date:Apr 12, 2013
en used for purposes other than basic feeding, said Guo.
For example, while Chinese grain consumption has been reduced to 60 percent of 1990's level, meat consumption has risen 44.7 percent compared to 1990, and poultry consumption has risen 209 percent, and milk consumption by 296 percent, compared to then.
Corn has been increasingly processed to starch, albumen powder and ethanol, boosting the demand for corn.
To rein in these activities, China has increased tax on corn processing and reduc