(Yicai Global) June 25 -- Bayberry, also known as waxberry, is becoming an increasingly exclusive fruit in China as prices of the sweet and tart berries are rising due to this year's limited harvest.

A local farmer was picking the fruit in eastern China's Xianju county that is known for its bayberries. Vendors can deliver the products within 24 hours to their online clients.

Farmers use a cableway to transport the fruit down the hill. Prices of waxberries have risen this year due to the small harvest. A kilogram of small berries can cost CNY60 (USD9.30) and big ones retail for as much as CNY180 (USD27.80) per kg.

Young people who have moved out of the county tend to return to Xianju with their children to pick the dark red fruit every summer.

A daughter of a farmer was talking with buyers on WeChat.

Last year, Xianju's nine-square kilometer area yielded 106,000 tons of bayberries, valued at CNY850 million (USD131.5 million).

Editor: Emmi Laine, Xiao Yi