According to Henan Dahe news, Zhongpin Inc has been expanding its operations in China by building a new pork plant in Tianjin and a new food oil plant in Changge, Henan province.

The pork producer has received cash subsidies from the Chinese government to aid in the expansion, including US$3.1 million to construct the Tianjin plant which will produce chilled and frozen pork. The Tianjin plant is expected to open this month, January 2010.

According to the report from the Hong kong’s Wen Hui Newspaper. The ground-breaking ceremony of Zhongchuan aquatic processing project was held in Huangchuan in Henan, which was invested 200 million Hongkong dollars by Hong kong Vanda Group.

The annual export volume of the Zhongchuan aquatic products will increase to CNY 200 milion and gradually reach 400 million after the project is finished. The products will be exported to Europe, America, Japan, Middle-East, Russia and Korean markets

According to the news by the Ministry of Agriculture information office, China's agricultural and rural economic situation for this year was better than expected. It is forecasted that the grain products will exceel 530 million tonnes which will record highest. The grain products keep decreasing stabilized and over 500 million tonnes three years in a row. Consecutive six-year increase.

According to the news by the Ministry of Agriculture information office, China's agricultural and rural economic situation this year was better than expected. It is forecast that the grain products will exceel 530 million tonnes which will record highest. The grain products keep decreasing stabilized and over 500 million tonnes three years in a row. Consecutive six-year increase.

According to the report by the National Development and Reform Commission, the increased of consumption demand of pork in winter season resulted in rebounding the pig price.

During the APSA meeting in Cairns, not only was there some strong technical papers but the meeting gave an overall impression of the professionalism and co-ordinated approach to research that the Australians are now undertaking with the guidance of PORK CRC

Key points were:

• Industry and research bodies co-ordinate research together
• Positive outcomes

-Real valuable data that is applicable
-New batch of enthusiastic students that are progressive, well educated and keen to learn

   
China reopens the pork market to American, but Chinese pork importers have lost interest in American pork.

According to the statistics by the China Animal Agriculture Association, the pork price was down by 9.78% in October from last year, at CNY11.38/KG.

There are two reasons for the decrease in pork imports:

The domestic pork price decreased resulting in a lower desire to import pork from America by importers in China

As China’s consumer spending habits change, the import market is gradually shifting towards Spain.

According to the latest report by Tetra Pak, it is predicted that the total consumption of global milk and other liquid dairy products will increase by 1.3% between 2008 and 2009, the global liquid milk consumption will reach 2,63 billion liter at the end of 2009 from 259 billion liter in 2008. 

The report notes that there is a good future in liquid milk market. Tetra Pak forecasts that the global consumption of liquid dairy products will reach an annual compound growth rate of 2.2%.

According to the date of the Ministry of Commerce, the corn exports was $1.17 million, down by 56.5% compared to the same period of last year; the export amount was 70,334 tonnes, down by 51.4% from last year.
The poultry product exports were $4.7 million, up by 7.2% compared to last year, but the export output was 152, 857 down by 1.5% from last year.
Moreover, according to the report of State Statistical Bureau, China exported 50,767 tonnes of pork, valued of $1.56 million, representing the increase of 17.1% and 6.2% respectively as compared to the same period of last year.