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Workers make chili-based snacks in a food processing factory in Qianxi, Southwest China's Guizhou Province on October 8, 2024. In the first half of 2024, major food producers across the country achieved operating revenue of 4.3 trillion yuan ($609.53 billion), down slightly by 0.1 percent year-on-year, industry data showed. Photo: VCG