required report public distribution date 10 20 2003 gain number ch3127 china peoples republic of dairy and products annual approved by maurice house us embassy prepared casey e bean zhang jianping highlights during beyond s skyrocketing consumer demand for particularly fluid milk is outstripping domestic supplies driving up imports this year are forecast to exceed 400 million an increase 50 percent over the previous unleashed also fueling a robust growth in size industry 2001 entry into wto new tariff scheme increases imported powder whey has negatively affected powdered production response inability meet government announced strategic advantageous cow area development plan 2007 includes psd changes yes trade matrix beijing ch1 ch table contents situation outlook 3 strong concentration investment 4 national strategy