date:Apr 03, 2013
penetration of smaller-sized cities and the middle class by opening 18 own-brand and 74 franchise stores around China in the past year.
Sales volumes of cucumbers were up 20 percent in 2012 to 1,000 tons at Shandong-based Oriental Ocean Co, but fell in value to CNY 157 (USD 25, EUR 19.70) per kilo compared to CNY 200 (USD 32, EUR 25) per kilo in 2011. A 30 percent decrease in production in Fujian will help prices rebound. Shandong Oriental group cultivates about 2,733 hectare of sea area for s