China corn output to reach 148 million tons

ResearchInChina has released a report entitled China Corn and Corn Deep Processing Market Report, 2006-2007.

It was estimated by China National Grain and Oils Information Centre in February, 2008 that China's cultivated areas of corn were about 28.05 million hectares in 2007, up 4% against the previous year, or increasing by 1.08 million hectares.

The cultivated areas of spring corn in Northeast China and summer corn in North China both increased, due to a rise in profit of corn planting.

According to the estimation, China's corn output is expected to reach 148 million tons in the period of October, 2007 to September, 2008, up 3% against 2006, or an addition of 2.51 million tons.

China's corn consumption mainly covers the five aspects of food, feed, industrial consumption, seed industry and export.

It was predicted that China's domestic consumption in the period of October, 2007 to September, 2008 will total 146 million tons, among which, the feed and industrial consumption will account for 90% of the total.