doing business in china balancing risks and rewardsbob martin bank of montreal overview what does s agricultural industry look like today are the sourcing export expansion opportunities for global companies do you face how position yourself success heritage world largest producer by volume products dominant contributor to gdp employer chinese workers little machinization low productivity land intensive grain consumer rice wheat corn pork oilseeds vegetable oils cotton net exporter commodities such as processed fishery animal meat casings vegetables high tariffs on imported a rapidly changing landscape shrinking relative contribution currently15 agriculture employs percentage population currently 40 increased use equipment fertilizer shift higher value labor dietary preferences urban areas importer much lower decreasing supply arable water shortage environmental problems threaten future production food
