Feed Outlook: December 2009

Fred Gale ; Francis Tuan , Xiaohui Wang , and Zhi Cao

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: China;    corn;    starch;    alcohol;    ethanol;    industry;    consumption;    exports;    price support;   

RP-ID  :  FDS-09k-01

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

China's corn imports are minimal, even though it is using a growing proportion of its corn to produce starch, ethanol, and other industrial products. The corn-processing industry's growth was encouraged by Chinese government policy, but the industry now has excess capacity. Many of the corn-based industrial products are exported. China's price support for corn during 2008/09 increased raw material costs for the industry and slowed its growth.