Lufeng county is located in the low latitude plateau, which is suitable for the growth of many plants. The county has a total cultivated land area of 356,700 mu, which is rich in rice, corn, wheat, broad beans, peas, flue-cured tobacco and rape. It is listed as a national base county for commodity grain, high-quality tobacco leaves and commodity pigs and a national demonstration county for comprehensive agricultural development.
Lufeng enjoys a superior geographical position, developed transportation, active market trade and commercial service outlets all over the county. Guangtong has been turned into a national economic and trade development zone because of its advantage of being located in the "dry dock" in western Yunnan. The tertiary industry, which is mainly composed of transportation, post and telecommunications, finance, tourism, catering services, wholesale and retail, warehousing and transshipment, is developing rapidly and is forming a comprehensive market integrating trade and processing.