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Eurasia Consult scans the food news from China on a daily basis.

On this page, we regularly drop a few lines of what we believe to be interesting information picked up during all that scanning. We will select items that do usually not reach the international media. We will make an effort to start with a clean page each Monday.

Update 21/5/2026

  • Bubble tea chain Yihetang has launched a range of peppermint-flavoured products.
  • China has produced 35.49 mln hls of spirits (calculated on 65%); down 14.4%.
  • The value of the 2025 Chinese market for baking fat was RMB 55.933 billion; up 1.5%.
  • The value of the 2025 Chinese market for maize processing was RMB 218 billion.
  • From Jan 1 to April 26, the China-Laos Railway imported 50,300 mt of durians; up 94.2%.
  • The total turnover of the Chinese catering industry in 2025 was RMB 5.7982 trillion.
  • Dairy processor Yili has launched a lemon-flavoured protein water under the Puretime brand.
  • Bubble tea chain Naixue has launched a series of kombucha drinks.
  • Bubble tea chain Chagee has launched a series of soft ice creams.
  • Nanfang Black Sesame has launched a series of vegetable milks.
  • Huaxi Bio-engineering’s salidroside has been approved by the FDA.
  • Jiajin has started up its new walnut protein line.

Update 22/5/2026

  • Weiran has launched low calorie noodles containing konjac.
  • The value of the 2025 Chinese market for sodium hyaluronate was RMB 2.549 billion; up 9.21%.
  • China imported 140,000 mt of beef from Argentina in the first quarter of 2026, worth $620 mln.
  • According to the Dietary Reference Intakes for China 2023, over 95% of China’s population does not consume enough dietary fibre.
  • China has produced 600,000 hls of whiskey in 2025.
  • In 2025, Chinese milk production reached 40.91 mln mt; up 0.3%.
  • In the 2025/2026 crop year, China’s olive oil consumption reached 53,000 mt; up 28%.
  • The Chinese instant food market is projected to reach RMB 300 billion in 2026.
  • China’s Northwest Agricultural University has successfully cloned a milk goat.

Update 25/5/2026

  • China has produced more than 12,000 mt of macha in 2025; 70% of the world output; up from 3916 mt in 2020.
  • Hema has launched a Tibetan Barley (Qingke) drink with probiotics.
  • Luckin Coffee has launched a series of coffee-based cocktails.
  • Dingdong has launched a series of ready-to-eat meals.
  • Taoji has launched a series of fruit jelly.
  • In 2025, China has exported 208,400 mt of chilli peppers.
  • The value of the 2025 Chinese market for convenience foods was RMB 604,9 billion; up 4.2%.
  • China has approved lactase from Neobacillus kokaensis for use in the food industry.

Update 26/5/2206

  • China exported 1.106 mln mt of tangerines in 2025.
  • In 2025, China produced 60% of the world’s caviar, 45% of the world’s foie gras and 80% of the world’s truffles.
  • Ship raised salmon has entered the market in Qingdao.
  • The value of the Chinese market for baking enzymes has reached RMB 2.48 billion; up 15%.

Update 28/5/2026

  • The value of the 2025 Chinese market for tea bags was RMB 38.2 billion; up 4.4%.

Update 29/5/2026

  • Chinese maize production is forecast to rise to 305 mln mt.
  • China’s soybean imports for marketing year are forecast to reach 108 mln mt this year.
  • China’s imports of spirits remained stable in 2025, reaching 1160 mln hls.
  • China’s sugar production is forecast to reach 12.7 mln mt this year. 

Update 01/06/2026

  • Uni-President has launched a health drink with 7 vitamins and minerals in China.
  • Naixue has launched a new range of electrolyte beverages.
  • Yijieyiwei has launched a range of sour meat zongzi.
  • Weilong has launched garlic sprout flavoured biscuits.
  • China produced 12,000 mt of matcha in 2025, and output is projected to rise to 18,000 mt in 2026.

Update 2/6/2026

  • General Mills Inc intends to sell its Haagen-Dazs ice cream shops in China to a group including premium tea brand Ningji.
  • Farmers in China have harvested 6.35 mln hectares of winter wheat, representing 28% of the total summer crops.
  • Scientists of the China Academy of Agricultural Sciences have developed red clover milk with a high equol content.

Update 5/6/2026

  • China produced 970,000 hls of wine in 2025, down from 11.37 mln hls in 2016.
  • China produced 59.38 mln mt of pork in 2025; up 4.07%.
  • China produced 12.66 mln mt of salt in 2025; up 6.8%.