required report public distribution date 4 10 2004 gain number ch4009 4014 china peoples republic of sugar annual approved by maurice w house us embassy beijing prepared jim butterworth and jiang junyang highlights the my04 05 output is forecast at 57 mmt raw value my03 04 import estimate has been revised upward to 1 2 from previous 585 000 mt because reduced higher than expected consumption a sharp decline in beet was main reason for 6 percent overall includes psd changes yes trade matrix ch1 ch table contents executive summary 3 cane beets production 5 stocks marketing policy other sweeteners saccharine starched based tables 7 supply demand centrifugal 8 9 s imports origin my 2002 2003