Executive Summary
Table ES.1
China - Production of Food Ingredients, 1995
Segment
Dairy ingredients
Milk Milk Powder Whey powder
6 728 000 352 136
nil
Production (tonnes)
Segment
Other food additives
Emulsifiers MSG Flavours & fragrances
2 300 500 000 *83 577
Production (tonnes)
11 000
Bakery Ingredients
Grain Yeast agents Enzymes Starches
Bleaching agents
Sweeteners
Beet sugar Cane sugar Saccharin Xylose & xylitol
n.a. data not available
* 1994 figure
466 600 000
32 000 221 300 *1 607 000
n.a. 1 403 000 5 283 000 12 000 6 000
Benzoic acid Sorbic acid Propionic acid Sodium
isoascorbiate Vitamin C BHT Pectin Gelatin
Carboxymethyl
*683 8 000 100-200*
*nil *2 000 20 000
*<50 *200 *200-300 *10 000 *2 000-3 000
<100 cellulose Market Opportunities
Mirroring a trend being seen throughout the Asian region, many of the world’s largest suppliers of
food ingredients have begun to establish sales networks and research and technical support facilities in China. Being geographically close to their customers, as well as employing local sales and technical staff who understand the requirements of the Chinese food industry, will give such firms a competitive advantage over suppliers based outside China. They have recognised that the food market in China is overwhelmingly Chinese-style and that they will therefore require staff with an intimate knowledge of Chinese-style food.
Trade figures indicate that Australia’s strength as a supplier of food ingredients to the Chinese market lies primarily with raw ingredients, including sugar and wheat. However in terms of more processed food ingredients, market growth is expected for the following products (although increased demand for some of them will be met mostly through domestic production in China):
yeast enzymes starch
powdered milk (both full-cream and skim
milk powder) whey powder casein
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