required report public distribution date 12 5 2006 gain number ch6111 china peoples republic of citrus annual approved by maurice house us embassy prepared jorge sanchez wu bugang and jane li highlights s production is forecast at more than 16 mmt in my up 10 percent from 14 2005 due to new bearings favorable weather conditions major producing provinces orange for fresh consumption processing expected increase dramatically the next years as plantings become mature exports neighboring countries continue grow fast quantity quality domestically grown improves imports are also especially during off season growth high fruit includes psd changes yes trade matrix beijing ch1 ch usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 20 unclassified table contents executive summary 3 4 significantly despite severe drought chongqing moderate mandarins accelerated oranges
