The 2026 China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition ran from October 26 to 28 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Tianjin. The show covered nearly 300,000 square metres and drew more than 3,000 exhibitors. DJI Agriculture used it to show its T100S, T70S and T55 agricultural drones and its FC200 cargo drone, and to publish new figures on how widely its aircraft are used.
According to the company, its annually active fleet had reached 440,000 drones as of October 2026. Area worked in 2026 passed 4.2 billion mu, a Chinese land unit, which is about 280 million hectares when repeat passes over the same field are counted, and is 30% more than in the same period last year. DJI Agriculture also says it has sold more than 700,000 agricultural drones worldwide, used in more than 100 countries and regions. These are the company's own figures and have not been checked independently.
On the stand, spreading and lifting took more space than spraying. DJI Agriculture highlighted a twin-auger spreading system for granular material such as fertiliser and seed, and lifting work in which drones carry harvested fruit down from hillside orchards, citing cases in Maoming and Meizhou in Guangdong province. For fish and crab farms, it said drones can spread feed precisely over about 400 mu, roughly 27 hectares, of crab ponds in Jiangsu in as little as one hour.
The company also tied its growth to training. It says 230,000 operators were trained and certified during the year through more than 1,400 training centres in China. Reports from the show cited Heilongjiang in north-east China, where mechanisation of field management rose from under 12% to nearly 95% in ten years, as an example of how quickly drones and other machines have taken over crop care on large farms.
What this means for buyers: A large, active fleet means mature models, plenty of operators who know them, and a steady supply of batteries, spare parts and spreading or lifting attachments. Buyers outside China should still check local approvals for spraying and spreading, battery shipping rules, and which variants are sold in their region before ordering. If you are sourcing agricultural or cargo drones, spreaders or spare parts from Chinese manufacturers, our team can help you compare suppliers and arrange samples.