The top ten specialties of the area are kumquats, green bamboo shoots, green tea, etc.

Youxi County is one of the four major kumquat producing areas in the country. The kumquats produced have the characteristics of beautiful shape and fresh color, thin skin and few cores, juicy and strong flavor, sweet and sour taste.

Youxi County is the "Hometown of Green Bamboo in China". The pollution-free green bamboo shoot agricultural products produced in the county are sweet and refreshing, and are very popular in the market.

Youxi County is a "national pollution-free tea production base county" and one of the top ten tea-producing counties in Fujian Province. The locally produced Youxi green tea is the best green tea in Fujian and is known as the "first green tea in East China".