foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network required public distribution date 12 3 2001 ch1628 china peoples republic of citrus annual approved by dr sam wong us embassy prepared john d rutledge highlights s production is estimated to reach over 10 million tons in crop year 2002 good weather most the growing regions helped boost output near 1999 2000 levels tangerines continue comprise addition orange imports rise includes psd changes yes trade matrix guangzhou ch3 ch page 1 41 unclassified usda executive summary 2 general area 8 inputs 9 yields quality 11 policy 13 consumption fresh 14 processing 15 stocks 17 38 marketing 39 for expected increase percent due conditions and alternating big small