voluntary report public distribution date 3 17 2005 gain number ch5024 china peoples republic of stone fruit annual approved by maurice house us embassy beijing office agricultural affairs prepared wu bugang and ralph gifford highlights the peach nectarine crop is forecast at 6 9 mmt as new plantings start bearing planted area peaches nectarines expected to slightly increase 645 000 ha plum apricot are see minor growth in 1 65 05 respectively cherry production increasing rapidly 81 mt quality improve export more import less this marketing year includes psd changes yes trade matrix ch1 ch table contents executive summary 4 acreage had grown fast recent years but slowed down 2004 likely remain stable due limited local consumption cherries developing double near future seen mainly xinjiang mostly for processing 5 government supports focus on
