Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 3/17/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** CH5024

CH5024

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**Stone Fruit**

**Annual**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

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

U.S. Embassy Beijing, Office of Agricultural Affairs

**Prepared by:**

Wu Bugang and Ralph Gifford

**Report Highlights:**

The 2005 peach/nectarine crop is forecast at 6.9 MMT as new plantings
start bearing fruit. The planted area of peaches/nectarines is expected
to slightly increase to 645,000 ha. Plum and apricot are expected to see
minor growth in 2005 at 1.65 MMT and 1.05 MMT, respectively. Cherry
production is increasing rapidly, and production is forecast at 81,000
MT in 2005. As production and quality improve, China is expected to
export more and import less stone fruit in this marketing year.

Includes PSD Changes: Yes

Includes Trade Matrix: Yes

Annual Report

Beijing \[CH1\]

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Table of Contents

[**Executive Summary 3**](#executive-summary)

[Production 4](#production)

[Peach acreage had grown fast in recent years but slowed down in 2004
4](#peach-acreage-had-grown-fast-in-recent-years-but-slowed-down-in-2004)

[Plum area likely to remain stable due to limited local consumption
4](#plum-area-likely-to-remain-stable-due-to-limited-local-consumption)

[Cherries developing fast, production likely to double in near future
4](#cherries-developing-fast-production-likely-to-double-in-near-future)

[Apricot area growth seen mainly in Xinjiang, mostly for processing
5](#apricot-area-growth-seen-mainly-in-xinjiang-mostly-for-processing)

[Government supports focus on research and extension support
5](#government-supports-focus-on-research-and-extension-support)

[Consumption 5](#consumption)

[Stone fruit not particularly favored by local people, yet consumption
growing
5](#stone-fruit-not-particularly-favored-by-local-people-yet-consumption-growing)

[Trade 6](#trade)

[Better fruit quality and availability is likely to boost exports but
cut imports
6](#better-fruit-quality-and-availability-is-likely-to-boost-exports-but-cut-imports)

[Trade Policy 6](#trade-policy)

[New fruit regulation to take effect in July 2005, impact on trade
pending
6](#new-fruit-regulation-to-take-effect-in-july-2005-impact-on-trade-pending)

[Prices 6](#prices)

[Prices fall on increased production
6](#prices-fall-on-increased-production)

[Marketing 6](#marketing)

[Fruit traders/processors collect majority fruit at farms
6](#fruit-tradersprocessors-collect-majority-fruit-at-farms)

[Tables 8](#tables)

[Import Tariff and VAT for Fresh Stone Fruit in 2005
8](#import-tariff-and-vat-for-fresh-stone-fruit-in-2005)

[Stone fruit Wholesale Market Prices in Selected Regions
9](#stone-fruit-wholesale-market-prices-in-selected-regions)

[Wholesale Market Prices for Apricots
9](#wholesale-market-prices-for-apricots)

[Wholesale Market Prices for Cherries
10](#wholesale-market-prices-for-cherries)

[Wholesale Market Prices for Nectarines
11](#wholesale-market-prices-for-nectarines)

[Wholesale Market Prices for Peaches
12](#wholesale-market-prices-for-peaches)

[Wholesale Market Prices for Plums
13](#wholesale-market-prices-for-plums)

[Production, Supply, and Demand (PSD) Table
14](#production-supply-and-demand-psd-table)

[Fresh peaches and nectarines 14](#fresh-peaches-and-nectarines)

[Fresh plums & prunes 16](#fresh-plums-prunes)

[Fresh apricots 18](#fresh-apricots)

[Fresh cherries 20](#fresh-cherries)

# Executive Summary

China peach/nectarine area expanded at an average annual rate of 16 per
cent from 2001 to 2003. The expansion slowed down in 2004 and production
that year was estimated at 6.6 MMT, up 7 per cent from 2003. The
production is forecast at 6.9 MMT in 2005 as more trees begin to bear
fruit. Plum planted area is expected to show minor growth on flat
demand. The 2005 production is forecast at 1.65 MMT on area of 352,000
hectares. Apricot area is expected increase moderately driven by
processing expansion: production is forecast at 1.05 MMT in 2005 on area
of 280,000 hectares. Cherry production is likely to increase sharply on
significant increases in planting and bearing area. Production is
forecast at 81,000 MT in 2005, an annual increase of more than 25 per
cent, on an area of 42,300 hectares.

Input costs for producing stone fruit such as peaches are lower than for
apples in many regions, and new plantings start bearing sooner. The
recent increase in peach area was attributed to these profitability
factors. As apple prices have fallen in the past several years as
production expanded, growers replaced apple trees with peach trees. When
peach prices began to fall, farmers slowed down the pace but become
cautious about what to plant. New plum plantations are mainly new
varieties and prices are quite strong. However, it is not a commonly
consumed fruit in China, therefore it is not expected to show
significant acreage increase. Likewise, Chinese do not widely consume
fresh apricots, and most apricots are dried or made into paste. As
processing capacity expands, apricot area is likely to see moderate
increase. Cherry area and production are increasing rapidly. But the
land is limited as this fruit is sensitive to climate and soil.

China has a long history of planting stone fruit and farmers generally
have accumulated sufficient experience and cultivation skills. The
government has no specific plans for developing stone fruit but provides
technical support through research and extension service. Peaches
cultivated are mostly locally-bred varieties, while new plum and cherry
plantings are often imported cultivars.

Fruit demand is growing dramatically in China as incomes rise. Chinese
routinely consume lots of fresh fruit: According to the official China
Statistics Year Book, per capita annual purchases of fresh fruits and
melons reached 57.79 kilo per urban household in 2003, up 40.57 per cent
from 1990 levels. Improved cold storage, wider distribution and
post-harvest handling has extended seasonal availability and lowered
prices of many fruits.

As production increases and quality improves, China has begun exporting
an increasing quantity of stone fruit, peaches and plums in particular,
to neighboring countries. By the same token, stone fruit imports are
expected to drop in the future as quality and availability improves,
because domestic supplies of stone fruit usually are cheaper,
particularly when it comes to such high value stone fruit as cherries
and plums. Demand for imported fruit will continue at the high-quality
end of the market.

# Production

## Peach acreage had grown fast in recent years but slowed down in 2004

Post estimates China produced some 6.6 MMT of peaches/nectarines in the
2004 marketing year beginning in January, moderate growth over 2003 on
increased bearing area. Peach/nectarine production in 2005 market year
is forecast at 6.9 MMT as more trees begin bearing fruit. Peach planted
area experienced an average annual increase of 16 per cent in 2001-2003
on good prices. The rapid growth slowed down in 2004 and is expected to
stabilize at the current level as peach prices began to fall. The 2004
peach area was estimated at around 637,000 hectares, a moderate increase
over the previous year. Official statistics do not segregate peaches
from nectarines, but Post believes that nectarines account for a very
small percentage of the total production. The acreage is estimated at
10,000-20,000 hectares. A lot of nectarines are planted in green houses
in order to get to the market early. Nectarines are planted mostly in
Shandong, Henan and Beijing.

Shandong, Hebei, and Henan are the major peach producing provinces.
Rapid expansion of apple acreage in years past had resulted in stagnant
prices. When farmers realized that planting peaches would be more
profitable, they started to cut down apples trees and replaced with
peaches or planted new trees in farmland or hilly areas. Compared with
apples, the production cost for peaches is lower at 700-800 RMB per mu
(1ha = 15 mu, \$1 = RMB 8.265) in Shandong province. Provincial
officials indicated peach trees might start bearing fruit in the second
year if a plantation if managed well. Additionally, peaches are more
drought resistant and are subject to fewer pests and diseases than
apples. The average yield in Shandong is 1,500-2,000 kg/mu, and harvest
takes place between July and September in major producing areas.

As peach production keeps growing, the prices began to fall. Farm gate
prices have dropped from 2.8 RMB/kg in 2001 to 1.2 RMB/kg in 2004. The
central government has set more restrictions on farmland use to ensure
grain production as grain production fell sharply in 2003, thus making
it more difficult to convert farmland to fruit tree plantations. But as
more trees start bearing fruit and management improves, the production
and fruit quality is expected to continue growing.

## Plum area likely to remain stable due to limited local consumption

No official statistics on plum production or acreage are available.
Industry sources estimate the current production at 1.63 MMT and area at
348,000 hectares. The traditional varieties are small with low yield.
New plantings have featured imported varieties such as Black Diamond
that are favored by consumers. Area planted is likely to see moderate
growth in the future as consumption slowly rises. A researcher believes
that the central government's recent policy of re-emphasizing grain
production has led some farmers cut down newly planted plum trees in
some areas. The yield of plums is comparable with peaches. Plums can be
grown almost anywhere except Hainan. Southern provinces such as Sichuan,
Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, and Fujian produce more plums than northern
China. Many plums are planted sporadically in the field or around the
farmers' houses and are normally sold in local markets or consumed by
farmers themselves. Processors in southern China make traditional
Chinese-style dried plums.

## Cherries developing fast, production likely to double in near future

Cherry acreage has increased dramatically in recent years due to high
returns. Both local and imported varieties, cherries are planted mainly
in Shandong and Liaoning coastal areas as cherries are quite demanding
about temperature and humidity. The 2004 cherry area is estimated at
around 35,300 ha and production at 64,000 MT. Liaoning agricultural
officials indicate that cherry area keeps growing and, because cherries
begin bearing fruit in an average of four years, production is likely to
double in a couple of year's time. But the pace of planting new cherries
has slowed in 2004, compared with years before. Currently, around
one-fourth of cherry trees are bearing fruit.

## Apricot area growth seen mainly in Xinjiang, mostly for processing

The country was estimated to have produced more than one million MT of
apricots in 2004 on a planted area of some 269,000 hectares. Western
Xinjiang is by far the largest fresh apricot-producing province in China
and its acreage of 146,000 hectares accounts for more than half of the
national total. Between 70 per cent and 80 per cent of fresh apricots
are either delivered to apricot paste processors or sun-dried or
preserved in Xinjiang. The processing facilities are expanding in this
region and is farmers are expected to plant more apricots in coming
years. Other areas of China are not expected to grow a lot more apricots
in the future. The major producing provinces in addition to Xinjiang are
Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan.

## Government supports focus on research and extension support

The government policy of converting hillsides into forest and pasture is
still in effect. This program subsidizes farmers in western mountainous
areas to stop growing grains and instead to plant trees including timber
forest and cash crops like fruit to preserve the soil and protect the
eco-system. However, there is only so much land and planting of what
type of fruit depends on factors like climate and soil type and economic
returns. The government funds research institutes and universities in
developing or introducing new varieties and new technologies/methods to
deal with pests and diseases. Governments at different levels all have
extension services providing assistance to farmers in forms of training
courses and information sharing. The special tax once levied on economic
crops has been eliminated and many provinces have either removed or
reduced the agricultural tax. Premier Wen Jiabao declared that
agricultural tax would be phased out entirely in 2006.

## 

# Consumption

## Stone fruit not particularly favored by local people, yet consumption growing 

As Chinese people's income rises, they tend to consume more fresh and
diversified fruit. Urban household expenditures on fresh fruit and
melons account for 7.4% of their food expenses. According to China
Statistics Year Book, per capita annual purchases of fresh fruits and
melons reached 57.79 kilo per urban household in 2003, up 40.57 per cent
from 1990 levels of 41.11 kilo.

Consumption of fresh peaches and nectarines keeps growing as production
increases. Imported nectarines started to appear in supermarkets and
appearance and better taste compared to local varieties have attracted a
number of consumers. Chinese traditionally do not eat many plums and
apricots as many believe eating too much of these types of fruit is not
beneficial to health. However, new varieties and imported plums have
become more available, and appear popular with urban consumers, but the
prices are much higher than traditional varieties. High quality fresh
apricots are also selling well in the market. Consumers are eating more
cherries than before as domestic production increases and prices fall
lower. Imported cherries have firmer flesh, better taste and longer
storage life than locally produced varieties, but the prices are too
high for average citizens. Imported cherries are used mainly as gifts.

Improved distribution and lower tariffs with ASEAN countries have made
tropical fruit from southern China and Southeast Asia more available and
less expensive. According to an official report, tropical fruit imported
from ASEAN countries account for over 70 per cent of China's total fruit
import in 2004.

Since stone fruit do not keep in storage as long as deciduous fruit like
apples and pears, a large quantity of stone fruit is processed into
preserved fruit, juice and juice drinks, and jelly. Preserved fruit is a
traditional snack food for children and young people. Consumption of
juice and juice drinks is increasing dramatically.

## 

# Trade

## Better fruit quality and availability is likely to boost exports but cut imports

Fresh peach exports are increasing as production rises and quality
improves. Exports normally go mostly to neighboring countries like
Russia and Southeast Asia. As availability of new varieties increases,
China exported twice as much of plums to Asian countries in 2004 and the
number is expected to increase in 2005. Small quantities of fresh
apricots are shipped to Russia. China does not import much high value
stone fruit. Import of cherries and plums both declined by half in 2004
due to high prices. New Zealand and the United States (Washington,
Idaho, and Oregon) are legitimate exporters of cherries to China. New
Zealand is the only country that is eligible to export plums to China
(refer to GAIN report CH4048 for a complete list of eligible fruit
exporting countries/regions and varieties to China). However, some U.S.
plums enter the country through Hong Kong gray channels. Hong Kong trade
data indicate its re-export volume of plums to China was more than 6,000
MT in 2004, down from some 16,000 MT in 2003.

# Trade Policy

## New fruit regulation to take effect in July 2005, impact on trade pending

On December 24, 2004, China published the Administrative Measures of
Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision on Entry Fruit that will go into
force on July 5, 2005. This regulation, a revision of an existing law,
raises new requirements on imported fruit. For example, toxic substance
residue levels must comply with relevant Chinese regulations, and
Chinese or English description of product, origin, and packer need to be
identified on the package, etc. Fruit exporters should carefully study
the legislation (see GAIN report CH5004) and work closely with importers
to ensure accurate interpretation.

Import tariffs for imported fruit (see table below) have reached the
final bound rates in 2004 according to tariff reduction schedule
committed by China in its WTO accession document. The tariffs are not
expected to change. Fresh fruit exporters to China also pay a VAT of 13
per cent.

# Prices

## Prices fall on increased production 

Stone fruit prices in China had declined in general but rose slightly in
2004. Prices vary significantly at different times and between imported
and locally produced varieties. For example, plum prices may go from 1
RMB per kilo (traditional variety) to 8 RMB per kilo (newly introduced
variety) to 30 RMB per kilo (Chilean variety) on wholesale markets.
China's Ministry of Agriculture regularly publishes wholesale market
prices for fruit on its official web site
([www.agri.gov.cn](http://www.agri.gov.cn/)) to guide farmers and
traders (see table below for selected prices in different regions). The
prices do not distinguish locally produced fruit from imported. The
price table indicates stone fruit prices normally drop to its lowest
levels in summer months when majority of such fruit is harvested.

# Marketing

## Fruit traders/processors collect majority fruit at farms 

Almost all major cities have some kind of wholesale fruit market.
Wholesalers from these markets normally go to production areas before
harvest and negotiate price with farmers. The fruit is handpicked,
packed or bagged and trucked to their respective wholesale markets where
it will be further distributed to supermarkets, hotels and small
venders, etc. The remainder, normally lower grade fruit, will be sold at
the local wet markets or consumed by growers. Farmers do not normally
store stone fruit as they spoil quickly.

The majority of imported fruit is shipped in via southern ports and
distributed nationally through Jiangnan Fruit Market in Guangzhou.
Distributors sometimes work with supermarkets on promotions, especially
for imported fruit. This type of promotion is most common for oranges
and apples, and seen rarely for stone fruit due to its small quantities.
The most effective way of marketing locally produced fruit is by
discount.

No post-harvest treatment is done to stone fruit. Stone fruit do not
keep long, and the lack of cold storage has prevented them from
traveling too far. In some areas like Shandong province, the government
has set up the so-called "Green Road" for fruit transportation. Any
authority is barred from checking trucks transporting fruit. Some top
quality fruit is packed in fancy packages for gifts. Using forged
foreign labels or packaging on domestic fruit is always an issue.

Contact following USDA Agricultural Trade Offices in China for further
information related to stone fruit marketing and new developments:

  --------------------- ------------------------- -----------------------
  USDA ATO Beijing      USDA ATO Guangzhou        USDA ATO Shanghai

  Attn: Mr. LaVerne     Attn: Mr. Keith Schneller Attn: Mr. Ross Kreamer
  Brabant                                         

  Tel: 86-10-8529-6418  Tel: 86-20-8667-7553      Tel: 86-21-6279-8622

  Fax: 86-10-8529-6692  Fax: 86-20-8666-0703      Fax: 86-21-6279-8336

  Email:                Email:                    Email:
  ATOBeijing@usda.gov   ATOGuangzhou@usda.gov     ATOShanghai@usda.gov
  --------------------- ------------------------- -----------------------

# Tables

## Import Tariff and VAT for Fresh Stone Fruit in 2005

  ----------------- --------------------------------- ---------- ---------
  HS Code           Description                       Tariff     VAT

  08091000          Apricots, fresh                   25%        13%

  08092000          Cherries, fresh                   10%        13%

  08093000          Peaches/nectarines, fresh         10%        13%

  08094000          Plums and sloes, fresh            10%        13%

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

# Stone fruit Wholesale Market Prices in Selected Regions

## Wholesale Market Prices for Apricots

+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Region        | N    | No      | Cen  | So  | So      | We | Ch  |
|               | orth | rtheast | tral | uth | uthwest | st | ina |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Time          | Mon  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | thly |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | and  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | q    |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | uart |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | erly |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | ave  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | rage |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | pr   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | ices |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | in   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | USD  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | per  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | kilo |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | gram |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               |      |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | R    |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | MB=8 |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | .265 |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | US   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | \$1) |         |      |     |         |    |     |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| January 2004  | 5.81 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 5   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .81 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| March 2004    | 2.42 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .42 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2004   | 4.11 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 4   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .11 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| April 2004    | 1.28 | N/A     | 1.27 | N/A | N/A     | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .32 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| May 2004      | 1.10 | N/A     | 0.88 | N/A | N/A     | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .03 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| June 2004     | 0.32 | 0.31    | 0.42 | 1   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .09 |         | 29 | .36 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q2 2004   | 0.76 | 0.31    | 0.85 | 1   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .09 |         | 29 | .88 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| July 2004     | 0.22 | 0.16    | 0.52 | 0   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .49 |         | 18 | .28 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| August 2004   | 0.38 | 0.07    | 0.29 | N/A | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | 15 | .28 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| September     | 0.44 | 0.15    | 0.30 | N/A | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
| 2004          |      |         |      |     |         | 17 | .36 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q3 2004   | 0.36 | 0.13    | 0.36 | 0   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .49 |         | 17 | .31 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| October 2004  | 0.67 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .67 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| November 2004 | 0.95 | 0.15    | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .79 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| December 2004 | 1.09 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .09 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q4 2004   | 0.91 | 0.15    | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .84 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg 2004      | 1.01 | 0.18    | 0.56 | 0   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .69 |         | 20 | .99 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| January 2005  | 1.33 | N/A     | N/A  | 3   | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .33 |         | /A | .33 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| February 2005 | N/A  | N/A     | N/A  | 3   | N/A     | N  | 3   |
|               |      |         |      | .57 |         | /A | .57 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2005   | 1.33 | N/A     | N/A  | 3   | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .41 |         | /A | .74 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg 2005 to   | 1.33 | N/A     | N/A  | 3   | N/A     | N  | 2   |
| date          |      |         |      | .41 |         | /A | .74 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+

## Wholesale Market Prices for Cherries

+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Region        | N    | No      | Cen  | So  | So      | We | Ch  |
|               | orth | rtheast | tral | uth | uthwest | st | ina |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Time          | Mon  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | thly |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | and  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | q    |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | uart |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | erly |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | ave  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | rage |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | pr   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | ices |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | in   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | USD  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | per  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | kilo |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | gram |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               |      |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | (    |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | RMB8 |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | .265 |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | = US |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | \$1) |         |      |     |         |    |     |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| January 2004  | 8.89 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 8   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .89 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| February 2004 | 8.89 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 8   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .89 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| March 2004    | 6.01 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 6   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .01 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2004   | 7.93 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 7   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .93 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| April 2004    | 4.57 | 6.05    | 2.60 | N/A | N/A     | N  | 4   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .21 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| May 2004      | 3.17 | 4.36    | 1.54 | N/A | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .94 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| June 2004     | 1.40 | 0.93    | 1.78 | 4   | N/A     | 3. | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .84 |         | 81 | .68 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q2 2004   | 3.28 | 3.07    | 2.07 | 4   | N/A     | 3. | 3   |
|               |      |         |      | .84 |         | 81 | .16 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| July 2004     | 2.01 | 1.09    | 1.91 | 1   | 3.63    | 1. | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .57 |         | 37 | .85 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| August 2004   | 2.78 | N/A     | 1.51 | N/A | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .32 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| September     | 2.41 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 2   |
| 2004          |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .41 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q3 2004   | 2.40 | 1.09    | 1.71 | 1   | 3.63    | 1. | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .57 |         | 37 | .22 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| October 2004  | 3.02 | N/A     | 2.40 | N/A | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .90 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| November 2004 | 3.63 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 3   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .63 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| December 2004 | 3.87 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 3   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .87 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q4 2004   | 3.53 | N/A     | 2.40 | N/A | N/A     | N  | 3   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .49 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg 2004      | 4.18 | 2.67    | 1.96 | 3   | 3.63    | 2. | 4   |
|               |      |         |      | .21 |         | 59 | .10 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| January 2005  | 5.81 | N/A     | N/A  | 9   | N/A     | N  | 7   |
|               |      |         |      | .65 |         | /A | .57 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| February 2005 | 9.68 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 9   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .68 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2005   | 7.10 | N/A     | N/A  | 9   | N/A     | N  | 8   |
|               |      |         |      | .65 |         | /A | .27 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg 2005 to   | 7.10 | N/A     | N/A  | 9   | N/A     | N  | 8   |
| date          |      |         |      | .65 |         | /A | .27 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+

## Wholesale Market Prices for Nectarines

+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Region        | N    | No      | Cen  | So  | So      | We | Ch  |
|               | orth | rtheast | tral | uth | uthwest | st | ina |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Time          | Mon  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | thly |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | and  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | q    |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | uart |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | erly |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | ave  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | rage |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | pr   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | ices |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | in   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | USD  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | per  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | kilo |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | gram |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               |      |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | (    |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | RMB8 |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | .265 |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | = US |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | \$1) |         |      |     |         |    |     |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| April 2004    | 0.98 | 0.73    | 1.11 | N/A | N/A     | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .02 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| May 2004      | 0.71 | 0.36    | 0.85 | N/A | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | 53 | .66 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| June 2004     | 0.39 | 0.30    | 0.39 | 1   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .21 |         | 46 | .42 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q2 2004   | 0.74 | 0.42    | 0.77 | 1   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .21 |         | 48 | .76 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| July 2004     | 0.14 | 0.20    | 0.21 | 0   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .70 |         | 35 | .26 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| August 2004   | 0.18 | 0.08    | 0.18 | 0   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .71 |         | 24 | .28 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| September     | 0.32 | N/A     | 0.18 | 1   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
| 2004          |      |         |      | .21 |         | 36 | .50 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q3 2004   | 0.23 | 0.16    | 0.19 | 0   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .92 |         | 32 | .37 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| October 2004  | 0.41 | N/A     | 0.32 | 1   | N/A     | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .21 |         | /A | .47 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| November 2004 | 0.65 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .65 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| December 2004 | 0.77 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .77 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q4 2004   | 0.62 | N/A     | 0.32 | 1   | N/A     | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .21 |         | /A | .63 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg 2004      | 0.52 | 0.31    | 0.42 | 0   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .99 |         | 37 | .58 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| January 2005  | 0.70 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .70 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2005   | 1.70 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .70 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg 2005 to   | 1.70 | N/A     | N/A  | N/A | N/A     | N  | 1   |
| date          |      |         |      |     |         | /A | .70 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+

## Wholesale Market Prices for Peaches

+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Region        | N    | No      | Cen  | S    | S        | We | Ch  |
|               | orth | rtheast | tral | outh | outhwest | st | ina |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Time          | Mon  |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | thly |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | and  |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | q    |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | uart |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | erly |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | ave  |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | rage |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | pr   |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | ices |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | in   |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | USD  |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | per  |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | kilo |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | gram |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               |      |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | (    |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | RMB8 |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | .265 |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | = US |         |      |      |          |    |     |
|               | \$1) |         |      |      |          |    |     |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| January 2004  | 0.48 | N/A     | 0.69 | N/A  | N/A      | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .51 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| February 2004 | 0.29 | N/A     | 1.02 | N/A  | N/A      | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .41 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| March 2004    | 2.42 | N/A     | 1.02 | N/A  | N/A      | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .07 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2004   | 1.06 | N/A     | 0.91 | N/A  | N/A      | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .00 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| April 2004    | 0.96 | N/A     | 0.39 | N/A  | N/A      | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .93 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| May 2004      | 0.77 | N/A     | 1.03 | 0.54 | N/A      | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .81 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| June 2004     | 0.33 | 0.23    | 0.15 | 0.27 | N/A      | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 69 | .37 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Avg Q2 2004   | 0.72 | 0.23    | 0.43 | 0.36 | N/A      | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 69 | .72 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| July 2004     | 0.13 | 0.15    | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.22     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 49 | .21 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| August 2004   | 0.14 | 0.14    | 0.15 | 0.28 | N/A      | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 25 | .18 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| September     | 0.24 | 0.20    | 0.20 | 0.44 | N/A      | 0. | 0   |
| 2004          |      |         |      |      |          | 43 | .29 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Avg Q3 2004   | 0.18 | 0.17    | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.22     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 40 | .23 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| October 2004  | 0.27 | 0.45    | 0.19 | 0.42 | N/A      | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 75 | .45 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| November 2004 | 0.86 | 0.20    | 0.28 | 0.40 | N/A      | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 73 | .63 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| December 2004 | N/A  | N/A     | 0.30 | 0.44 | N/A      | N  | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .37 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Avg Q4 2004   | 0.71 | 0.28    | 0.25 | 0.41 | N/A      | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 74 | .53 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Avg 2004      | 0.64 | 0.21    | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.22     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | 55 | .60 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| January 2005  | N/A  | N/A     | N/A  | 2.45 | N/A      | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .45 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| February 2005 | N/A  | N/A     | N/A  | 2.36 | N/A      | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .36 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2005   | N/A  | N/A     | N/A  | 2.42 | N/A      | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .42 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+
| Avg 2005 to   | N/A  | N/A     | N/A  | 2.42 | N/A      | N  | 2   |
| date          |      |         |      |      |          | /A | .42 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+------+----------+----+-----+

## Wholesale Market Prices for Plums

+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Region        | N    | No      | Cen  | So  | So      | We | Ch  |
|               | orth | rtheast | tral | uth | uthwest | st | ina |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Time          | Mon  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | thly |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | and  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | q    |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | uart |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | erly |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | ave  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | rage |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | pr   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | ices |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | in   |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | USD  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | per  |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | kilo |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | gram |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               |      |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | (    |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | RMB8 |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | .265 |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | = US |         |      |     |         |    |     |
|               | \$1) |         |      |     |         |    |     |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| January 2004  | 1.86 | N/A     | 2.54 | 3   | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .93 |         | /A | .53 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| February 2004 | 1.75 | N/A     | 2.72 | 2   | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .78 |         | /A | .35 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| March 2004    | 1.88 | N/A     | 2.72 | 2   | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .48 |         | /A | .40 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2004   | 1.83 | N/A     | 2.67 | 3   | N/A     | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .07 |         | /A | .43 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| April 2004    | 2.19 | N/A     | 2.47 | 2   | 2.72    | N  | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .66 |         | /A | .31 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| May 2004      | 1.84 | N/A     | 1.52 | 2   | N/A     | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .78 |         | /A | .81 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| June 2004     | 1.24 | 0.73    | 1.34 | 1   | N/A     | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .56 |         | /A | .33 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q2 2004   | 1.82 | 0.73    | 1.94 | 2   | 2.72    | N  | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .14 |         | /A | .90 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| July 2004     | 0.84 | 0.24    | 1.10 | 1   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .24 |         | 24 | .94 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| August 2004   | 0.65 | 0.09    | 1.47 | 1   | N/A     | 0. | 0   |
|               |      |         |      | .05 |         | 14 | .75 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| September     | 1.03 | 0.08    | 1.80 | 1   | 0.85    | 0. | 1   |
| 2004          |      |         |      | .68 |         | 12 | .23 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q3 2004   | 0.87 | 0.15    | 1.51 | 1   | 0.85    | 0. | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .38 |         | 15 | .01 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| October 2004  | 0.71 | N/A     | 2.30 | 2   | N/A     | 0. | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .03 |         | 12 | .44 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| November 2004 | 1.46 | N/A     | 2.90 | 1   | N/A     | 3. | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .96 |         | 15 | .86 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| December 2004 | 1.96 | N/A     | 2.90 | 2   | N/A     | 3. | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .11 |         | 39 | .36 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q4 2004   | 1.39 | N/A     | 2.73 | 2   | N/A     | 2. | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .03 |         | 51 | .88 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg 2004      | 1.45 | 0.24    | 2.21 | 2   | 2.10    | 1. | 1   |
|               |      |         |      | .12 |         | 09 | .78 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| January 2005  | 1.60 | N/A     | 2.90 | 2   | N/A     | 3. | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .96 |         | 39 | .34 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| February 2005 | 0.73 | N/A     | 2.39 | 1   | N/A     | 3. | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .63 |         | 39 | .11 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg Q1 2005   | 1.31 | N/A     | 2.73 | 2   | N/A     | 3. | 2   |
|               |      |         |      | .52 |         | 39 | .26 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+
| Avg 2005 to   | 1.31 | N/A     | 2.73 | 2   | N/A     | 3. | 2   |
| date          |      |         |      | .52 |         | 39 | .26 |
+---------------+------+---------+------+-----+---------+----+-----+

# Production, Supply, and Demand (PSD) Table

## Fresh peaches and nectarines

  -------------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------
  **Country**          **China,                                                     
                       Peoples                                                      
                       Republic of**                                                

  **Commodity**        **Fresh                                         (HA)(1000    
                       Peaches &                                       TREES)(MT)   
                       Nectarines**                                                 

                       2003           Revised    2004       Estimate   2005         Forecast

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

  **Market Year                       01/2003               01/2004                 01/2005
  Begin**                                                                           

  Area Planted         0              607200                637000     0            645000

  Area Harvested       0              0          0          0          0            0

  Bearing Trees        0              0          0          0          0            0

  Non-Bearing Trees    0              0          0          0          0            0

  Total Trees          0              0          0          0          0            0

  Commercial                          6148100               6640000    0            6905600
  Production                                                                        

  Non-Comm. Production                10000                 12000      0            15000

  TOTAL Production     0              6158100    0          6652000    0            6920600

  TOTAL Imports                       102                   137        0            180

  TOTAL SUPPLY         0              6158202    0          6652137    0            6920780

  Domestic Fresh                      5324373               5786528    0            5953780
  Consump                                                                           

  Exports, Fresh Only                 18829                 15609      0            22000

  For Processing                      815000                850000     0            945000

  Withdrawal From      0              0          0          0          0            0
  Market                                                                            

  TOTAL UTILIZATION    0              6158202    0          6652137    0            6920780
  -------------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------

  --------------------- --------------- ------------------- ---------------
  Export Trade Matrix                                       

  **Country**           China, Peoples                      
                        Republic of                         

  **Commodity**         Fresh Peaches &                     
                        Nectarines                          

  Time Period                           Units:              MT

  Exports for:          2003                                **2004**

  U.S.                  0               U.S.                0

  Others                                Others              

  Hong Kong             10270           Russia              9853

  Russia                6223            Hong Kong           3713

  Vietnam               1011            Vietnam             975

  Singapore             494             Singapore           398

  Macau                 317             Macau               290

  South Korea           214             Malaysia            132

  Mongolia              136             Thailand            83

  Indonesia             122             Indonesia           41

  Malaysia              27              Saudi Arabia        38

  Thailand              13              Mongolia            36

  Total for Others      18827                               15559

  Others not Listed     2                                   50

  Grand Total           18829                               15609
  --------------------- --------------- ------------------- ---------------

## Fresh plums & prunes

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

  **Country**          China,                                                   
                       Peoples                                                  
                       Republic                                                 
                       of                                                       

  **Commodity**        Fresh                                       (HA)(1000    
                       Plums &                                     TREES)(MT)   
                       Prunes                                                   

                       2003       Revised    2004       Estimate   2005         Forecast

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

  **Market Year                   01/2003               01/2004                 01/2005
  Begin**                                                                       

  Area Planted         0          341000     0          348000     0            352000

  Area Harvested       0          0          0          0          0            0

  Bearing Trees        0          0          0          0          0            0

  Non-Bearing Trees    0          0          0          0          0            0

  Total Trees          0          0          0          0          0            0

  Commercial           0          1596000    0          1630000    0            1650000
  Production                                                                    

  Non-Comm. Production 0          8500       0          9000       0            8800

  TOTAL Production     0          1604500    0          1639000    0            1658800

  TOTAL Imports        0          12584      0          5588       0            3000

  TOTAL SUPPLY         0          1617084    0          1644588    0            1661800

  Domestic Fresh       0          1033947    0          1043055    0            1053300
  Consump                                                                       

  Exports, Fresh Only  0          3137       0          6533       0            8500

  For Processing       0          580000     0          595000     0            600000

  Withdrawal From      0          0          0          0          0            0
  Market                                                                        

  TOTAL UTILIZATION    0          1617084    0          1644588    0            1661800
  -------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------

  ------------------------- ------------ ---------------- ----------------
  **Import Trade Matrix**                                 

  **Country**               China,                        
                            Peoples                       
                            Republic of                   

  **Commodity**             Fresh Plums                   
                            & Prunes                      

  Time Period                            Units:           MT

  Imports for:              2003                          **2004**

  U.S.                      0            U.S.             0

  Others                                 Others           

  New Zealand               12292        New Zealand      5371

  Chile                     292          Chile            217

  Total for Others          12584                         5588

  Others not Listed         0                             0

  Grand Total               12584                         5588
  ------------------------- ------------ ---------------- ----------------

  ------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------
  Export Trade Matrix                                       

  **Country**               China, Peoples                  
                            Republic of                     

  **Commodity**             Fresh Plums &                   
                            Prunes                          

  Time Period                              Units:           MT

  Exports for:              2003                            **2004**

  U.S.                      0              U.S.             0

  Others                                   Others           

  Vietnam                   1432           Russia           2418

  Hong Kong                 865            Hong Kong        1973

  Russia                    553            Vietnam          1604

  Macau                     231            Pakistan         149

  Singapore                 30             Macau            133

  Malaysia                  21             Malaysia         130

  Sri Lanka                 2              Singapore        94

  Italy                     2              India            15

  Thailand                  1              Indonesia        12

                                           Sri Lanka        3

  Total for Others          3137                            6531

  Others not Listed         0                               2

  Grand Total               3137                            6533
  ------------------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------

##  Fresh apricots

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

  **Country**          China,                                                   
                       Peoples                                                  
                       Republic                                                 
                       of                                                       

  **Commodity**        Fresh                                       (HA)(1000    
                       Apricots                                    TREES)(MT)   

                       2003       Revised    2004       Estimate   2005         Forecast

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

  **Market Year                   01/2003               01/2004                 01/2005
  Begin**                                                                       

  Area Planted         0          255500     0          269000     0            280000

  Area Harvested       0          0          0          0          0            0

  Bearing Trees        0          0          0          0          0            0

  Non-Bearing Trees    0          0          0          0          0            0

  Total Trees          0          0          0          0          0            0

  Commercial           0          1010000    0          1025000    0            1050000
  Production                                                                    

  Non-Comm. Production 0          18000      0          17500      0            17800

  TOTAL Production     0          1028000    0          1042500    0            1067800

  TOTAL Imports        0          0          0          0          0            0

  TOTAL SUPPLY         0          1028000    0          1042500    0            1067800

  Domestic Fresh       0          527818     0          531541     0            536600
  Consump                                                                       

  Exports, Fresh Only  0          182        0          959        0            1200

  For Processing       0          500000     0          510000     0            530000

  Withdrawal From      0          0          0          0          0            0
  Market                                                                        

  TOTAL UTILIZATION    0          1028000    0          1042500    0            1067800
  -------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------

  ---------------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------
  Export Trade Matrix                                      

  **Country**            China, Peoples                    
                         Republic of                       

  **Commodity**          Fresh Apricots                    

  Time Period                            Units:            MT

  Exports for:           2003                              **2004**

  U.S.                   0               U.S.              0

  Others                                 Others            

  Russia                 98              Russia            957

  Hong Kong              81              Japan             1

  Mongolia               3               Hong Kong         1

                                                           

                                                           

  Total for Others       182                               959

  Others not Listed      0                                 0

  Grand Total            182                               959
  ---------------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------

## Fresh cherries

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

  **Country**          China, Peoples Republic                                               
                       of                                                                    

  **Commodity**        Fresh                                                    (HA)(1000    
                       Cherries,(Sweet&Sour)                                    TREES)(MT)   

                       2003                    Revised    2004       Estimate   2005         Forecast

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

  **Market Year                                01/2003               01/2004                 01/2005
  Begin**                                                                                    

  Area Planted         0                       30700      0          35305      0            42,300

  Area Harvested       0                       0          0          0          0            0

  Bearing Trees        0                       0          0          0          0            0

  Non-Bearing Trees    0                       0          0          0          0            0

  Total Trees          0                       0          0          0          0            0

  Commercial           0                       35000      0          64000      0            81000
  Production                                                                                 

  Non-Comm. Production 0                       0          0          0          0            0

  TOTAL Production     0                       35000      0          64000      0            81000

  TOTAL Imports        0                       1447       0          702        0            350

  TOTAL SUPPLY         0                       36447      0          64702      0            81350

  Domestic Fresh       0                       36223      0          64452      0            80930
  Consump                                                                                    

  Exports, Fresh Only  0                       24         0          0          0            120

  For Processing       0                       200        0          250        0            300

  Withdrawal From      0                       0          0          0          0            0
  Market                                                                                     

  TOTAL UTILIZATION    0                       36447      0          64702      0            81350
  -------------------- ----------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------

  ------------------------- ----------------------- --------------- ---------------
  Import Trade Matrix                                               

  **Country**               China, Peoples Republic                 
                            of                                      

  **Commodity**             Fresh                                   
                            Cherries,(Sweet&Sour)                   

  Time Period                                       Units:          MT

  Imports for:              2003                                    **2004**

  U.S.                      1309                    U.S.            449

  Others                                            Others          

  Cheli                     134                     New Zealand     196

  New Zealand               4                       Cheli           57

  Total for Others          138                                     253

  Others not Listed         0                                       0

  Grand Total               1447                                    702
  ------------------------- ----------------------- --------------- ---------------

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