required report public distribution date 12 1 2006 gain number ch6104 china peoples republic of planting seeds annual approved by maurice house us embassy prepared jorge sánchez and wu xinping highlights continues to be one the world s largest seed producers is self sufficient in for its main crops including grain major oilseeds cotton production marketing remains fragmented but trend restructuring sector accelerating my06 07 grass forage exports are expected continue growing reach 25 million 2007 due strong demand landscaping industry sunflower will likely a favorable dollar currency opportunities exist companies despite some restrictive policies related investment trade includes psd changes no matrix beijing ch1 ch usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 20 unclassified table contents executive summary 3 general situation supply stable
