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Growth areas for business and employment
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New animal
genetics introduction and improvement of indigenous
draught animals for meat and milk
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Pasture
production and processing
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Feed
formulation and production
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Beef and
dairy cattle husbandry
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Goat and
sheep dairy
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Abattoir
operations
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Meat
processing
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Dairy
products manufacture and equipment
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Egg
by-products manufacture
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Organic
dairy and organic meat production
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Skins,
hides and fiber processing
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Technology
development & transfer
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Quality
control and assurance systems
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Intensive
livestock production system
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Re-surfacing depleted grassland in the north and west of
China for grazing
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Livestock
waste treatment and management
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Training
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Import and
export of livestock products
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Modernization of Chinese livestock operations through JC/JV
or acquisition
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China has more than 400 million cattle, sheep and goats, but pig and
poultry meat and meat products are the most popular meat consumed in
China. However, the consumption of beef and beef products, fresh
milk and dairy products such as yogurt is increasing rapidly and is
strongly encouraged by the Chinese government as a means of
improving national health - especially for the the elderly and the young through schemes
such as the School Milk Program.
It is forecasted that China's consumption of meat and dairy products
will continue to climb sharply due to rising population, strong
growth in per capita income, improvement in domestic meat and dairy
production systems, greater access to meat and dairy products in the
western and central parts of China due to better transportation and
distribution systems, shifting consumption patterns and lower
prices.
As for other food plants and animals, the Chinese value freshness
and prefer meat, milk and processed products from exotic animals and
animals caught or raised in the wild.
 China
is essentially self-sufficient in meat and meat products except
high-end products, offal and specific meat for re-processing for
export. However, it will be decades before China can sufficiently
develop its dairy sector to satisfy the domestic demand for fresh
milk and milk products such as yogurt, ice cream, butter and cheese
etc. The United States is the primary supplier of milk and whey
powders to China and the cheese and butter market is currently
dominated by Australia and New Zealand.
Poor food product quality, safety and unreliability are major
problems for the Chinese consumers and have been plaguing China’s
market access efforts.
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Top 10 China dairies
Shanghai Bright, Inner Mongolia Yili, Shijiazhuang Sanlu,
Heilongjiang Wandashan, Beijing Sanyuan, Inner Mongolia
Mengniu, Heilongjiang Dairy, Xian Yinquao, Zhejing
Junyao, Heilongjiang Jinxin
Major foreign dairy companies in China
Nestle, International Nutrition Corporation, Parmalat,
Danone and Craft
Key poultry production provinces
Shandong, Sichuan and Guangdong
Key pork production provinces
Sichuan, Hunan, Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Anhui and Yunnan
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