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  "use_case_id": "pollination-robots",
  "use_case": "Robotic pollination",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "mu",
  "country": "CN",
  "currency": "CNY",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 30,
    "high": 80,
    "currency": "CNY",
    "based_on": 2
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches CN.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 mu.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Drone pollination of pear orchards in Tumxuk (Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps 3rd Division): CNY 30–50 per mu, as quoted by a grower in Bingtuan Daily via Xinhua (2026-04-20); hand pollination needed 8–10 workers for two days per 30 mu at CNY 120–150 per worker-day. Spraying drones carryi",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 30,
        "high": 50,
        "currency": "CNY",
        "unit": "per mu"
      },
      "region": "CN-XJ",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://bt.news.cn/20260420/71c605648fb54495ae09fcfd6bd9153e/c.html",
      "as_of": "2026-04-20",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 30,
        "high": 50,
        "currency": "CNY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Drone liquid pollination of pear orchards in Cangxi County (Sichuan): all-in cost about CNY 80 per mu including pollen material, vs about CNY 100 per mu per day for hand pollination (Nongxiaofeng industry note, 2025-06-30)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 80,
        "high": 80,
        "currency": "CNY",
        "unit": "per mu"
      },
      "region": "CN-SC",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.weihengag.com/home/article/detail/id/28057",
      "as_of": "2025-06-30",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 80,
        "high": 80,
        "currency": "CNY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "mu"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-27"
}