It was estimated by China National Grain and Oils Information Centre in February, 2008 that China's cultivated areas of corn were about 28.05 million hectares in 2007, up 4% against the previous year, or increasing by 1.08 million hectares. The cultivated areas of spring corn in Northeast China and summer corn in North China both increased, due to a rise in profit of corn planting. According to the estimation, China's corn output is expected to reach 148 million tons in the period of October, 2007 to September, 2008, up 3% against 2006, or an addition of 2.51 million tons.

Changes of Cultivated Areas and Total Output, 2003-2006

Source: ResearchInChina

China's corn consumption mainly covers the five aspects of food, feed, industrial consumption, seed industry and export. It was predicted that China's domestic consumption in the period of October, 2007 to September, 2008 will total 146 million tons, among which, the feed and industrial consumption will account for 90% of the total. According to the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2006-2010): the proportion of industrial consumption should not surpass 26% of the total and the feed consumption should maintain an annual growth rate of around 4.7% during the period of 2006-2010. It was predicted that China's industrial consumption of corn in the period of October, 2007 to September, 2008 won't have a big increase, however, the demand of feed industry for corn is expected to have a further rise, due to the recovery of feed industry in the second half of 2007.

Proportions of China Corn Consumption, Oct 2007-Sep 2008

Based on the authoritative and abundant information from the National Bureau of Statistics, the China National Grain and Oils Information Centre and the General Administration of Customs of China, this report makes an in-depth study on the current situation, market situation, main policies and key companies of corn & corn seed industry and forecasts the market situation and development trend of the industry in the period of October, 2007 to September, 2008.

2. China Corn Supply Situation 
2.1 Summer Corn Regions of Huang-Huai-Hai Plain
2.1.1 Corn supply in Henan province
2.1.2 Corn supply in Shandong province
2.2 Spring corn regions in North China
2.2.1 Corn supply in three provinces in Northeast China 
2.2.2 Corn supply in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
2.2.3 Corn supply in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 
2.3 Corn regions in mountainous areas in Southwest China
2.3.1 Corn supply in Sichuan province
2.3.2 Corn supply in Yunnan province
2.3.3 Corn supply in Guizhou province
2.4 Corn regions in hilly areas in South China
2.4.1 Corn supply in Guangdong province
2.4.2 Corn supply Fujian province
2.4.3 Corn supply in Zhejiang province
2.4.4 Corn supply in Jiangxi province
2.5 Irrigated corn regions in Northwest China
2.5.1 Corn supply in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
2.5.2 Corn supply in Gansu province
2.6 Corn regions in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
2.6.1 Corn supply in Qinghai province
2.6.2 Corn supply in Tibet Autonomous Region

3. Analysis of Corn Consumption
3.1 Demand of seed industry
3.1.1 Seed production base in Northwest China
3.1.2 Seed production base in Northeast China
3.1.3 Seed production base in North China
3.1.4 Main types of corn seed demand
3.2 Food consumption 
3.3 Industrial consumption
3.4 Feed consumption
3.5 Import & export consumption

4 Corn Supply and Demand
4.1 Supply and demand of corn seed industry
4.1.1 Supply and demand of corn seed production 
4.1.2 Market prices of hybrid corn seeds in 2007
4.2 Situation of corn supply and demand 
4.2.1 Analysis of corn supply and demand
4.2.2 Market prices of China corn

5 Key Corn Seed Enterprises
5.1 Beijing Origin Seed Technology Inc.
5.1.1 Company profile
5.1.2 Main business structure
5.2 Shandong Denghai Seeds Co., Ltd.£¨002041£©
5.2.1 Company profile
5.2.2 Main business structure
5.3 Gansu Dunhuang Seed Co., Ltd. £¨600354£©
5.3.1 Company profile
5.3.2 Main business structure
5.4 Shanxi Tunyu Seed Industry Co., Ltd.
5.4.1 Company profile
5.4.2 Main business structure
5.5 WanXiang Doneed Co., Ltd.£¨600371£©
5.5.1 Company profile
5.5.2 Main business structure
5.6 China National Seed Group Corp.
5.6.1 Company profile
5.6.2 Main business structure
5.7 Sichuan Guohao Seed Co., Ltd.
5.7.1 Company profile
5.7.2 Main business structure
5.8 Beidahuang Seed Group Corporation
5.8.1 Company profile
5.8.2 Main business structure
5.9 Hefei Fengle Seed Co., Ltd.
5.9.1 Company profile
5.9.2 Main business structure
5.10 Sanbei Seed Co., Ltd.
5.10.1 Company profile
5.10.2 Main business structure
5.11 Liaoning Danyu Seed Science & Technology Joint-stock Co., Ltd.
5.11.1 Company profile
5.11.2 Main business structure
5.12 Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences Seed Co., Ltd.
5.12.1 Company profile
5.12.2 Main business structure
5.13 Hebei Chengde Yufeng Seed Co., Ltd.
5.13.1 Company profile
5.13.2 Main business structure
5.14 Liaoning Dongya Seed Co., Ltd.
5.14.1 Company profile
5.14.2 Main business structure

6. Development Trend of Corn & Corn Seed Industry