CITRUS  Dec 4 2008 | China, Peoples Republic of | Annual 

Highlight: China’s MY 2008 citrus production is forecast at 21 MMT, up 10 percent from the revised MY 2007 figure, the result of favorable weather conditions throughout the major citrus producing areas during the crop development period. Orange production is forecast at six MMT in MY 2008, up 10 percent from the previous year, as new plantings from a few years earlier have gradually reached full production. Production costs continue to rise in the wake of increased prices for inputs such as fertilizer, pesticides, electricity, fuel, water, and labor.
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APPLES  Dec 1 2008 | China, Peoples Republic of | Annual 

Highlight: China’s apple production is forecast at 28.5 million MT in MY 2008, up 15 percent from the previous year, the result of a high year in the production cycle. Concentrated apple juice production is forecast at 600,000 MT in MY 2008, down 50 percent from the previous year, attributed both to large quantities of carry-over stock and weakening demand in the world market. Industry sources believe that crushers held at least 300,000 MT of stocks at the end of MY 2007, as sky-rocketing prices limited sales from major world buyers. Apple exports are forecast at 870,000 MT in MY 2008, while CAJ exports are forecast at 700,000 MT in MY 2008, down 13 percent from the previous year, given expected lower demand from Europe and …
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ASPARAGUS  Oct 13 2008 | China, Peoples Republic of | Annual 

Highlight: China’s marketing year 2009 production is forecast at 300,000 metric tons (MT), a 14 percent decline from the 2008 estimate of 350,000 metric tons (MT). Production in 2009 is forecast to decline because of shrinking acreage as a result of poor returns in 2008, especially for green asparagus, and decreased demand in China’s export markets. China’s canned/jarred asparagus exports are estimated at 90,000 MT in 2008, an eight-percent decline from 2007, the result of declining global demand for Chinese asparagus.
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STONE FRUIT  Oct 3 2008 | China, Peoples Republic of | Annual 

Highlight: Canned peach production is forecast at 372,500 MT in MY 2008, up 23 percent from the previous year, due to growing demand in both the domestic and international markets. An abundant supply of fresh yellow peaches has kept farm gate prices roughly unchanged from last year, despite significant increases in production costs. Domestic consumption of canned yellow peaches continues to grow steadily at a rate of more than 20 percent a year in China, while consumption of other canned fruits remains moderate. China’s exports of canned peaches are forecast at 180,000 MT in MY 2008, up 20 percent from the revised estimate for the previous year. The United States remains the largest buyer of Chinese canned yellow peaches, canned pears, and canned mixed fruit. China imports small quantities of canned yellow peaches for use in the baking industry and for high-end consumers.
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TOMATOES  Aug 12 2008 | China, Peoples Republic of | Annual Report 

Highlight: In marketing year 2008/09, China's total tomato production is forecast at 37.5 million MT, a three-percent increase over the previous year and represents a recovery from MY 2007/08, when an estimated 0.3 million MT of Inner Mongolia’s processing tomato plants were lost as a result of a blight outbreak, almost half of the expected harvest. Production of processing tomato is expected to reach 5.2 million MT in MY 2008/09, an increase of 15 percent over MY 2007/08. China’s exports of tomato paste continue to grow and account for about 90 percent of China’s total tomato and tomato product exports. MY 2008/09 exports of tomato paste are forecast at 700,000 MT, an increase of 14 percent over the previous year.
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STRAWBERRIES  Jun 18 2008 | China, Peoples Republic of | Annual 

Highlight: China’s fresh strawberry production is forecast at 1.15 million MT in 2009, a slight increase over the revised estimate of 1.1 million MT in 2008. 2008 production is revised up 200,000 MT from the previous estimate, mainly because of increases in strawberry acreage. Frozen strawberry production is forecast at 147,000 MT in 2009, a seven-percent increase over the revised 2008 figure of 136,500 MT. The increase is mainly attributed to China’s win in its anti-dumping case against the EU. About 75 percent of China’s total strawberry production is consumed fresh. China’s frozen strawberry exports are forecast to increase to 130,000 MT in 2009. The Netherlands is the largest market for China’s frozen strawberries. China exports a very limited quantity of fresh strawberries due to the prohibitively high costs of exporting the perishable fruit.
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STONE FRUIT  May 5 2008 | China, Peoples Republic of | Annual 

Highlight: China’s MY 2008 production is forecast to increase for all types of stone fruit. Despite increased production, stone fruit prices are likely to remain stable or slightly increase during MY 2008, driven by increasing prices of other food items and escalating costs of agricultural inputs. The central government has taken actions to help farmers cope with rising production costs. Imports of U.S. cherries are expected to increase as well, encouraged by opportunities offered by the Olympic games.
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