Henan has long cultivated the food industry as its economic growth pole. It has made enormous strides in accelerating its competitive sectors including meat, flour, milk, fruit and vegetables and in upgrading and transforming the green food sector. In 2017, revenue in the food industry amounted to 1.24 trillion yuan, ranking top two in all the industries in the province. A total of 7,986 food processing enterprises above the designated size reported 2.36 trillion yuan, responsible for 11.6 percent of national growth in the sector.