Strategic Move into High-End Consumer Markets Through AI-Powered Vertical Integration
BEIJING, Feb. 05, 2026 — Yimutian Group (“Yimutian” or the “Company”), a top digital agriculture platform in China, today announced it has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire Hunan Jiufeng Agriculture Co., Ltd. (“Jiufeng Agriculture”), a renowned producer of high-quality camellia oil.
This planned acquisition marks a strategic pivot for Yimutian in constructing a comprehensive agricultural ecosystem that encompasses production, distribution, and end markets. Merging Jiufeng Agriculture’s source-based assets with Yimutian’s digital platform is intended to boost product standardization, supply chain traceability, and commercial efficiency. This step enables Yimutian to expand its reach from B2B services deeper into the consumer retail sector.
Established in 2012, Jiufeng Agriculture runs a fully integrated camellia oil operation that includes cultivating oil-tea trees, processing raw materials, pressing and refining oil, and selling branded goods. The firm has invested around RMB 110 million to develop nearly 30,000 mu (about 2,000 hectares) of high-standard oil-tea plantations and is part of an agricultural consortium overseeing more than 150,000 mu of oil-tea farmland.
Jiufeng Agriculture is based in Yueyang County, Hunan Province, a nationally recognized core region for camellia oil production, celebrated for its ideal climate and deep-rooted cultivation history. This location ensures a steady supply of premium raw materials, which underpins consistent product quality and reliable long-term availability.
Yimutian aims to implement its digital and artificial intelligence technologies throughout the camellia oil value chain. Data-centric solutions will aid in optimizing crop cultivation, and smart manufacturing systems will improve processing efficiency and quality assurance. For consumer engagement, the Company plans to use digital sales channels and AI-enhanced marketing strategies to expand its domestic and international market presence.
“We are focused on building a technology-powered agricultural network that links farm production directly to consumers,” stated Jinhong Deng, Chairman and CEO of Yimutian Group. “Utilizing AI and data analytics across the entire value chain will help us raise production efficiency, enhance quality control, and capture increased commercial value from farm products. Our objective is to maximize the value of every piece of cultivated land.”
The acquisition remains conditional upon completion of further due diligence, final agreement negotiations, and standard closing conditions. No guarantee can be given that the transaction will conclude under the current discussed terms, or that it will be completed at all.
About Yimutian Inc:
Yimutian Inc is a premier agricultural B2B platform in mainland China. For more than ten years, the company has focused on digitizing the infrastructure of China’s agricultural supply chain to simplify the transaction process for farm products, making it more efficient, transparent, secure, and user-friendly.
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About Jiufeng Agriculture:
Hunan Jiufeng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., established in 2012, is an edible oil enterprise that integrates the planting of camellia trees, processing of camellia fruit, and the pressing and refining of camellia seed oil and rapeseed oil. Having invested 110 million yuan, the company cultivates close to 30,000 mu of high-standard camellia oleifera forests and collaborates with 13 specialized cooperatives managing nearly 150,000 mu of such forests, forming a major agricultural industrial consortium in Hunan.
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