supermarket development in china implications for us trade food products fred gale many factors are affecting s foreign they include reduced tariffs and import licensing requirements liberalization of domestic wholesale retail markets investment growing tourism the growth hotel restaurant chains increasing dominance supermarkets sector effect on agricultural imports exports is subtle difficult to detect but it important while may not alter basic structure with united states likely make easier enter market at same time a stronger exporter mainly raw materials has historically been exporters penetrate by some estimates less than 5 shelves imported xian account only 4 exceed its most years hansen even more striking that very few those consumer