Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 9/29/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** CH6081

CH0000

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**Sugar**

**Semi-Annual**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Maurice House

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Mark Petry and Jiang Junyang

**Report Highlights:**

Total Chinese sugar output for marketing year 2006/07 is forecast to
reach 11.15 million metric tons (MMT), 12 percent higher than the
previous year. Higher sugar prices led to increased acreage for sugar
cane and beet and expanded sugar production. To prevent the price from
rising further, the government released 1.2 MMT of sugar from state
reserves in the first nine months in 2006. Industry sources estimate
that starch sweetener use in the food processing and beverage sector
will grow by 20 percent in 2006, reaching 3.5 MMT of sugar equivalent.

Includes PSD Changes: Yes

Includes Trade Matrix: Yes

Semi-Annual Report

Beijing \[CH1\]

\[CH\]

Table of Contents

[Executive Summary 3](#executive-summary)

[Sugar Cane 3](#sugar-cane)

[Sugar Beet 4](#sugar-beet)

[Sugar 4](#sugar)

[Production 4](#production)

[Consumption 4](#consumption)

[Trade 5](#trade)

[Stocks 6](#stocks)

[Other Sweeteners 6](#other-sweeteners)

[Saccharine 6](#saccharine)

[Starched-based Sweeteners 7](#starched-based-sweeteners)

[Tables 8](#tables)

[Production, Supply, and Demand (PSD) Tables
8](#production-supply-and-demand-psd-tables)

[Table 1. Centrifugal Sugar 8](#table-1.-centrifugal-sugar)

[Table 2. Sugar Cane 9](#table-2.-sugar-cane)

[Table 3. Sugar Beet 10](#table-3.-sugar-beet)

[Price Table 11](#price-table)

[Table 4. Wholesale Price of Grade 1 Granulated Sugar in Guangxi
Province
11](#table-4.-wholesale-price-of-grade-1-granulated-sugar-in-guangxi-province)

[Trade Tables 12](#trade-tables)

[Table 5. China\'s Sugar Imports by Origin - MY 2004/2005 (In MT)
12](#table-5.-chinas-sugar-imports-by-origin---my-20042005-mt)

[Table 6. China\'s Sugar Imports by Origin - MY 2005/2006 (In MT)
12](#table-6.-chinas-sugar-imports-by-origin---my-20052006-mt)

[Table 7. China\'s Sugar Exports by Destination - MY 2004/2005 (In MT)
13](#table-7.-chinas-sugar-exports-by-destination---my-20042005-mt)

[Table 8. China\'s Sugar Exports by Destination - MY 2005/2006 (In MT)
13](#table-8.-chinas-sugar-exports-by-destination---my-20052006-mt)

# Executive Summary

Total Chinese centrifugal sugar output is forecast to increase 12
percent to 11.15 MMT (raw value) in marketing year (MY) 2006/07. Higher
sugar prices will result in an acreage increase of about 10 percent for
sugarcane and 19 percent for sugar beet. The MY 2006/07 production
forecast is slightly higher than the previous forecast due to better
than expected yields. To prevent the price from rising further, the
government released 1.2 MMT of sugar from state reserves in the first
nine months in 2006. Starch sugars and artificial sweeteners remain
price-competitive due high natural sugar prices. Industry sources
estimate that starch sweetener use in the food processing and beverage
sector will grow by 20 percent in 2006, to reach 3.5 MMT of sugar
equivalent. The consumption of natural sugar in MY 2005/06 is estimated
to be lower than the previous year, which is in line with a slow
downward trend in home sugar usage and rising industrial use of other
sweeteners.

# Sugar Cane 

Sugarcane harvested area for MY 06/07 is forecast at 1.5 million
hectares (Ha), 11 percent higher than MY 05/06. According to the
preliminary data from the Chinese National Statistics Bureau (NSB),
sugar cane acreage in calendar year 2005 reached 1.35 million Ha.
Moreover, sugar cane area accounted for 87 percent of the total crop
area in MY 05/06. Guangxi remains the dominant sugar cane producing
province, followed by Yunnan, Guangdong, and Hainan provinces. Guangxi's
output accounts for more than half of China's sugar cane production.
According to Guangxi's provincial sugar association, sugar cane acreage
in the province is forecast to rise seven percent, to 780,000 Ha, in
MY06/07. Weather patterns in MY 06/07 have been favorable for sugarcane
in Guangxi, Yunnan and other southern provinces. In recent marketing
years, cane yields in southern China were damaged by consistent drought
during the growing period. The cane yield in Guangxi has averaged 63
MT/Ha in recent years.

Sugar cane remains a stable source of income for Guangxi's farmers.
Sugar cane is a cash crop in Guangxi province and competes for acreage
with corn and rice. To encourage farmers to plant more cane, millers
raised the purchase price for sugar cane in 2006.

At the beginning of each marketing year, provincial governments in the
southern sugar cane production regions announce a pre-set purchase price
for cane. The table below shows the historical pre-set purchase price in
Guangxi and other provinces. If the sugar price increases during the
marketing year, sugar mills sometimes pay their contracted cane farmers
a bonus. In MY 05/06, the average cane price was \$22.30/MT (RMB180/MT).
As the sugar price rose to record highs in MY 05/06, millers in Guangxi
paid an estimated \$36/MT (RMB 290/MT). Provincial governments have not
announced the pre-set purchase price for cane in MY 06/07. Industry
sources estimate that the average sugar cane price will be about RMB 20
higher than the last year's pre-set price.

# 

  ------------------- ------------ ------------ --------------- ----------
  Purchase Price of                                             
  Sugar Cane in Major                                           
  Production                                                    
  Provinces                                                     

  RMB/MT (USD1.00 =                                             
  RMB8.26)                                                      

                      Guangxi      Yunnan       Guangdong       Hainan

  MY 01/02            186          139          175             170

  MY 02/03            160          130          140             150

  MY 03/04            170          145          175             150

  MY 04/05            180          150          185             160

  MY 05/06            210          170          200             175
  ------------------- ------------ ------------ --------------- ----------

# Sugar Beet

#  

Sugar beet planted area for MY 06/07 is forecast at 250,000 Ha, 20
percent higher than MY 05/06. In the previous marketing years, sugar
beet output declined in the major producing provinces of Xinjiang,
Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia because other cash crops, such as
soybeans, cotton and tomatoes, were more profitable. Sugar beet millers
raised the purchase price to make beets more competitive in MY 05/06.
For example, the purchase price for beets in Xinjiang province was
raised by RMB 20, to RMB 260/MT. Due to favorable weather conditions,
provincial agricultural departments forecast beet yield to be five
percent higher than the previous year in Xinjiang and Heilongjiang
provinces in MY 06/07. The average beet yield in MY05/06 was 30 MT/Ha.

# Sugar

## Production

Overall sugar output for MY 06/07 is forecast to reach 11.15 MMT (raw
value), 12 percent higher than MY 05/06. Cane sugar output for MY 06/07
is forecast at 10 MMT, unchanged from post's April forecast but 16
percent higher than MY 05/06. Beet sugar output in MY 05/06 is estimated
at 1.15 MMT in MY 06/06 compared to 877,000 MT in MY 06/07.

According to the China Sugar Association, as of the end of CY 2005, 304
sugar mills were in operation. Among that number, 28 millers had output
exceeding 100,000 MT. The sugar output by these 28 mills accounted for
70 percent of national sugar output. Since the restructuring of the
sector in the late 1990's, the top five producing provinces are:
Guangxi, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan and Xinjiang. These five provinces
accounted for 96 percent of national total sugar output in MY05/06.

## Consumption

The MY 06/07 sugar consumption forecast is 11.4 MMT (raw value),
slightly higher than MY 05/06. Total per capita natural sugar
consumption in MY 06/07 is estimated at about 8 Kg, unchanged from the
previous year. The food processing, beverage and pharmaceutical
industries are the largest consumers of sugar, while household table
sugar consumption accounts for a relatively small portion of the total.
Official data shows that rural per capita table sugar consumption
dropped to 1.11 Kg in 2004 from 1.24 Kg in 2003. Though the government
stopped releasing data on urban per capita sugar consumption in 2001, it
was also steadily dropping. The drop in household table sugar
consumption is caused by more consumption in restaurants and of
processed food and beverages.

  ------------- ------------------- ----------- -------------- ------------ -----------
  Sugar                                                                     
  Containing                                                                
  products in                                                               
  2005 (in                                                                  
  1,000 MT)                                                                 

  **Product**   **Confectionary**   **Cakes**   **Biscuits**   **Dairy      **Canned
                                                               Products**   Foods**

  **Total**     714                 401         1,305          12,150       3,636

  **Growth Rate 13                  18.3        23.7           28           16.3
  (%)**                                                                     
  ------------- ------------------- ----------- -------------- ------------ -----------

Source: China Light Industry Association

Despite the growth of the food processing and beverage sectors in recent
years, growth in cane and beet sugar consumption in MY 05/06 is
estimated to be slightly lower than the previous year. Due to the
comparatively low production cost, starch based sweeteners remain price
competitive with cane and beet sugar. (See "Other Sweeteners" section.)
As a result, starch sweeteners are often used in beverage and
confectionary production as a substitute for sugar. However, sugar
containing product output continues to grow rapidly, so sugar is losing
market share but little volume. According to the China Light Industry
Association, carbonated drink production rose 17 percent (to 5.22 MMT),
confectionary product output rose 18.7 percent (413,000 MT), and dairy
products rose 24 percent (8.07 MMT) in the first seven months in 2006.
Industry sources report that the beverage and food processing sectors
have begun using a higher proportion of starch-based sweeteners due to
the higher price of sugar.

![](media/image2.wmf)

**Source: Guangxi Sugar Exchange Center, [Website:]{.underline}
[www.chinasugarmarket.com](http://www.chinasugarmarket.com/)**

## Trade

The MY 06/07 import forecast remains 1.1 MMT. Imports usually start to
arrive in China after the crushing season ends and the domestic price
starts to increase. The TRQ for CY 2006 is 1.95 MMT, with a
within-quota-tariff of 15 percent. The CY 2006 out-of-quota tariff rate
is 50 percent. The amount of the quota and the tariff rate will remain
unchanged in the coming years in line with China's World Trade
Organization (WTO) obligations.

As stipulated in China's WTO accession agreement, 30 percent of the TRQ
(585,000 MT) is reserved for non-state trading enterprises and the
remaining 70 percent is assigned to state trading enterprises. Each
year, China imports about 450,000 MT of raw sugar (state trade) from
Cuba under a longstanding bilateral agreement signed in 1950's. In 2006,
China's first shipment under this agreement arrived in early April.
Trade sources report that all of the Cuban sugar will arrive in China by
October 2006.

## Stocks 

Ending stocks for MY 06/07 are forecast at 16.6 MMT (raw value). Ending
stocks for MY 05/06 are estimated at 11.2 MMT (raw value), lower than
the previous estimate of 14.1 MMT due to the lower crop. Stocks include
state reserve and those held by the industrial, commercial, and
distribution sectors.

Near the end of each marketing year, in an effort to dampen wide price
swings, the government decides on the timing and the amount of the
government held stocks to be auctioned. In January 2006, the government
auctioned about 200,000 MT of sugar from the state reserve when the
market price rose by 50 percent as a result of the reduction in domestic
output. In the months since January, the government auctioned another
1.0 MMT. The state sugar reserves were sold through auctions held each
month from January-September 2006. Though the stocks level in MY 05/06
is estimated to be lower than the past two years, government and
industry officials are not concerned by the decline in stocks because of
the forecast rise in domestic production.

# 

![](media/image3.wmf)

# 

# Other Sweeteners

## Saccharine

Saccharine, which is five hundred times sweeter than sugar, is the major
competitor to sugar in China. According to the China Sugar Association,
the government's 2006 saccharine domestic sales target is 3,500 MT, the
same as in previous years. In 2005, China produced 19,330 MT of
saccharine, of which 15,557 MT were exported and only 3,683 MT sold in
China. To crackdown on the over-usage of saccharine in food and
beverages and to sustain production of natural sugar, the Chinese
government has tightened control on the sale of saccharine in China.
Nevertheless, China still produces and exports far more than is consumed
domestically.

The data from the China Sugar Association shows that the domestic sale
of saccharine in the first seven months of 2006 dropped by 7.4 percent,
to 1,769 MT. During the past two years, due to hikes in sugar prices,
artificial sweeteners have become more profitable and been more
difficult to control in domestic market. Nevertheless, actual domestic
sales of saccharine have always been higher than the government-set
limit. In 2006, industry sources estimate that the actual sale of
saccharine will continue be significantly higher than the government
target.

## Starched-based Sweeteners

Official data on starch-based sweeteners is not available. However,
industry sources estimate that production of starch-based sweeteners in
2005 grew by more than 20 percent to 4.3 MMT. China's corn production in
2005 reached a record high of 139 MMT, therefore, the price of the
corn-based starch has been relatively stable when compared with rising
sugar prices. In MY 06/07, corn-based sweeteners will continue to be
competitive in the food-processing sector. The use of corn-based
sweeteners in 2005 was equivalent to about 3.0 MMT of cane sugar.

An industry survey showed that the sector's production capacity totaled
6.0 MMT in 2005. In MY 06/07, starch sweetener production is forecast to
rise over 20 percent to reach 5.2 MMT (3.5 MMT of sugar equivalent).

# Tables

## Production, Supply, and Demand (PSD) Tables

### Table 1. Centrifugal Sugar

  --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- -----------------
  **PSD Table**                                                                                                                                   

  **China,                                                                                                                                        
  Peoples                                                                                                                                         
  Republic of**                                                                                                                                   

                  **Sugar,                                                                                           (1000 MT)                    
                  Centrifugal**                                                                                                                   

                  2005            Revised           New               2006       Estimate          New               2007       Forecast          New

                  USDA Official   Post              Post              USDA       Post              Post              USDA       Post              Post
                  \[Old\]         Estimate\[New\]   Estimate\[New\]   Official   Estimate\[New\]   Estimate\[New\]   Official   Estimate\[New\]   Estimate\[New\]
                                                                      \[Old\]                                        \[Old\]                      

  **Market Year                   10-2004           10-2004                      10-2005           10-2005                      10-2006           10-2006
  Begin**                                                                                                                                         

  Beginning       2323            2323              2323              1757       1757              1757              1407       1407              1118
  Stocks                                                                                                                                          

  Beet Sugar      655             655               655               900        900               877               1100       1100              1150
  Production                                                                                                                                      

  Cane Sugar      9171            9171              9171              8700       8700              8569              10005      10005             10000
  Production                                                                                                                                      

  Total Sugar     9826            9826              9826              9600       9600              9446              11105      11105             11150
  Production                                                                                                                                      

  Raw Imports     1172            1172              1172              1050       1050              1000              900        900               900

  Refined         188             188               188               350        350               300               200        200               200
  Imp.(Raw Val)                                                                                                                                   

  Total Imports   1360            1360              1360              1400       1400              1300              1100       1100              1100

  Total Supply    13509           13509             13509             12757      12757             12503             13612      13612             13368

  Raw Exports     12              12                12                10         10                10                10         10                10

  Refined         340             340               340               140        140               175               400        400               300
  Exp.(Raw Val)                                                                                                                                   

  Total Exports   352             352               352               150        150               185               410        410               310

  Human Dom.      11400           11400             11400             11200      11200             11200             11200      11200             11400
  Consumption                                                                                                                                     

  Other           0               0                 0                 0          0                 0                 0          0                 0
  Disappearance                                                                                                                                   

  Total Disappear 11400           11400             11400             11200      11200             11200             11200      11200             11400

  Ending Stocks   1757            1757              1757              1407       1407              1118              2002       2002              1658

  Total           13509           13509             13509             12757      12757             12503             13612      13612             13368
  Distribution                                                                                                                                    
  --------------- --------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- -----------------

### Table 2. Sugar Cane

  --------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- --------------- ------- ----------------- ------- -----------------
  **PSD Table**                                                                                                                                                   

  **China,                                                                                                                                                        
  Peoples                                                                                                                                                         
  Republic of**                                                                                                                                                   

  **Sugar Cane                                                                                                  (1000HA)(1000                                     
  for                                                                                                           MT)                                               
  Centrifugal**                                                                                                                                                   

                  2005       Revised           New               2006       Estimate          New               2007                    Forecast                  New

                  USDA       Post              Post              USDA       Post              Post              USDA Official           Post                      Post
                  Official   Estimate\[New\]   Estimate\[New\]   Official   Estimate\[New\]   Estimate\[New\]   \[Old\]                 Estimate\[New\]           Estimate\[New\]
                  \[Old\]                                        \[Old\]                                                                                          

  **Market Year              10-2004           10-2004                      10-2005           10-2005                                   10-2006                   10-2006
  Begin**                                                                                                                                                         

  Area Planted    1378       1378              1378              1480       1480              1354              1550                    1550              1500    

  Area Harvested  1378       1378              1378              1480       1480              1354              1550                    1550                      1500

  Production      89849      89849             89849             88500      88500             86638             96000                   96000                     98000

  Total Supply    89849      89849             89849             88500      88500             86638             96000                   96000                     98000

  Utilization for 89849      89849             89849             88500      88500             86638             96000                   96000             98000   
  Sugar                                                                                                                                                           

  Utilizatn for   0          0                 0                 0          0                 0                 0                       0                         0
  Alcohol                                                                                                                                                         

  Total           89849      89849             89849             88500      88500             86638             96000           96000                             98000
  Utilization                                                                                                                                                     
  --------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- --------------- ------- ----------------- ------- -----------------

### Table 3. Sugar Beet

  -------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- -----------------
  **PSD Table**                                                                                                                             

  **China,                                                                                                                                  
  Peoples                                                                                                                                   
  Republic of**                                                                                                                             

  **Sugar                                                                                    (1000 HA)(1000                                 
  Beets**                                                                                    MT)                                            

                 2005       Revised           New               2006       Estimate          New               2007       Forecast          New

                 USDA       Post              Post              USDA       Post              Post              USDA       Post              Post
                 Official   Estimate\[New\]   Estimate\[New\]   Official   Estimate\[New\]   Estimate\[New\]   Official   Estimate\[New\]   Estimate\[New\]
                 \[Old\]                                        \[Old\]                                        \[Old\]                      

  **Market Year             10-2004           10-2004                      10-2005           10-2005                      10-2006           10-2006
  Begin**                                                                                                                                   

  Area Planted   190        190               190               250        250               210               300        300               250

  Area Harvested 190        190               190               250        250               210               300        300               250

  Production     5857       5857              5857              8100       8100              7881              9200       9200              9500

  Total Supply   5857       5857              5857              8100       8100              7881              9200       9200              9500

  Utilization    5857       5857              5857              8100       8100              7881              9200       9200              9500
  for Sugar                                                                                                                                 

  Utilizatn for  0          0                 0                 0          0                 0                 0          0                 0
  Alcohol                                                                                                                                   

  Total          5857       5857              5857              8100       8100              7881              9200       9200              9500
  Distribution                                                                                                                              
  -------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------- ----------------- -----------------

## Price Table

### Table 4. Wholesale Price of Grade 1 Granulated Sugar in Guangxi Province

+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **Wholesale     |            |            |          |             |
| Price of Grade  |            |            |          |             |
| 1 Granulated    |            |            |          |             |
| Sugar in        |            |            |          |             |
| Guangxi         |            |            |          |             |
| Province**      |            |            |          |             |
|                 |            |            |          |             |
|                 |            |            |          |             |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| RMB/MT          |            |            |          |             |
| (US             |            |            |          |             |
| \$1.00=RMB8.00) |            |            |          |             |
|                 |            |            |          |             |
|                 |            |            |          |             |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **Month**       | **2003**   | **2004**   | **2005** | **2006**    |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **January**     | 2,280      | 2,548      | 2,590    | 4,449       |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **February**    | 2,358      | 2,502      | 2,996    | 5,071       |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **March**       | 2,439      | 2,666      | 3,132    | 4,903       |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **April**       | 2,376      | 2,781      | 3,109    | 4,679       |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **May**         | 2,310      | 2,839      | 3,115    | 4,711       |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **June**        | 2,265      | 2,896      | 3,224    | 4,583       |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **July**        | 2,140      | 2,870      | 3,417    | 4,361       |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **August**      | 2,120      | 2,943      | 3,467    | 3,949       |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **September**   | 2,247      | 3,123      | 3,684    | N/A         |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **October**     | 2,328      | 2,847      | 3,760    | N/A         |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **November**    | 2,577      | 2,633      | 3,514    | N/A         |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **December**    | 2,598      | 2,585      | 4,055    | N/A         |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **Yearly        | 2,337      | 2,769      | 3,339    | \* 4,588    |
| Average**       |            |            |          |             |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **Source:       |            |            |          |             |
| Guangxi Sugar   |            |            |          |             |
| Exchange        |            |            |          |             |
| Center**        |            |            |          |             |
|                 |            |            |          |             |
|                 |            |            |          |             |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| [Website:       |            |            |          |             |
| www.chinasugar  |            |            |          |             |
| market.com](htt |            |            |          |             |
| p://www.chinasu |            |            |          |             |
| garmarket.com/) |            |            |          |             |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| **\*To date  ** |            |            |          |             |
+-----------------+------------+------------+----------+-------------+

## Trade Tables

### 

### Table 5. China\'s Sugar Imports by Origin - MY 2004/2005 (MT)

  ----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -----------
  **Country**       **Oct-Dec**   **Jan-Mar**   **Apr-Jun**   **Jul-Sept**   **MY
                                                                             Total**

  **World**         156,716       33,377        545,916       569,532        1,305,541

  **Cuba**          0             0             253,163       112,718        365,881

  **Australia**     35,104        171           99,998        136,806        272,079

  **Thailand**      76,228        1,862         9,666         138,415        226,171

  **Guatemala**     834           360           110,381       91,518         203,093

  **Korea, South**  38,933        26,303        33,601        37,644         136,481

  **Honduras**      0             0             30,000        0              30,000

  **South Africa**  0             0             0             24,400         24,400

  **United          4,747         3,970         5,508         5,666          19,890
  Kingdom**                                                                  

  **Nicaragua**     0             0             0             19,508         19,508

  **Netherlands**   258           344           1,097         902            2,601

  **France**        1             2             1,726         578            2,306

  **Germany**       112           9             126           992            1,239

  **Japan**         227           178           413           179            997

  **Malaysia**      168           0             42            3              213

  **Others**        105           179           196           203            683

  Source: China                                                              
  Customs                                                                    
  ----------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -----------

### Table 6. China\'s Sugar Imports by Origin - MY 2005/2006 (MT)

+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Country** | **Oct  | **J      | **        | **Ju     | **MY      |
|             | -Dec** | an-Mar** | Apr-Jun** | l-Sept** | Total**   |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **World**   | 2      | 170,223  | 304,786   |  N/A     | 717,468   |
|             | 42,459 |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Cuba**    | 34,119 | 0        | 194,350   |  N/A     | 228,469   |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Brazil**  | 148    | 107,925  | 49        |  N/A     | 108,122   |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Korea,    | 44,234 | 26,501   | 25,425    |  N/A     | 96,160    |
| South**     |        |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **United    | 10,651 | 6,172    | 19,045    |  N/A     | 35,867    |
| Kingdom**   |        |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **          | 6,012  | 92       | 26,005    |  N/A     | 32,109    |
| Australia** |        |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **France**  | 3,450  | 4,305    | 9,545     |  N/A     | 17,300    |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| *           | 12,243 | 525      | 1,110     |  N/A     | 13,878    |
| *Thailand** |        |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Belgium** | 69     | 9,253    | 4,016     |  N/A     | 13,338    |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Poland**  | 0      | 225      | 11,858    |  N/A     | 12,083    |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Ne        | 0      | 8,062    | 2,645     |  N/A     | 10,707    |
| therlands** |        |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Denmark** | 0      | 3,870    | 6,833     |  N/A     | 10,703    |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Sweden**  | 0      | 1,250    | 2,270     |  N/A     | 3,520     |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| *           | 0      | 154      | 1,242     |  N/A     | 1,396     |
| *Malaysia** |        |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Germany** | 699    | 543      | 150       |  N/A     | 1,393     |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| **Others**  | 1      | 1,347    | 244       |  N/A     | 132,425   |
|             | 30,834 |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+
| Source:     |        |          |           |          |           |
| China       |        |          |           |          |           |
| Customs     |        |          |           |          |           |
|             |        |          |           |          |           |
|             |        |          |           |          |           |
+-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+

### Table 7. China\'s Sugar Exports by Destination - MY 2004/2005 (MT)

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -----------
  **Country**      **Oct-Dec**   **Jan-Mar**   **Apr-Jun**   **Jul-Sept**   **MY
                                                                            Total**

  **World**        36,761        34,089        47,482        206,214        324,546

  **Pakistan**     0             0             16,576        185,434        202,010

  **Hong Kong**    9,169         8,354         8,018         9,179          34,721

  **Indonesia**    16,004        2,855         6,004         12             24,875

  **Mongolia**     3,884         2,999         5,428         6,291          18,602

  **Singapore**    1,776         4,470         4,603         1,955          12,803

  **Japan**        811           3,983         3,689         784            9,268

  **Kazakhstan**   706           596           1,370         844            3,515

  **Malaysia**     1,504         232           182           131            2,048

  **Korea, North** 1,728         227           19            62             2,035

  **Macau**        247           300           286           457            1,291

  **United         215           183           93            105            596
  States**                                                                  

  **Canada**       143           167           149           73             531

  **Egypt**        52            117           287           34             490

  **Others**       521           9,606         778           854            11,760
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -----------

Source: China Customs 

### Table 8. China\'s Sugar Exports by Destination - MY 2005/2006 (MT)

  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -----------
  **Country**      **Oct-Dec**   **Jan-Mar**   **Apr-Jun**   **Jul-Sept**   **MY
                                                                            Total**

  **World**        70,483        55,142        32,861         N/A           158,486

  **Indonesia**    22,000        29,002        38            N/A            51,040

  **Pakistan**     27,753        0             13,423        N/A            41,176

  **Hong Kong**    10,242        8,833         10,082        N/A            29,157

  **Mongolia**     4,800         4,534         1,820         N/A            11,154

  **Japan**        637           3,745         3,112         N/A            7,494

  **Singapore**    3,471         1,471         1,331         N/A            6,273

  **Vietnam**      0             6,000         42            N/A            6,042

  **United         84            241           882           N/A            1,207
  States**                                                                  

  **Macau**        360           402           353           N/A            1,115

  **Kazakhstan**   244           294           253           N/A            790

  **Malaysia**     126           102           199           N/A            427

  **Canada**       162           119           131           N/A            412

  **Russia**       1             1             350           N/A            351

  **Egypt**        100           102           32            N/A            234

  **Others**       505           296           811           N/A            1,613
  ---------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- -----------

Source: China Customs