{"id":22908,"date":"2025-07-28T13:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=22908"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:45:11","slug":"ag-consumption-in-china-back-on-world-map-with-new-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/07\/28\/ag-consumption-in-china-back-on-world-map-with-new-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ag consumption in China back on world map with new plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

China on July 27, 2025 unveiled a consumer-oriented consumption vision for Ag products, including quality fresh greens from sustainable sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the plan, the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs intends to bridge consumer needs across many levels, Reuters<\/u><\/a> reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry will achieve this goal through produce quality improvements, food safety emphasis and eco-friendliness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More poignantly, the government will meet \u201cmulti-level consumer needs<\/u><\/a>\u201d through the provision of specialty, non-GMO and sustainable produce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country already boasts rising income levels that can help purchase quality organic foods, which the government will make available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, farmers will reap the consumption vision since their premium produce will readily sell at good prices<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in the mix is cutting agricultural emissions via the country\u2019s 2030 \u201cpeak carbon\u201d and the 2060 \u201cneutral carbon\u201d plans.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Re<\/strong>ceding Global Consumption Share<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The plan further fits globally from the fact that it could redeem China\u2019s lowering image as a leading consumer nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On July 15, 2025, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) demoted China\u2019s consumption growth.  In their 2025-34 Outlook<\/u><\/a>, the organizations put China\u2019s global agricultural consumption growth share at 13% from 32% a decade ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 2023-2033 Outlook, China\u2019s global consumption growth share had conversely declined from 28% to 11%, decade-on-decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, Beijing still remains among the biggest global Ag markets in both production and consumption terms. Per the following statistics, consumption is indeed one of the country\u2019s most important economic traits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

China Ag Consumption\/Production <\/strong>Statistics <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Agriculture is quite an important sector in China in both production and consumption. Regarding production, the country leads in the global agri-food production value at over $1.654 trillion<\/u><\/a> (2024). This output value is more than three times that of the 2024 runner-up, India, at above $524.13 billion. Driving the production lead are grains on 119 million hectares, producing up to 695 million tonnes, as of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With such huge production stakes, consumption comes into the equation, too at 1.151 billion tonnes, <\/u><\/a>as of 2015. According to the China Economic Review 2019<\/u><\/a>, fruits and vegetables (553 million tonnes) and cereals (455.2 million tonnes) led 2015\u2019s consumption. Meat came third at 91.8 million tonnes while dairy finished the top four at 51.1 million tonnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which grains does China consume the most?<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People in China utilized 817 million tonnes of grain in 2023. This according to the Federal Ministry of Food Agriculture Ministry<\/u><\/a> of Germany in its 2023-34 China report. In other words, the country exhausted all 695 million tonnes in production that year and imported 163 million tonnes more. Corn led consumption at 296 million tonnes, followed by rice at 201 million tonnes and soybeans at 111 million tonnes. A decade earlier in 2011, cereals made up 47%<\/u><\/a> of all food supplies in China, underlining their importance in Ag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is meat and dairy major consumed products in China?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like grain, meat and dairy are in high production but are still below peak utilization needs. 2023\u2019s meat output hit 97 million tonnes or 4.5% more than 2022\u2019s while consumption reached 102 million tonnes<\/u><\/a>. Pork leads in preference at 59 million tonnes, as of 2023, accounting for roughly 50% of all meat consumption. Dairy follows pork at 58 million tonnes in 2023\u2019s utility, against a domestic output of 41.9 million tonnes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is high-protein food consumption per capita high in China<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2021, China\u2019s residents were consuming 124.6 grams<\/u><\/a> of protein per person per day. This was just above that of the U.S. and nearly double the worldwide median of 76 grams per capita. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

China on July 27, 2025 unveiled a consumer-oriented consumption vision for Ag products, including quality fresh greens from sustainable sources. Regarding the plan, the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs intends to bridge consumer needs across many levels, Reuters reported.  The ministry will achieve this goal through produce quality improvements, food safety emphasis and eco-friendliness.  More poignantly,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nAg consumption in China back on world map with new plan - Selina Wamucii | Food & Agriculture News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/07\/28\/ag-consumption-in-china-back-on-world-map-with-new-plan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ag consumption in China back on world map with new plan - Selina Wamucii | Food & Agriculture News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"China on July 27, 2025 unveiled a consumer-oriented consumption vision for Ag products, including quality fresh greens from sustainable sources. 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