Sales of high-grade infant milk powder are expected to reach 4 billion yuan (483 million US dollars) in China in the coming year, experts predict.

Mou Jingjun, secretary-general of the China Dairy Industry Association (CDIA), said that China is now overtaking Japan to become the world's second biggest market for high-grade infant milk powder, second only after the United States.

About 17 million babies are born each year in China and 20 percent of them need to be fed with milk powder, Mou said, so some 300,000 tons of milk powder are called for each year. However, China only produced 100,000 tons of milk powder in 2002.

Statistics also show that over one third of China's 1,500 dairy enterprises produce infant milk powder.

Close

Today's Top News		Top Business News
+Mainland smashes Taiwan spy ring ( 2003-12-24) +Nation inks deals to purchase US aluminium ( 2003-12-24) +Country to further fight official corruption ( 2003-12-24) +Illegal online games rampant ( 2003-12-24) +Private sector doing well as the State relaxes grip ( 2003-12-24)		+China expects huge demand for high-grade infant milk powder ( 2003-12-24) +Coal giant to get 22-billion-yuan loans for power development ( 2003-12-24) +Hong Kong shares inch higher as newly listed Chinese companies surge ( 2003-12-24) +Bank of China appointed as clearing bank for RMB in HK ( 2003-12-24) +National campaign to boost Internet gaming industry ( 2003-12-24)