ch5009wholesalemarketvoluntary-usda.docVIP

Voluntary Report - public distribution Date: 1/26/2005 GAIN Report Number: CH5009 CH5009 China, Peoples Republic of Agricultural Situation Wholesale Markets and Price Reporting 2005 Approved by: Maurice W. House U.S. Embassy, Beijing Prepared by: Adam Branson, JIANG Junyang, and James Butterworth Report Highlights: This report summarizes how Chinas Ministry of Agriculture gathers, uses, and publishes wholesale commodity prices. FAS China began a database to analyze these reported prices in order to publish periodic commodity specific reports. The prices provide a reference for