自從上世紀90年代末開始(shi)種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)以來，廣西(xi)水(shui)果(guo)部門因勢(shi)利導，“優果(guo)工程”強(qiang)力推進，火(huo)(huo)龍(long)果(guo)由零(ling)星種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)不斷向(xiang)規模化發展。至今，廣西(xi)火(huo)(huo)龍(long)果(guo)種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)面(mian)積近16萬(wan)畝，遠遠超過廣東、貴州(zhou)、云南(nan)、福(fu)建等(deng)省種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)之(zhi)和(he)，成為我國種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)火(huo)(huo)龍(long)果(guo)面(mian)積最(zui)大的區域。僅南(nan)寧市(shi)火(huo)(huo)龍(long)果(guo)種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)面(mian)積就超過7萬(wan)畝，產(chan)量突破10萬(wan)噸(dun)。目前，南(nan)寧、欽州(zhou)、防城港、北海、百色等(deng)市(shi)均引種(zhong)(zhong)成功且呈擴(kuo)大之(zhi)勢(shi)。在(zai)廣西(xi)最(zui)適宜種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)區，火(huo)(huo)龍(long)果(guo)畝產(chan)普遍(bian)達(da)(da)2.5噸(dun)以上，畝產(chan)值可達(da)(da)1—2萬(wan)元。

為增加產(chan)品的附加值(zhi)，廣西一些火(huo)龍(long)果(guo)(guo)生產(chan)企業還研發出火(huo)龍(long)果(guo)(guo)果(guo)(guo)醬、果(guo)(guo)餡、果(guo)(guo)酥、果(guo)(guo)汁等20多個深加工(gong)產(chan)品，解決了火(huo)龍(long)果(guo)(guo)產(chan)業發展的后(hou)顧之憂。

同(tong)時(shi)，為(wei)推進(jin)火(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)果(guo)(guo)產(chan)業的(de)(de)(de)健康發展(zhan)，日前(qian)，中(zhong)國（南寧）火(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)果(guo)(guo)標(biao)準(zhun)化體系建設啟動(dong)儀式暨2016火(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)果(guo)(guo)產(chan)銷(xiao)對(dui)接峰會在南寧召開(kai)，將火(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)果(guo)(guo)從生產(chan)、加工、包裝、運(yun)輸(shu)到銷(xiao)售整個環(huan)節進(jin)行標(biao)準(zhun)化規范，開(kai)啟了(le)我國地(di)方火(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)果(guo)(guo)標(biao)準(zhun)化體系建設的(de)(de)(de)先例(li)。13家種植(zhi)火(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)果(guo)(guo)會員(yuan)企業組成(cheng)“南寧火(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)果(guo)(guo)產(chan)銷(xiao)聯盟”，共同(tong)打造高要求、高標(biao)準(zhun)、高品質的(de)(de)(de)“南寧火(huo)(huo)(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)果(guo)(guo)”品牌。

據(ju)了解，火龍(long)果已被廣西列入“十三五”重點(dian)發展水果品種之一，到(dao)2020年，廣西計劃(hua)種植火龍(long)果面積達到(dao)30萬畝，產量(liang)突破50萬噸。