required report public distribution date 12 31 2006 gain number ch6122 china peoples republic of fishery products annual approved by mark petry us embassy prepared jorge sánchez wu xinping joseph jacobson and angie han highlights in 2007 s total aquatic production is forecast to reach 54 million metric tons mmt up 3 percent from estimated 52 5 the continued development expansion aquaculture attributed higher demand response economic growth increased product consumption exports are projected exceed 8 billion with an expected surplus more than united states alone 1 7 includes psd changes no trade matrix yes beijing ch1 ch usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 26 unclassified table contents executive summary increase catch remains stable farmed area continues 6 faces new challenges processing mainly driven