dried jujubes as well as jujube wine, paste, vinegar and drinks.1
When
One report says the county promoted jujube planting after a study in 2001; another says the trees were first planted locally as windbreak forest more than 20 years ago. These date the planting initiative, not the origin of Ruoqiang jujubes.1,3
Where
The growing area is Ruoqiang County in Bayingol Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, between the Taklamakan and Kumtag deserts. Wutamu Township is one of the county's jujube-growing areas.1
How
A 10,000-mu demonstration base uses smart-growing methods and is reported to yield more than 600 kilograms per mu, with over 60 percent in the top three grades. The jujubes are sold dried and processed into wine, paste, vinegar and drinks.1,3
Why
Ruoqiang jujubes are mainly Huizao, grown between two deserts. The county is described as China's jujube homeland.1,3
Impact and influence
A January 2024 report gives the county's jujube planting area as about 233,800 mu, and Wutamu Township's 2023 planting as 28,000 mu with output above 8,500 metric tons. An official page from January 2026 describes an enforcement campaign to regulate use of the Ruoqiang jujube geographical indication product name and certification mark.1,2