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Why I don't frequent Chinese restaurants
"-L." wrote in message oups.com... Charlie Wilkes wrote: BEIJING (Reuters) - Gun-toting animal rights protesters swarmed into a restaurant serving cat meat in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and forced it to shut, Xinhua news agency said Sunday. DH goes to Shenzhen frequently. I will have to tell him that it wasn't chicken he liked so well... -L. Gotta start looking closely at the labels- China is exporting pet foods. Some US brands are or may be manufactured in China. June 20, 2006 Volume 6, Number 12 "Industry news China petfood market brief According to a recent USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN Report, there were roughly 150 million pet dogs in China in 2005. Research found that the percentage of Chinese owning dogs increased from 5% in 1999 to 7% in 2004. Analysts estimate that sales of dog and cat food in China reached nearly RMB1.6 billion in 2004 (approximately US$199 million)-up 13% over the previous year. Experts predict annual sales of petfood and necessities might top RMB6 billion (roughly US$750 million) in 2008. Chinese import figures show steady growth in the import of petfood products from around the world-from about 1,000 tons in 2000 to nearly 3,000 tons in 2005. Chinese petfood manufacturers are also exporting at a rapid pace-about 1,000 tons in 2000 to more than 20,000 tons in 2005. So, while there is a growing domestic market in China for US exporters, Chinese petfood exporters are going to provide great competition for US petfood producers around the world, said the report." |
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Why I don't frequent Chinese restaurants
Phil P. wrote: Gotta start looking closely at the labels- China is exporting pet foods. Some US brands are or may be manufactured in China. Much of China is not much different from the US - except for the huge presence of bicycles. DH said the best food from a restaurant and the best service he's ever had was in Beijing - this says a lot because he HATES to eat out. -L. |
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