Central China Food Expo 2008

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China：Focal point of worldwide attention

Economy: China has one of the world's highest growth rates, with an average of 9.7% per annum. In 2006, China's GDP reached $2.83 trillion, giving it the fourth-highest GDP after USA, Japan and Germany. The country's total overseas trade reached $1.73 trillion – a 23.8% increase on 2005.
Population: China has 20.7% of the world's population and they spend 38% of their disposable income on food and drink, creating a huge consumer market for the food industry.
Food Industry: Food is the premier industry in China, the largest producer of grain, oil-bearing crops, vegetables, fruits, meats and seafood. The industry's total output was 329.6 billion in 2006 and it has a steady annual growth rate of 19.5%. Meanwhile, the demand for food processing and packaging machinery is growing at an average rate of 18-30%.

2000-2005 Growth rate of main food products in China

Zhengzhou：the Crossroad of China

The prosperous city of Zhengzhou, located in the heart of Central China, is the capital of the Henan Province, the most highly-populated province in China. In 2006, the Henan food industry reached an annual sales income of over $27 billion. As an old Chinese proverb says, 'he who controls the central market will win the whole'. This fast-developing market is becoming more and more attractive for food companies around the world.
Zhengzhou is a major road, rail and air transportation hub. It will also be a key station along the multimodal Eurasian Continental Bridge, which is set to transport increasing levels of goods all over the world. As well as having the largest rail marshalling yard in Asia, Henan also provides a freight train link to major cities, including customs inspection.
In 2006, Zhenzhou was declared the best city for exhibitions in China, worthy of competing with top locations all over the world.
Its location, mature food market and excellent venue make Central China Food Expo the perfect platform for you to make a successful investment.